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Integration of Geological and Geophysical Data in Thrace Basin, Turkey and Modeling of Gravity Anomalies
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 6th Congress of the Balkan Geophysical Society, Oct 2011, cp-262-00042
Abstract
The Thrace Basin located in the European part of Turkey is the most important basin for natural gas production. In this work, the geology and geophysical data of Thrace Basin are integrated in respect of natural gas potential and to determine the possible “kitchen areas” for hydrocarbon generation. Although the region has been investigated by the petroleum geologists and geophysicists for a long time, the thickness of the sedimentary units is still under debate. In this study, the basin was modelled from the gravity data and it was correlated with the available seismic data. In the conclusion, a good consistency between two different data sets was obtained and depth of the sedimentary basin was found changing from 3 km to 7 kilometres.