Geology, potential of Algoa, Gamtoos basins of South Africa

Journal Article · Mon Nov 15 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5755275

Malan, J A ^[1]

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1. Soekor Ltd., Cape Town (South Africa)

As the Republic of South Africa is accepted back into the world community it is becoming possible for Soekor Ltd., the petroleum exploration company, to offer areas for oil and gas exploration in the South African offshore. These blocks will be available to companies for sublease or in participation with Soekor. The Algoa and Gamtoos basins on the southeastern margin of South Africa are complex rift-type basins that are present in both onshore and offshore. The onshore portion of the Algoa basin comprises nearly 4,000 sq km with the offshore Algoa and Gamtoos basins made up by areas of some 4,000 sq km and 3,000 sq km, respectively. Both basins are situated at the eastern edge of the continental shelf, the Agulhas bank, where water depths are generally less than 200 m but increase rapidly to beyond 500 m in the south at the present day shelf edge. The southwestward flowing Agulhas current is concentrated along the shelf edge. The paper discusses the geology, tectonic setting, petroleum geology, and the oil and gas prospectivity.

• OSTI ID: 5755275
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 91:46; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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