Operators renewing exploration in offshore basins of France

Forty-nine wells were drilled without success from the latter 1960s to the first half of the 1980s in French offshore areas, including the Golfe de Gascogne, the Sea of Iroise and the English Channel, and the Gulf of Lions. A few wells encountered shows, with the most significant being located in th...

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Published in:The Oil & gas journal 1995-07, Vol.93 (27), p.70-74
Main Authors: LAMIRAUX, C, MASCLE, A
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Applied sciences
Basins
Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products
Data acquisition
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Exploration
Fuels
Geology
Offshore
Offshore drilling and production
Offshore oil wells
Oil exploration
Oil fields
Prospecting and production of crude oil, natural gas, oil shales and tar sands
Sediments
Seismology
Success
Wells
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Summary:Forty-nine wells were drilled without success from the latter 1960s to the first half of the 1980s in French offshore areas, including the Golfe de Gascogne, the Sea of Iroise and the English Channel, and the Gulf of Lions. A few wells encountered shows, with the most significant being located in the Bay of Biscay. About 10 years of reduced activity followed this phase of exploration. For a couple of years, these areas have been closely reassessed, taking into account the experience and data previously acquired. More particular, 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 the 3 offshore areas.
ISSN:0030-1388
1944-9151