So say the Financial times,drilling to start in 2027 early,Exon hasn't made the choice of which well to drill it's still to be decided."Exon is targetting Trinidad as the next major oil boom,treating deepwater exploration as an extension of its discoveries in Guyana"..BOOM! BOOM!

@granite wrote:

So say the Financial times,drilling to start in 2027 early,Exon hasn't made the choice of which well to drill it's still to be decided."Exon is targetting Trinidad as the next major oil boom,treating deepwater exploration as an extension of its discoveries in Guyana"..BOOM! BOOM!

 granite:

This is a presentation I made in Gothenburg ,Sweden, it will help you get a better understanding, finding Oil deposits.

Presentation Script: The Hidden Treasure in the Stone

[SLIDE 1: Title Slide – A map showing Trinidad, Guyana, and Nigeria highlighted]

Sarge: Good morning, everyone. When we think about an oil discovery, what is the first image that pops into your mind? For most people, it’s a massive underground lake, a literal black ocean sloshing around in a giant cave deep beneath the earth.

Today, I want to shatter that myth. Because the reality of how oil is actually trapped under the ocean floor is far more fascinating. And right now, a massive geological puzzle is coming together that connects Trinidad directly to some of the biggest oil discoveries in modern history.

[SLIDE 2: Image of a specialized seismic vessel or sound waves passing through water]

Sarge: Recently, Exxon completed extensive seismic work offshore Trinidad. To do this, they used ultra-advanced technology. They deployed a massive, specialized vessel that dragged miles of advanced cables across the water. These cables send sound waves deep into the Earth and record how they bounce back. Think of it like taking a highly sophisticated 3D ultrasound of the Earth's crust.

And they didn't just do this in shallow water. They mapped an area known as ultra-deep-water, where the ocean floor plunges down between 2,000 and 3,000 metres deep. That is up to 10,000 feet of water before you even touch the mud.

But what they found beneath that mud changes everything. The data revealed that Trinidad's underwater geology features the exact same sandstone formations that led to massive, multi-billion-barrel oil discoveries in neighboring Guyana.

[SLIDE 3: Visual of Pangea splitting, showing South America and Africa pulling apart]

Sarge: (Speaker Cue: Take a step forward, use a hand gesture to mimic continents pulling apart.)

Now, how is it possible that these different regions share the exact same rock? To understand that, we have to look back hundreds of millions of years. Long before humans walked the Earth, South America and Africa were physically joined together as part of a single giant supercontinent.

Over millions of years, tectonic plates shifted. The land split, and the Atlantic Ocean filled the gap, slowly pushing the continents apart. Because they were once connected, countries like Trinidad and Guyana share a nearly identical geological DNA with West African nations like Nigeria. The ancient rivers and seas that flowed when these lands were touching left behind the exact same types of rock on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean today.

[SLIDE 4: Extreme close-up/microscopic view of sandstone or a household sponge]

Sarge: Which brings us back to my first question: Where is the oil?

As I mentioned, there are no underground lakes. The secret weapon in this discovery is sandstone. Sandstone is a rock made of tiny grains of sand pressed together over millions of years. If you look at it under a microscope, it looks less like a smooth stone and more like a hard, rigid kitchen sponge.

Between those tiny grains of sand are microscopic spaces called pores. The oil isn't an ocean; it exists as millions of tiny, individual droplets trapped inside those minuscule pockets. When oil companies drill deep wells into this sandstone, the immense natural pressure underground forces those tiny droplets out of the stone's pores and pushes them up into the well.

[SLIDE 5: Slide showing the interlocking connection of the three countries]

Sarge: By confirming that Trinidad shares this specific, sponge-like sandstone formation with Guyana and Nigeria, the seismic data shows us that the ingredients for a major oil reservoir are firmly in place.

It is a powerful reminder of our planet's ancient history. It proves that the bonds formed between Africa and South America millions of years ago are still written in the stones beneath our seas today.

Should time permit I will explain how those tiny pores like a bee's honey cone are formed.

Slide 6...deleted

Sarge.

@sgtdjones wrote:

 granite:

This is a presentation I made in Gothenburg ,Sweden, it will help you get a better understanding, finding Oil deposits.

Presentation Script: The Hidden Treasure in the Stone

[SLIDE 1: Title Slide – A map showing Trinidad, Guyana, and Nigeria highlighted]

Sarge: Good morning, everyone. When we think about an oil discovery, what is the first image that pops into your mind? For most people, it’s a massive underground lake, a literal black ocean sloshing around in a giant cave deep beneath the earth.

Today, I want to shatter that myth. Because the reality of how oil is actually trapped under the ocean floor is far more fascinating. And right now, a massive geological puzzle is coming together that connects Trinidad directly to some of the biggest oil discoveries in modern history.

