TITLE:
Study of a Stratigraphic Trap of Paleocene/Late Cretaceous Age with the Help of Seismic Data in Sulaiman Foredeep and Kirthar Foredeep Area (Central & Southern Indus Basin, Pakistan)
AUTHORS:
Shazia Asim, Nasir Khan, Shahid Nadeem Qureshi, Farrukh Hussain, Saeed Ahmed Bablani
KEYWORDS:
Stratigraphic Trap, Shelf Margin, Seismic Interpretation, Central Indus Basin
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Geosciences,
Vol.5 No.10,
September
17,
2014
ABSTRACT: The
Research work comprises area of Punjab Platform, Sulaiman Foredeep and Eastern
Part of Sulaiman Fold Belt (from east to west), which is further extended to Zamzama
and Dadu area of Lower Indus Basin. Seismic data interpretation suggests a
presence of a stratigraphic trap of Paleocene/Late Cretaceous age. It can act
as a stratigraphic trap of reservoir quality for hydrocarbons. This feature is
marked and discussed on various seismic sections. Sometimes it is difficult to
locate this feature due to effect of folding, resulting from later compressions
associated with a collision of Indian Plate. This structure could be explored
for a hydrocarbon prospect in future. Such stratigraphic traps were not
explored in the past.