Print this pageMature Field Development Using 3-D 
Seismic
in Minas Field,
Central Sumatra, Basin, Indonesia
Faizil Fitris and Timothy P. Whitacre
The Minas field 3-D seismic survey (450 km2) was conducted after nearly 4000
MMBO of production. Interpretation of the data has shown a significant number of
remaining prospects within the field. Delineation of these locations was
impossible using the 2D seismic grid. The new 3D data cube has revealed
locations in simple anticlines, en-echelon folds, faulted monoclines, rollover
folding, complex faulted zones, stratigraphic traps and within a fractured
basement high.
The new interpretation has identified more than 75 development and OSWC well
locations. These wells will produce an estimated 75 MMBO. As the result of a
$5MM seismic
survey, the asset value will increase by nearly $1000MM.
AAPG Search and Discover Article #91019©1996 AAPG Convention and Exhibition 19-22 May 1996, San Diego, California