Potential fields
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| Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps | |
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| Series | Treatise in Petroleum Geology |
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| Part | Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps |
| Chapter | Exploring for structural traps |
| Author | R.A. Nelson, T.L. Patton, S. Serra |
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| Store | AAPG Store |
Information provided
The following table indicates the information provided by the three kinds of potential fields.
| Field | Information Provided |
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| Gravity |
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| Magnetic |
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| Magnetotelluric |
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How to get it
Various scale regional gravity and magnetic surveys can be obtained from the following sources:
- Existing surveys (both ground and airborne acquired) from contractors
- Contractor-acquired data along seismic lines during seismic surveys
- Purchased surveys from government sources in the U.S. and overseas
Where to use it
Such data are extremely useful in extensional and rift terranes and as a guide in planning subsequent seismic surveys.
Examples of use
- Nettleton, L. L., 1971, Elementary gravity and magnetics for geologists and seismologists: Society of Exploration Geophysicists Monograph Series 1, 121 p.
- Billings, A. J., and J. H. Thomas, 1990, The use and limitations of non-seismic geophysics in the Papuan thrust belt, in G. J. Carman, and Z. Carman, eds., Petroleum Exploration in Papua New Guinea: Proceedings of the First Papua New Guinea Petroleum Convention, Port Moresby, p. 51–62.
- Christopherson, K. R., 1990, Applications of magnetotellurics to petroleum exploration in Papua New Guinea, in G. J. Carman, and Z. Carman, eds., Petroleum exploration in Papua New Guinea: Proceedings of the First Papua New Guinea Petroleum Convention, Port Moresby, p. 63–71.
See also
- Frontier reconnaissance techniques and tools
- Plate tectonic studies
- Remote sensing
- Regional maps and cross sections
- Structural geology fieldwork
- Natural analogs
- Gravity basics
- Magnetotellurics
- Magnetics
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