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Integration of Seismic and Potential Field Data to Evaluate Regional Architecture and Rank Prospectivity in a Frontier Arctic Setting

Christopher Cooper

Baffin Bay is a remote, tectonically complex and poorly understood frontier Arctic basin, located offshore NW Greenland. The aim of this analysis was to better understand the basin architecture and structural evolution and to highlight the prospective sweet spots in an untested rift system. Firstly, seismic, gravity and magnetic data was used to delineate crustal domains, map the continent-ocean-transition and to highlight major tectonic trends and sub-basins. Mega-sequences were interpreted in order to provide a framework for a basin-wide tectonic history and the sedimentary basin fill. Seismic volcano-stratigraphy, potential field data and studies of analogue settings have enabled mapping of volcanics across the region and in turn identification of challenging exploration provinces. Additionally, we tested various tectonic scenarios with gravity-magnetic forward modelling, which allowed for iterative updating of our interpretation. In this study, we have integrated all available published and in-house data, whilst drawing upon the knowledge and competence of external and internal specialists. It has proved a well integrated workflow and a collaborative approach promotes the consideration of multiple tectonic and hydrocarbon play models. This ultimately leads to a broader understanding of possible outcomes and risks, in a challenging frontier setting.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90177©3P Arctic, Polar Petroleum Potential Conference & Exhibition, Stavanger, Norway, October 15-18, 2013