All of the available data relating to subsurface pressure have been used to generate a series of reservoir overpressure distribution maps.

As part of the study, apatite fission track data, together with vitrinite reflectance and sonic velocity analysis, have been incorporated into a new assessment of exhumation and palaeo pressure in the region.

This new report incorporates fresh data, which were not available for previous studies.  It will:

• Provide the knowledge that you need in order to reduce risks, and put you in greater control of costs.
• Provide the essential metrics to enable you to anticipate drilling hazards, plan drilling operations and make permit applications.
• Increase the likelihood of finding and drilling successful prospects.
• Help you to understand the significance of fault seal, fluid flow and pressure evolution in the region.
• Reliable and professional interpretation from the industry specialists gives you the understanding you need to be able to negotiate the risks and uncertainties of well-planning and drilling operations, and to make key decisions with greater confidence.  

• Overpressure maps for the following reservoir horizons: post-Palaeocene, Palaeocene, Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Carboniferous, Devonian and pre-Devonian crystalline basement.  They include data from over 280 Palaeocene wells.
• Multi-well plots for all sub basins for both pore and fracture pressures.
• Algorithms for overburden, fracture gradient, normal compaction trends in shales and regional aquifer gradients.
• Analysis of present-day and palaeo-pressures inked to burial, uplift/exhumation and fluid volume change.
• Recognition of laterally-drained reservoirs and regional fluid flow.
• A structure map of the West of Shetland Basin.

Complete our Pressure Study Request Form to find out more about purchasing your own copy of the West of Shetland Pressure Study.