An integrated approach to develop a self-sourcing, self-sealing stratigraphic prospect for the Hanifa Formation, offshore Bahrain

Targeting of stratigraphic traps is rapidly becoming a successful exploration strategy, especially in relatively mature basins where a high proportion of structural traps have been tested. The development of robust geological and trap models, integrated with the results of seismic inversion, are key steps in mitigating the larger uncertainty and risk associated with exploration for stratigraphic traps. This study demonstrates the benefit of a fully integrated workflow, involving the interpretation and analysis of geophysical and geological data, to ensure the development of a robust prospect model. In this case, a new stratigraphic trapping concept has been developed within the Upper Jurassic Hanifa Formation a unit which is generally considered to consist of low porosities based on existing well control