[SLIDE 2: Image of a specialized seismic vessel or sound waves passing through water]

Sarge: Recently, Exxon completed extensive seismic work offshore Trinidad. To do this, they used ultra-advanced technology. They deployed a massive, specialized vessel that dragged miles of advanced cables across the water. These cables send sound waves deep into the Earth and record how they bounce back. Think of it like taking a highly sophisticated 3D ultrasound of the Earth's crust.

And they didn't just do this in shallow water. They mapped an area known as ultra-deep-water, where the ocean floor plunges down between 2,000 and 3,000 metres deep. That is up to 10,000 feet of water before you even touch the mud.

But what they found beneath that mud changes everything. The data revealed that Trinidad's underwater geology features the exact same sandstone formations that led to massive, multi-billion-barrel oil discoveries in neighboring Guyana.

[SLIDE 3: Visual of Pangea splitting, showing South America and Africa pulling apart]

Sarge: (Speaker Cue: Take a step forward, use a hand gesture to mimic continents pulling apart.)

Now, how is it possible that these different regions share the exact same rock? To understand that, we have to look back hundreds of millions of years. Long before humans walked the Earth, South America and Africa were physically joined together as part of a single giant supercontinent.

Over millions of years, tectonic plates shifted. The land split, and the Atlantic Ocean filled the gap, slowly pushing the continents apart. Because they were once connected, countries like Trinidad and Guyana share a nearly identical geological DNA with West African nations like Nigeria. The ancient rivers and seas that flowed when these lands were touching left behind the exact same types of rock on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean today.

[SLIDE 4: Extreme close-up/microscopic view of sandstone or a household sponge]

Sarge: Which brings us back to my first question: Where is the oil?

As I mentioned, there are no underground lakes. The secret weapon in this discovery is sandstone. Sandstone is a rock made of tiny grains of sand pressed together over millions of years. If you look at it under a microscope, it looks less like a smooth stone and more like a hard, rigid kitchen sponge.

Between those tiny grains of sand are microscopic spaces called pores. The oil isn't an ocean; it exists as millions of tiny, individual droplets trapped inside those minuscule pockets. When oil companies drill deep wells into this sandstone, the immense natural pressure underground forces those tiny droplets out of the stone's pores and pushes them up into the well.

[SLIDE 5: Slide showing the interlocking connection of the three countries]

Sarge: By confirming that Trinidad shares this specific, sponge-like sandstone formation with Guyana and Nigeria, the seismic data shows us that the ingredients for a major oil reservoir are firmly in place.

It is a powerful reminder of our planet's ancient history. It proves that the bonds formed between Africa and South America millions of years ago are still written in the stones beneath our seas today.

Should time permit I will explain how those tiny pores like a bee's honey cone are formed.

Slide 6...deleted

Sarge.

@sgtdjones wrote:

 granite:

This is a presentation I made in Gothenburg ,Sweden, it will help you get a better understanding, finding Oil deposits.

Presentation Script: The Hidden Treasure in the Stone

[SLIDE 1: Title Slide – A map showing Trinidad, Guyana, and Nigeria highlighted]

Sarge: Good morning, everyone. When we think about an oil discovery, what is the first image that pops into your mind? For most people, it’s a massive underground lake, a literal black ocean sloshing around in a giant cave deep beneath the earth.

Today, I want to shatter that myth. Because the reality of how oil is actually trapped under the ocean floor is far more fascinating. And right now, a massive geological puzzle is coming together that connects Trinidad directly to some of the biggest oil discoveries in modern history.

[SLIDE 2: Image of a specialized seismic vessel or sound waves passing through water]

Sarge: Recently, Exxon completed extensive seismic work offshore Trinidad. To do this, they used ultra-advanced technology. They deployed a massive, specialized vessel that dragged miles of advanced cables across the water. These cables send sound waves deep into the Earth and record how they bounce back. Think of it like taking a highly sophisticated 3D ultrasound of the Earth's crust.

And they didn't just do this in shallow water. They mapped an area known as ultra-deep-water, where the ocean floor plunges down between 2,000 and 3,000 metres deep. That is up to 10,000 feet of water before you even touch the mud.

But what they found beneath that mud changes everything. The data revealed that Trinidad's underwater geology features the exact same sandstone formations that led to massive, multi-billion-barrel oil discoveries in neighboring Guyana.

[SLIDE 3: Visual of Pangea splitting, showing South America and Africa pulling apart]

Sarge: (Speaker Cue: Take a step forward, use a hand gesture to mimic continents pulling apart.)

Now, how is it possible that these different regions share the exact same rock? To understand that, we have to look back hundreds of millions of years. Long before humans walked the Earth, South America and Africa were physically joined together as part of a single giant supercontinent.

Over millions of years, tectonic plates shifted. The land split, and the Atlantic Ocean filled the gap, slowly pushing the continents apart. Because they were once connected, countries like Trinidad and Guyana share a nearly identical geological DNA with West African nations like Nigeria. The ancient rivers and seas that flowed when these lands were touching left behind the exact same types of rock on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean today.

[SLIDE 4: Extreme close-up/microscopic view of sandstone or a household sponge]

Sarge: Which brings us back to my first question: Where is the oil?

