Subsurface structural interpretation and identification of hydrocarbon bearing zones of Rajian area, upper Indus basin Pakistan (P-1255) (MFN 8603)

Abstract

The present study comprises the subsurface structural interpretation of Rajian area using seismic section sand identification of hydrocarbon bearing zones using Petrophysical analysis. The Rajian area lies within the Upper Indus Basin in SE of Salt Range Potwar Foreland Basin. The marked horizons are recognized using formation tops from wells Saba-01 and Daiwal-01. Seismic interpretation of the given2Dinformation reveals that the study area has undergone severe distortion illustrated by the event 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 Sakessar Limestone and Khewra Sandstone that could have the most important crude potential within the study area