PROSPECTS OF THE COMMERCIAL HYDROCARBON DEPOSITS DISCOVERY WITHIN BLOCK 9 ON THE LEBANON OFFSHORE BY THE RESULTS OF DIRECT-PROSPECTING METHODS USING

Abstract

The results of application the mobile direct-prospecting technology of frequency-resonance processing and interpretation of satellite images at the prospecting Block 9 and Block 4 on Lebanon offshore and Leviathan gas field on Israel offshore are presented. Experimental research of a reconnaissance nature was carried out with the aim of demonstrating the efficiency, effectiveness and informativeness of direct-prospecting methods. The results of experimental reconnaissance studies, conducted promptly in 2020 within the Block 9 on Lebanon offshore, allow us to conclude that drilled exploratory wells for oil and gas will be dry. During additional processing of the satellite image of Block 9 on February 3, 2023 using an improved method of instrumental measurements at different depths in the range of 0–10,000 m, signals at the frequencies of oil, gas condensate and gas are not recorded for three minutes for each component! The results of the reconnaissance studies carried out showed that the probability of obtaining commercial fluid inflows in the drilled well within Block 4 on the Lebanese offshore is close to zero. This forecast was confirmed by the results of well drilling! During the frequency-resonance processing of a satellite image over a known Leviathan gas field, responses at the frequencies of oil, condensate and gas were recorded. This circumstance testifies in favor of the reliability of the conclusions made earlier about the results of drilling a prospecting well within Block-4 on the Lebanese offshore. Reconnaissance studies carried out on the offshores of Lebanon and Israel indicate that mobile direct-prospecting methods can be used to assess the prospects of oil and gas potential (ore potential) of large prospecting blocks and local areas (including those put up for auction), the selection of optimal locations (sites) of exploratory and production wells, assessment of the prospects of oil and gas deposits discovering in the deep horizons of cross-section, searches and localization of deep channels for the migration of chemical elements, fluids and mineral matter into the upper horizons of cross-section. The use of mobile and low-cost technology will significantly speed up the geological exploration process for hydrocarbons, natural hydrogen, ore minerals, as well as reduce financial costs for its implementation.