Unlocking subsurface value in petroleum exploration and appraisal
Trusted E&A evaluations to support better exploration, appraisal and investment decisions
Whether you need to screen a new basin, assess a licence round, evaluate a farm-in opportunity or de-risk a prospect, our Petroleum Exploration & Appraisal Services help you evaluate and prioritise petroleum opportunities with greater confidence.
We combine deep geoscience expertise with a strong track record in opportunity evaluation for oil & gas companies, governments and regulators.
Our evaluation approach is underpinned by our proprietary geological, geophysical and geospatial data, and a deep understanding of what drives value. Our studies integrate regional geological understanding with asset-scale interpretation to help clients identify petroleum systems, assess prospectivity, define leads and prospects, quantify risk and volumes and prioritise next steps based on a portfolio approach.
Whatever stage you are at in the exploration and appraisal lifecycle, we can provide the technical expertise and analysis you need: from early-stage regional evaluation and licence screening to detailed prospect assessment, farm-in reviews, data room preparation, well proposal writing and appraisal drilling recommendations.
Whatever your exploration challenge, we can provide the data, analysis and expertise you need
Screening a basin, block or licence opportunity: We use our proprietary global geoscience datasets, including our flagship platform Globe, gravity and magnetic data, structural interpretations and advanced GIS analytics, to provide an informed starting point for petroleum evaluations. This enables faster screening of basins, blocks and licence round opportunities.
Understanding basin architecture beyond seismic coverage: Our gravity and magnetic interpretation workflows help identify structural features, investigate basin architecture and fill gaps between seismic coverage. These insights support trap definition, reduce uncertainty around petroleum system elements and improve understanding of basin evolution.
De-risking prospects with well and seismic data: We provide well log interpretation, petrophysics, formation top picking, well correlation, static modelling and 2D and 3D seismic interpretation. Our seismic workflows can include regional, asset-scale and prospect-scale interpretation, depth conversion, seismic attributes and AVO analysis to help de-risk prospects.
Assessing petroleum system viability: We assess key petroleum system elements, including source, migration, reservoir, seal, trap, and their relative timing. This supports the delineation of prospective hydrocarbon systems and provides a stronger technical basis for exploration decisions.
Identifying the most prospective parts of a play: Our play fairway and CRS mapping workflows help evaluate petroleum systems with emphasis on source rock presence, reservoir quality prediction and combined play-level risk. We also use analogues and conjugate play analysis to strengthen regional understanding.
Ranking leads and prospects: We identify leads and prospects, run volumetrics and risking, develop prospect portfolios and support decisions around drilling, data acquisition and asset value. Outputs can be integrated with our products and client datasets to refine source rock, reservoir quality and trap risk.
Integrating and managing exploration data: We support ArcGIS implementation, geospatial data management, workflow automation, web apps, real-time dashboards, and integration with other enterprise systems. This enables clients to manage, visualise and interrogate exploration data more effectively.
Planning the next stage of exploration: We provide practical recommendations to unlock subsurface value, including future geophysical data acquisition, drilling sequencing, further technical studies, bid round support, farm-in support, data room preparation, partner & regulatory meetings, and bespoke training.
Maximise exploration value with expert insight and practical support
Accelerate evaluation, reduce risk uncertainty: Our services help you move faster from regional screening to ranked opportunities and to project development, by integrating multiple datasets, technical disciplines and interpretation workflows into a coherent, repeatable evaluation.
Strengthen key decision points: We support exploration and appraisal decisions by combining basin-scale understanding with prospect-scale interpretation and well results, helping clients assess where to focus investment, what data to acquire next and how to prioritise and accelerate opportunities.
Global track record: We have delivered petroleum exploration and appraisal projects for governments, regulators, national oil companies and independent operators across the globe.
Integrated technical capability: Our teams bring together expertise in geoscience, gravity and magnetics, seismic interpretation, well data, petroleum systems, GIS, remote sensing, data management and machine learning. This integrated approach helps clients build a more complete understanding of subsurface potential.
Commercial focus: Our work is designed to support investment decisions, asset ranking, partner engagement, bid round participation, farm-ins and future exploration planning, and accelerating discoveries to development. We help clients move from technical interpretation to practical decisions that deliver tangible value.
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