{"id":1176,"date":"2022-11-30T18:23:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azizadev.co.za\/africa-new-energies-oil\/?page_id=1176"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:39:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T13:39:18","slug":"technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/azizadev.co.za\/africa-new-energies-oil\/technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Overview \u2013 Africa New Energies Technological Approach<\/h2><\/div>

Conventional onshore hydrocarbon exploration typically relies on surface formation surveys and active seismic geophysical surveys before drilling the first well. Surface formation surveys provide the location of faults or anticlines at the surface. Seismic surveys provide a picture of the subterranean rock formations, as well as information on what type of rock is present.<\/p>

Both techniques are important because they indicate where potential structural traps may exist. With even the most sophisticated three-dimensional seismic surveys, the likelihood of drilling a dry well in a location where both conventional techniques indicate a hydrocarbon trap is no less than 60%.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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ANE\u2019s exploration strategy differs from conventional exploration programs in that it incorporates data from far more exploration techniques.<\/strong><\/p>

ANE\u2019s exploration strategy still considers seismic surveys (passive seismic) and surface formation surveys, it also includes surveys from other less conventionally used exploration techniques before drilling the first exploratory well. These techniques include Remote Sensing, Airborne Surveying, and Geochemical Sampling.<\/p>

Data recorded from each exploratory technique is processed by ANE\u2019s technical team into 17 independent layers. Each layer independently provides information on the subterranean formation, and\/or the likelihood and\/or type of hydrocarbon at any particular location on the surveyed area.<\/p>

These layers are then collated to create a multi-layer model, and a predetermined threshold interlayer agreement value is set. The model is then run through ANE\u2019s algorithm, which processes it in terms of interlayer agreement. The algorithm calculates the likelihood of the existence of a range of hydrocarbons on the surveyed area. If any locations on the model present as having a higher level of interlayer agreement than the threshold value, the location is identified as a high probability well location.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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