As I mentioned, there are no underground lakes. The secret weapon in this discovery is sandstone. Sandstone is a rock made of tiny grains of sand pressed together over millions of years. If you look at it under a microscope, it looks less like a smooth stone and more like a hard, rigid kitchen sponge.

Between those tiny grains of sand are microscopic spaces called pores. The oil isn't an ocean; it exists as millions of tiny, individual droplets trapped inside those minuscule pockets. When oil companies drill deep wells into this sandstone, the immense natural pressure underground forces those tiny droplets out of the stone's pores and pushes them up into the well.

[SLIDE 5: Slide showing the interlocking connection of the three countries]

Sarge: By confirming that Trinidad shares this specific, sponge-like sandstone formation with Guyana and Nigeria, the seismic data shows us that the ingredients for a major oil reservoir are firmly in place.

It is a powerful reminder of our planet's ancient history. It proves that the bonds formed between Africa and South America millions of years ago are still written in the stones beneath our seas today.

Should time permit I will explain how those tiny pores like a bee's honey cone are formed.

Slide 6...deleted

Sarge.

Thank you mate,I can say I now understand,you know I always thought it would have ben a resevoir of oil,thanks again for that great explanation.I'll wait for the explanation of how the honey comb is formed.

granite:

Visual Idea: A picture of a giant cartoon sponge next to a picture of a regular rock.

 "When you think of where we get oil, you might picture massive underground lakes or rushing rivers of black sludge. But what if I told you oil is actually stored inside solid rock that acts just like a giant, rigid underground sponge?" HUH????

Slide ​6: The Rock Sponge (Porosity)

Visual Idea: A close-up zoom of sand grains with gaps between them, or a jar filled with marbles showing the spaces between them.

 "Sandstone looks totally solid, but it's actually made of trillions of tiny sand grains packed together. Think of it like a jar filled with marbles. Even when the jar is full, there are still tiny gaps between the marbles. Deep underground, those microscopic gaps are called pores. The more pores a rock has, the more oil it can hold!"

Slide ​7: The "Honeycomb" Trick

Visual Idea: A photo of a cliffside with honeycomb patterns (tafone​) vs. a microscopic view of sandstone pores.

 "Sometimes you’ll see cliffs near the ocean that look exactly like a bee's honeycomb. This is a cool trick of nature called tafone​, caused by saltwater and wind chewing away at the cliff. While it looks awesome, that's not where oil lives. Oil hides in the microscopic, invisible pores deep inside the rock, not these big surface holes."

Slide ​8: Forget the Dinosaurs! (How Oil is Made)

Visual Idea: A funny picture of a T-Rex looking confused, next to a picture of glowing, microscopic ocean plankton.

"First myth to bust: Oil does not come from dead dinosaurs! It actually starts with trillions of ancient, microscopic ocean organisms like plankton. When they died millions of years ago, they sank to the dark ocean floor and got buried under layers and layers of heavy mud, turning into a special 'source rock'."

Slide ​8: The Earth's Pressure Cooker

Visual Idea: An image of a kitchen pressure cooker or an oven set to a crazy high temperature.

 "To turn that old mud and plankton into oil, the Earth has to act like a giant kitchen oven. It needs a highly specific cooking window:

The Heat: It needs to be cooked between 60°C and 150°C.

The Squeeze: It needs a crushing pressure of up to 1,125 bar​ ( 16,000 psi) that's like having hundreds of elephants standing on a single square inch

If it's too cold, it stays as mud. If it gets too hot, it overcooks and turns completely into natural gas or graphite (pencil lead)!"

Slide 9: The Great Escape (Migration)

Visual Idea: An animation or graphic of an oil bubble floating up through water.

"Once the oil is cooked, it doesn't want to stay in that tight mud layer. Because oil is lighter and less dense than water, it floats upward. It slowly seeps and sneaks its way up through cracks and wet rock layers, trying to reach the surface. This journey is called migration."​ However, oil reservoirs are often shaped like a thin pancake, miles wide but only a few dozen feet thick.

Slide ​10: Hitting a Brick Wall (The Trap)

Visual Idea: A cartoon bubble hitting a solid ceiling, or a goalie blocking a soccer ball.

 "The oil keeps floating up until it hits a dead end. It runs into a solid, waterproof roof of tight clay or salt called a caprock. The oil can't pass through it, so it gets trapped underneath in a layer of sandstone called the reservoir rock. Because all those microscopic pores are connected, the oil can flow through the stone​, this is called permeability. It sits in this rock sponge for millions of years..."

Slide ​11: The Big Release

Visual Idea: A drilling rig popping a small hole in the caprock, with a 'pressure release' graphic.

"...until humans drill a well through that solid roof! Drilling releases the extreme pressure, allowing the oil to flow out of the rock sponge and all the way up to the surface. And that is how we get the oil we use today!"

Seismic Exploration​, next deleted

Sarge