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Petroleum provinces in Thailand can be geographically separated into six regions, the Northern Thailand,
the Central Plain, the Northeastern Thailand, Southern Thailand, the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman
Sea. Petroliferous basins are mostly Tertiary in age and distributed in various parts of the country, both
onshore and offshore. Ten Tertiary basins are assured their petroleum systems to yield commercial
hydrocarbon accumulation. Pre-Tertiary basin located in the northeast is made up of sedimentary rocks
dating from Carboniferous to Tertiary. Hydrocarbon deposits have been found and currently produced
from Permian strata.
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Central Plain
This region consists of a number of north-south trending half grabens formed by conjugate
transtensional shear during early Tertiary age. A number of oil fields have been discovered in the
Phitsanulok, Suphan Buri, Kamphaeng Saen and Petchabun Basins. The Phitsanulok, the largest basin, is
filled up with 8 km of sediments. Ten oil fields have been discovered in the basin. Hydrocarbons are
mainly produced from Oligocene-Miocene fluvio-lacustrine sandstone. However, a significant amount of
oil produced from fractured and weathred granites of pre-Tertiary rocks are continually increasing.
The principal reservoir rocks in the area are sandstone of Miocene age. Source and seal are provided by
Miocene lacustrine shales. A variety of play types exist including rollover, faulted anticline, tilted blocks,
stratigraphic pinch-out and buried hill.
A large number of blocks are available for bid throughout the Central Plain. A number of untested
prospects were left in surrounding area of existing concessions. Traces of very light oil found in vuggy
Permian limestone south of Phitsanulok basin guide to the possibility of finding hydrocarbon in preTertiary rock in this region.
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Khorat Plateau
The Khorat Plateau named as a geographical entity covers an area of approximately 200,000 km2,
occupying almost entire region of the northeast Thailand. The Khorat Plateau is underlain by PermoCarboniferous, Triassic, Mesozoic and Tertiary basins. These complex sets of basins formed by several
plate collisions and subsequent extensions during four different periods, from middle Paleozoic to
Tertiary. The Permo-Carboniferous sequences consist of shallow marine siliclastic and carbonate
sediments. During Late Triassic, a series of half-graben basins developed sporadically. The Triassic
sequences are mainly lacustrine and fluviatile clastic sediments. After uplift and erosion in latest Triassic,
the region was subside and subsequently overlained by thick non-marine Mesozoic Redbeds. The
Tertiary sediments, consisting of Aeolian and alluvial deposits, are relatively thin and locally.
Permian carbonate is the gas-bearing reservoir whereas Permian shale and Triassic organic rich shales
are potential source rocks. Secondary porosity from dolomitization and fracture enhance the reservoir
quality and being the key factor for increasing the productivity. Long period and complex tectonic
evolution resulted in a variety of structural and stratigraphic configurations which provide favorable
conditions for hydrocarbon accumulation. Three significant gas fields were discovered. Apart from the
established plays which are unconformity-related-carbonates, the Khorat Plateau still contains significant
plays and prospects which have not yet been fully explored. Recent seismic data in the frontier area
along the southern rim of Khorat Plateau and Nakhon Thai High reveals a hidden Permian structure
which has been overlooked in the past and waiting to be investigated. Virtually all of Northeastern
Thailand is available for licensing.
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Southern Plain
A few small basins containing Tertiary strata exist in the onshore southern area. The largest basin is the
Khien Sa Basin. The exploration within this region has not yet been successful. Two wells were drilled to
test hydrocarbon accumulation in Tertiary strata of Khian Sa Basin. The result were not encouraging.
However, oil stains found in Middle Jurassic shales and sandstones indicate some hydrocarbon potential
of older sediments in the area. In addition, the discovery of Nang Nuan oilfield in Chumporn Basin to the
north which is a buried hill play of Permian carbonate reservoir bring to the possibility of finding
hydrocarbon in the pre-Tertiary rocks and should be the target for the future exploration in this area.
Not many subsurface information are available and little is known about the hydrocarbon potential of the
under explored Southern Thailand. Five blocks are available for bid.
Gulf of Thailand
The majority of petroleum produced in Thailand comes from offshore Tertiary basins in the Gulf of
Thailand. The Ko Kra Ridge splits the Gulf into two parts. The western portion contains ten main basins
of various sizes. Discoveries have been made in Chumporn and Songkhla Basins. The eastern part is
composed of Pattani, Khmer and Malay Basin. Pattani and Malay are hydrocarbon prolific basins.
Sediments are non-marine in origin, mainly fluvio-lacustrine deposits. However, the eastern portion was
influenced by marine incursion during the early Miocene age. Hydrocarbons are found in Oligocene and
Miocene sandstones. Source rocks are of Oligocene and Miocene sediments. The Oligocene sources are
oil-prone source rocks which contains Type I kerogen. The Miocene sources are fluvial flood plain and
delta plain sediments which mainly consits of Type III kerogen and tend to yield gas.
A variety of trap types present in the Gulf such as anticlinal faults, tilted faults, rollover and buried hills.
A number of oil and gas fields have been found in Pattani and North Malay Basin. Most of the gas fields
are distributed all over the central part of the Pattani basin while oil fields are gathered in the shallower
part of the basin margin.
Blocks are available for bid throughout the Gulf particulary in the northern and southern portions.
Figure 7 below, generalized stratigraphic schemes of Tertiary basins in the Gulf of Thailand.
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Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea is located in the western Thailand. The region is divided into two parts by shelf
margin, the shallow and deep water parts. The Mergui, the transtensional back arc basin, is situated
mainly in the deep water. The basin is the northern extension of North Sumatra Basin. The Mergui Basin
is the only one Tertiary basin of which sediments are truly marine origin. Two un-appraised gas
prospects have been found and several gas show were encountered in the Oligocene sandstones. Early
Miocene sandstones and carbonate build-ups formed on the horst and shelf margin are excellent in
quality and would be potential reservoirs. Oligocene and Early Miocene shales with landplant-derived
organic matters are potential source rocks. However, matured source rocks are mainly restricted in the
deep part of the basin. A variety of play types can be found both structurally and stratigraphically. A
number of structural traps presented are related to extensional and transtensional tectonics. The
untested stratigraphic plays of Middle Miocene turbiditic sandstone and pinch-out of Oligocene sandstone
against basement are the prime target for future exploration.
Three shallow water blocks and one deep water block are available for bid.
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