METHODS AND CORRESPONDING SOFTWARE MODULE FOR QUANTIFYING RISKS OR LIKELIHOODS OF HYDROCARBONS BEING PRESENT IN A GEOLOGICAL BASIN OR REGION

摘要

Described herein are various embodiments of methods and corresponding hardware and software configured to quantify the risk or likelihood of hydrocarbons being present in a geological region. In such methods, first and second sets of regional or basin data corresponding to spatial and temporal variations in respective first and second petrophysical properties over at least portions of the region are generated, followed by generating a third set of regional data on the basis combining at least portions of the first and second sets of data. A visual display of the third set of data provides quantitative visual indications of degrees of risk or likelihood that hydrocarbons are present in the region at specified locations thereof.