Operators renewing exploration in offshore basins of France
- Ministry of Industry, Rueil-Malmaison (France)
- Inst. Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison (France)
Forty nine wells were drilled without success from the latter 1960s to the first half of the 1980s in French offshore areas. About 10 years of reduced activity followed this first phase of exploration. For a couple of years, these areas have been closely reassessed, taking into account the experience and data previously acquired. More particularly, a better understanding of tectonic processes at the origin of complex structural traps, a better taking into account of the distribution, quality, and maturation history of source rocks, together with significant improvements in seismic data acquisition-processing and basin modeling techniques, have led a few oil companies to apply for licenses in three offshore areas. The paper discusses prospects in the Bay of Biscay, the Iroise Sea and English Channel, and the Gulf of Lions.
- OSTI ID:
- 78435
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal, Vol. 93, Issue 27; Other Information: PBD: 3 Jul 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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