{"id":557,"date":"2022-04-08T15:37:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpd.gov.bz\/?page_id=557"},"modified":"2023-11-03T16:44:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T16:44:48","slug":"well-geophysical-geochemical-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gpd.gov.bz\/index.php\/well-geophysical-geochemical-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Well Geophysical &#038; Geochemical Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"557\" class=\"elementor elementor-557\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e3db46 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6e3db46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36c5731\" data-id=\"36c5731\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29e1e58b envato-kit-141-top-0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29e1e58b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a3ce12b\" data-id=\"7a3ce12b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747ec4aa elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"747ec4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.2 - 04-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Well, Geophysical &amp; Geochemical Data<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1048464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1048464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.2 - 04-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Geology and Petroleum Department (GPD) is the custodian of all well, geophysical and geochemical data produced from petroleum exploration and development in Belize and are the property of the Government of Belize. The types of geophysical data are seismic, gravity and aeromagnetic data, while geochemical data are data on oil and gas seeps in soil and rocks and the chemical composition of liquid oil samples. All these data are either public or proprietary. All public data are data that were produced under exploration licenses that have expired or relinquished. Proprietary data are data that are produced by petroleum companies under current licences and only become public when the licence expires or is relinquished.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85523c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a85523c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.2 - 04-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#2c2c2c;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider 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data-id=\"0498a68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seismic Surveys\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b148de0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b148de0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Past and present petroleum companies conducted many two-dimensional (2D) seismic surveys in Belize, most of which were done in the offshore territory. Belize Natural Energy Ltd. (BNE) and West Bay Exploration Company Ltd. conducted two exploration three-dimensional (3D) seismic surveys and BNE conducted two development 3D seismic surveys.\u00a0 Most of the vintage seismic data are poor quality, while more of the recent seismic data are better quality data. All recent seismic data consists of field and processed data and are available in electronic formats. All vintage seismic data consisted of paper copies only and were scanned and vectorized and are available in electronic work station ready SEG-Y format.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lynx-info.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lynx Information Systems INC of Houston, Texas, USA<\/a>\u00a0is the Government\u2019s licensed provider of all the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/belizeseismic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belize seismic data<\/a>\u00a0and hosts the Belize Seismic Repository for the storage, preservation and sale of Belize seismic data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b99133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b99133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aeromagnetic and Gravity Surveys\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc0893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dc0893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several vintage aeromagnetic and gravity surveys were conducted in Belize. The data for these vintage surveys consists of paper copies only. Five recent aeromagnetic surveys were conducted by Perenco, Providence Energy, BCH International, BNE and Touchstone Exploration. The recent aeromagnetic data consists of field and processed data and are available in electronic formats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0379b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0379b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wells\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a328ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a328ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A total of 143 wells have been drilled in Belize. Prior to 2000, 34 onshore and 16 offshore wells were drilled. Eight stratigraphic wells were also drilled in 1961 in the Fireburn area in the Orange Walk District. Post 2000, 83 onshore wells and two shallow offshore stratigraphic wells were drilled. BNE drilled 63 of these recent wells.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tgs.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TGS of Houston, Texas, USA<\/a>\u00a0is the Government\u2019s licensed provider of all the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tgs.com\/products-and-services\/geological\/data-catalog\/latin-america\/well-data-belize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belize well data<\/a>\u00a0and hosts the Belize Well Data Repository for the storage, preservation and sale of Belize well data. All well data are available in work station ready LAS format.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eda8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eda8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geochemical Data<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5768c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5768c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Several geochemical surveys have been conducted in Belize. Four recent geochemical surveys were conducted by Pacific Rubiales, BNE, Gulfport Energy and RSM Corporation. 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