Abstract:
Seismic final stack sections comprising of East Extension Badin block of Badin
area were provided for this research by the department of Earth and Environmental
Sciences, Bahria University Islamabad through Directorate General of Petroleum
Concession (DGPC). The main purpose of the dissertation is to evaluate the structure and
hydrocarbon potential using seismic and well log data of East Badin area, Lower Indus
Basin, Pakistan. Badin District is located in Sindh Provence of Pakistan.Normal faults are
generated in Lower Indus Basin as a result of entire Southern Basin exhibiting the
extensional tectonics showing the horst and graben structures with former being of great
exploratory importance. The targeted Formations were of Cretaceous age. For structural
enhancement, four migrated seismic lines i.e. 864-RP-14, 864-RP-16 and 874-RP-22 (dip
lines) 874-RP-27 (strike line) were used. Time and depth contour maps of three horizons,
Pab Sandstone formation, Parh Limestone and Lower Goru Sandstone were generated
which confirmed the Horst and Graben structures in the subsurface. In this research study
the well data of Palari Sarki-01 was obtained from DGPC in the form of well logs. This
was an exploratory well located in the Lower Indus Basin. Neutron log, Density log,
Gamma log, SP log and Resistivity logs were analyzed for petrophysical analysis. The
logs were used to determine lithology, volume of shale, petrophysical and seismic
parameters for reservoir estimation.
