Results of the Application of Direct-search Mobile Technology in the Exploration Blocks of Shakal and Halabja (Kurdistan)

Abstract

Using experimental studies of mobile exploration technology, which includes modified methods of frequency-resonance processing, decoding of satellite and photographic images, vertical electron resonant scanning of the geological section, and the method of integral assessment of oil and gas content, the authors identified the potential of large prospecting blocks and licensed areas within the Shakal and Halabja blocks in Kurdistan. In the Shakal exploration area, the authors received oil responses from 3 intervals: 1) 2771-2794 m, 2) 2795.3-2815.45 m, and 3) 2834.40-2854 m in limestone sections. In Halabja exploration area, oil responses were obtained from 12 intervals: 1) 297-311.5 m, 2) 328-330 m, 3) 1190-1260 m, 4) 2018-2020 m, 5) 2059-2061 m, 6) 2132-2133 m, 7) 2192-2201 m, 8) 2249-2276 m, 9) 2307-2310 m, 10) 2317-2321 m, 11) 2326-2329 m and 12) 3310-3340 m. These results suggest that the proposed alternative exploration model can provide a more direct means of assessing the hydrocarbon potential of large exploratory areas, even before other geophysical investigations provide detailed information on possible targets.