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Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Industry and
U.S. Geological Survey
Cooperative Oil and Gas Resource
Assessment of Afghanistan Progress Report
by USGS and AMMI Assessment TeamOctober, 2004
Specific Goals of an Assessment of Afghanistan’s Undiscovered Oil and Gas
Resources: Provide: Scientific data and analyses to assist the
Afghan Government in energy resource planning and development
Provide: Training to prepare Afghan Petroleum Geologists to conduct future assessments independently
Attract: Private investment for exploration and development
Assessment Products Product: Assessment Results
Product: Basic Geographic Information System Containing: Geologic, Structural, Seismic, Field, Well, Pipeline,
Sample Location, and Base Maps
Product: Total Petroleum System Geologic Reports Product: Trained personnel
Product: Seismic data: digital profilesnew seismic acquisition?
Areas with Potential: Northern Afghanistan
Best Opportunity for Near Term Development,
Most Data Available, Proven Petroleum Province
Work force some with exploration and production experience
Assessments of Katawaz and Helmund Blocks
Some Potential, No subsurface data, More hazardous for field work
No petroleum industry infrastructure
Progress Data Identified and Collected:
Maps reviewed and archived
Paper seismic profiles reviewed and archived
Well reports reviewed and archived
Core samples collected for analyses
Oil and gas samples collected and analyze
Exploration reports collected or purchased
Progress Training Provided:Basic Computer trainingSampling trainingAssessment methodology training Basic computer and GISPetroleum geology refresherPetroleum SystemsBasic GeochemistryBasic Seismic interpretationAssessment Methodology
Plan: AMMI Team Members Complete
All Assessment Tasks Possible
(ownership of results)
NEXT: December 2004? Further Petroleum System, Seismic,
Geochemistry, and Assessment training, in Denver
Spring 2005Petroleum System, Assessment Unit Review, Further Training, in Denver, Review of Work, in Afghanistan
Fall 2005Assessment of Amu Darya and Afghan-Tajik BasinsPetroleum System and Assessment Unit Review of other basins, in Denver
Mapping Needs: Imagery, Geology, Gravity, Mag, Topography, Tectonics, ??