2D Seismic Interpretation and Petrophysical Analysis of Ziarat Area Central Indus Basin Pakistan

Abstract

The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of the Ziarat area that lies in the Middle Indus basin, at a distance of about 130 km from Quetta. The area is accessible through Quetta-Ziarat and Quetta-Khanozai, Chinjun-Loralai roads. It sits in the arrangement of a compressional tectonic regime with residues with Thrust Faults and Folds which is identified on the basis of seismic data consisting of five seismic lines available and well data of Zairat-01. Chiltan (Jurassic) and Dungan Formation (Paleocene) are the primary reservoirs in this area but due to very low porosities, they cannot be considered as good reservoirs.