Detecting hydrocarbon reservoir with SeaBed Logging™ in deepwater Sabah, Malaysia

Abstract

SeaBed Logging™ (SBL), a technique that utilises Controlled‐Sourced Electromagnetic (CSEM) fields to probe subsurface resistivity, has been applied in Malaysia to decrease the critical risk of having blown traps in thrusted anticlines. Integration of this technology with pre‐drill prospect evaluation techniques has successfully de‐risked the recent Alpha discovery. Besides helping to add material reserves, this technology continues to de‐risk nearby prospects and improves Shell's drilling successes in the basin.