oa Fluvial-Deltaic Architecture of the Orange River Delta, Examples from the Block 2A, AK 3D Seismic Survey

Africa has three aerially extensive, thick, deltaic systems on it’s West coast. Of these the<br>Congo and Niger Deltas have major commercial hydrocarbon resources. The Orange<br>River delta is less-explored but has already had gas and oil discoveries that indicate it’s<br>potential. These discoveries indicate that at least 3 hydrocarbon systems exist in the<br>area; in graben deposits of the early rift succession. e.g. AJ-1 well (oil), Kudu-type late<br>rift (gas) and in the Albian-Aptian drift succession (gas). The deepwater portion of the<br>delta has yet to be drilled so its potential is yet to be assessed.