• Hydrocarbon traps frequently display anomalous geothermal gradients.
• Target E.C developed a computer program which verify, test, correct, plot and analyse BHT records to identify geothermal gradient anomalies of HC entrapment.
• Report includes: A list of 54 geothermal anomalies of HC traps, 178 figures, 7 enclosures showing: locations of more than 300 wells, locations of key wells, surface temperature contours, geothermal gradient contours, geothermal gradient anomalies attributes to proven and potential hydrocarbon traps.
• The report is valuable to new and established explorers of North Arabia to:
• Recognise geothermal signature of proven traps and use it to identify early wells that may have bypassed or stopped short of HYDROCARBON TRAPS.
• FOCUS resources on assessing tracks of hydrocarbon migration and entrapment.
• Identify KEY WELLS with reliable geothermal gradients for BASIN ANALYSIS.
• Identify geothermal fairways of light oil and gas, and trends of dry holes and heavy oil traps.
• This report and an ASCII file documenting hundreds of BHT data used in this study are available