More gas and petroleum reserves waiting to be found in Thailand - just dig deeper, says expert

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More gas and petroleum reserves waiting to be found in Thailand  - just dig deeper, says expert

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A geoscientist in Kanchanaburi has said that he has found evidence that there are huge reserves of petroleum and natural gas in the Chumporn area.

 

All that needs to be done is to did deeper in the coastal areas, reported Daily News.

 

Parinya Phuthapiban - head of geoscience at Mahidol University in Kanchanburi - said there is ample evidence from certain fuel bearing rocks that there are serious reserves just waiting to be found.

 

Apparently his evidence comes from surveys that he has done with students that show that 250 million years ago Kanchanaburi was actually part of the coastal area connected to what is now Chumporn and Prajuab Khiri Khan.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[rodroy]

Sorry, but the thermal gradients in southern Thailand are a two bladed sword! The abnormally high temps accelerate the hydrocarbon generation processes which produced hydocarbon accumulation in young miocene reservoirs as seen in the gulf of Thailand today!

 

These high gradients make the existence of deep hydocarbon accumulations unlikely as the high temps at these depths cook off the recoverable oil and gas!

 

These high temperatures make the exploitation of any hydrocarbons expensive as there are special metallurgical needs for tubulars and other production hardware! Its for deep pocketed operating companies!

Edited August 17, 2016 by rodroy

[RBOP]

Many wells already drilled in the area. Only PTTEP found anything and the well produces a little bit of crude along with the ocean.  

 

As long as no new petroleum bidding rounds no one is digging anywhere.

Edited August 17, 2016 by RBOP

[Halfaboy]

Based on this type of info not one oil company would decide drilling a well. What's needed at least is some reliable seismic data....

[PETERTHEEATER]

I'm surprised that the 'expert' said "just dig deeper". In my limited experience digging for oil or gas is a waste of time and labour that's why the real oilmen use drills.........

[ScotBkk]

2 hours ago, rodroy said:

Sorry, but the thermal gradients in southern Thailand are a two bladed sword! The abnormally high temps accelerate the hydrocarbon generation processes which produced hydocarbon accumulation in young miocene reservoirs as seen in the gulf of Thailand today!

 

These high gradients make the existence of deep hydocarbon accumulations unlikely as the high temps at these depths cook off the recoverable oil and gas!

 

These high temperatures make the exploitation of any hydrocarbons expensive as there are special metallurgical needs for tubulars and other production hardware! Its for deep pocketed operating companies!

Your data.

 

Drop Kuhn Parinya Phuthapiban a quick mail and give him some stick. Save the country a fortune might even become a permanent resident.

 

Good Luck 

[Witblitz]

2 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

They have only got a few years left and it will all be over in Myanmar once the Thai oil and gas fields run dry. 

 

The Chinese are building a $1B refinery in Cambodia as we type.

 

It will be interesting when Thailand is importing 100% of its oil and gas from its neighbours.

A very small refinery at 40k barrels per day capacity and the constuction cost usd 620 million not 1 billion as you have stated 

[Witblitz]

2 hours ago, Halfaboy said:

Based on this type of info not one oil company would decide drilling a well. What's needed at least is some reliable seismic data....

With the goverment messing around as regards lease auctions, and wanting production sharing, no operator is going to invest any money in the gulf of Thailand and in fact you will see companies including PTT reduce their operations 

[Kudzu]

don't dig too deep, can make another earthquake

[RoyDee]

Maybe, but farang wrong, not Thai.