A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR HYDROCARBONS EXPLORATION IN TRINIDAD

S.R. LAWRENCE, A. SOULSBY and
V.H. CHILDS
Quad Consulting Ltd.
Oxford, England


A review of the plate tectonic history of the S.E. Caribbean leads to a rationalizatlon of the tectono stratigraphic development of Trinidad. The poly-phase history reflects the transition from Cretaceous Passive Marginto Tertiary Convergent Margin development. Hydrocarbon expulslon, migration (and re-migration) and entrapment are considered within the tectono-stratigraphic history and mid-Cretaceous (Passive Margin) and Paleogene (Foredeep) marine source rocks are postulated. This leads to the presentatlon of new play concepts and provides a framework for future exploration.

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