Offshore exploration of oil and gas in Cuba using digital elevation models (DEMs) /
[Book]
Manuel Enrique Pardo Echarte, Odalys Reyes Paredes, Valia Suárez Leyva.
Cham :
Springer,
2018.
1 online resource (xxiii, 53 pages) :
color illustrations
SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
2191-589X
Chapter 1:Theoretical Frame -- Chapter 2: Use of the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for offshore hydrocarbons exploration -- Chapter 3: Use and validation of the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for offshore hydrocarbons exploration in Habana-Matanzas region, Cuba -- Chapter 4: Use of seismic attributes and geomorphic anomalies for the evaluation of prospective zones in the North Cuban Oil Strip (NCOS) -- Chapter 5: Use of the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for offshore morphotectonic regionalization, in the central-eastern North Cuba sector -- Conclusions.
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This book provides an overview of the major changes induced by hydrocarbons (HCs) affecting rocks and surface sediments and their implications for non-seismic exploration methods, particularly for marine territories near Cuba. It examines the use of a digital elevation model (DEM) at 90x90m resolution for the detection of subtle, positive geomorphic anomalies related to hydrocarbon microseepage (vertical migration) on possible oil and gas targets. The results support the conclusion that the DEM data provides a low cost and fast offshore oil and gas preliminary exploration strategy. This data is useful serving to focus prospective areas with supplementary unconventional methods such as magnetic-induced polarization (MIP), useful to propose more expensive volumes for detailed 2D-3D seismic surveys.