Overview
From play fairway to drill-ready prospect.
We support exploration teams across the full lifecycle, from regional play-fairway analysis through lead identification, prospect maturation, volumetrics and chance-of-success risking. The goal is always a defensible portfolio of opportunities ready for investment, farm-in or drilling decisions, with risks and uncertainties communicated transparently.
- Basin & play-fairway analysisRegional screening of source, reservoir, seal, trap and timing elements to identify viable play fairways and rank basin potential.
- Lead identificationSystematic screening of 2D / 3D seismic coverage to capture all leads of material size, with consistent ranking criteria.
- Prospect maturationDetailed mapping, depth conversion, trap integrity assessment, fluid migration analysis and prognosis to move leads to drill-ready prospects.
- Volumetric estimationDeterministic and Monte-Carlo in-place and recoverable volume estimation, with sensitivity testing on key inputs.
- Chance-of-success riskingStructured risking of source, reservoir, seal and trap elements using consistent industry frameworks (e.g. Rose / Otis-Schneidermann style).
- Portfolio rankingComparison of multiple prospects on risked-volume, NPV-at-risk and expected-monetary-value bases to support drill-sequence decisions.
- Well planning & prognosisOptimal well location selection, target depth calculation, geological prognosis and pre-drill expectations document.
- Licence-round supportTechnical evaluation, prospectivity report and application content for offshore and onshore licensing rounds.
- Farm-in & farm-out evaluationIndependent technical evaluation of farm-in opportunities and supporting material for farm-out marketing.
- Yet-to-find studiesVolumetric YTF estimation by play to support basin-scale exploration strategy and government resource assessments.
- Analogue studiesIdentification and quantitative use of producing-field analogues to support assumptions on reservoir quality, recovery and volumes.
- Exploration strategy advisoryIndependent advisory support to exploration management on portfolio direction, infrastructure-led near-field exploration and new-country entry.
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