Galicia's Atlantic coast basin -- a new oil province

Journal Article · Mon Mar 28 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:7286156

Rebora, M ^[1]; Keeley, M L ^[2]

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1. Taurus Petroleum AB, London (United Kingdom)
2. Keeley, (Martin L.), London (United Kingdom)

The Galicia basin in the Atlantic Ocean off northwestern Iberia (Spain and Portugal) is a passive margin basin covering about 1.5 million acres. It has a similar history and geometry to other passive margins further south (Morocco) and north (Porcupine, Rockall), while lying opposite the Jeanne d'Arc basin with Hibernia oil field in pre-drift reconstructions. Galicia basin exploration to data has been hampered by a number of problems. Only six wells have been drilled, with several finding reservoir absent on bald structures or because of poor seismic, being positioned off-structure. Yet the stratigraphic successions penetrated in these wells can now be integrated to establish a sedimentologic model of Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous source-reservoir seal rock associations of the type commonly found in giant oil fields. The geology of the region is described.

• OSTI ID: 7286156
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 92:13; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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