2-D SEISMIC STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION AND PETROPHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF KAL AREA, UPPER INDUS BASIN PAKISTAN

Abstract

The presented study comprises of subsurface structural interpretation of Kal area using seismic sections and identification of hydrocarbon bearing zones using Petrophysical analysis. Kal lies within the Upper Indus Basin in SE of Salt Range Potwar Foreland Basin. The marked horizons are recognized using formation tops from well Kal-01. Seismic interpretation of the given 2D information reveals that the study area has undergone severe distortion illustrated by the events of thrusts and back thrusts forming a triangle zone within the subsurface. The final trend of those structures is NW-SE indicating the area to be a part of compressional regime. The zones interpreted by the study includes Khewra Sandstone that could have the most important hydrocarbon potential within the study area.