3D Visualization of Turbidite Systems, Lower Congo Basin, Offshore Angola

Fluid flow features in hydrocarbon plumbing systems: What do they tell us about the basin evolution?

“…1) (Anka et al, 2009) and hence the Cenozoic succession in the basin is mainly comprised of fine-grained mudstones (Pufahl et al, 1998;Uenzelmann-Neben, 1998). Turbidites and coarsefilled submarine canyons occur occasionally, particularly in the Oligocene and Miocene succession and they often represent excellent reservoirs (Sikkema and Wojcik, 2000;Broucke et al, 2004). The upper Miocene to lower Quaternary succession in the LCB is deformed by intensive polygonal faulting in most salt mini-basins (e.g.…”

Controls on reservoir distribution, architecture and stratigraphic trapping in slope settings

“…8. Gated amplitude extraction from lower Congo slope showing highly sinuous amalgamated channels within incised slope canyons (Sikkema & Wojcik, 2001). …”

3D seismic images of a low-sinuosity slope channel and related depositional lobe (West Africa deep-offshore)

“…Considerable contributions to the understanding and correct management of these reservoir bodies have been provided by many papers describing sea bottom or near sea bottom analogues (Droz, Rigaut, Cochonat, & Tofani, 1996;Pirmez, Beaubouef, Friedmann, & Mohrig, 2000;Vittori et al, 2000) and deeply buried slope channel systems (Armentrout et al, 2000;Beaubouef & Garfield, 1998;Mayall & Stewart, 2000;Kolla, Bourges, Urruty, & Safa, 1998;Kolla et al, 2001;Sikkema & Wojcik, 2000), citing only the more recent works reporting West Africa examples.…”