“Gravity and Passive Seismic Application in

Exploration and Development Bunyu Field

Indonesia”
 Bunyu Field was discovered in 1901 by
Bataafsche Petroleum Maatschappij
(BPM). The reservoir is Miocene deltaic in
a combination structural-stratigraphic
trap. Although it has been developed
since 1950 with the drilling of 190 wells.
 We know that Indonesia has
abundant natural wealth. but difficult
to explore, because the structure of
different soil layer, therefore the
researcher looking for other ways that
the natural wealth can be explorers.
 To better understand the subsurface
condition of this field, gravity and passive
seismic method were used to determine
structure and hydrocarbon distribution
within this field. Gravity and passive
seismic methods is applied because
relatively unaffected by the weathered
layer, shallow coal layer and
topography.
 For example the problem, structure and
hydrocarbon distribution in this field is still
not well understood. The existing 2D and
3D seismic data is poor quality due to
highly attenuated weathering layer of
unconsolidated sandstones, shallow coal
layer and varying topography
 The Result, figure shows the fault
interpretation based on the value of
SVD. Fault is normal fault with a large
slope and trending NE-SW.
 Application of vertical gradient gravity
and passive seismic methods in Bunyu
Field is very useful for field development
activities in which seismic data is not useful
enough. Second vertical derivative is
pretty well used to interpret fault.
Combination of vertical gradient Bouguer
anomaly, residual Bouguer anomaly and
passive seismic amplitude spectra provide
a promising future for the development of
the Bunyu Field and likely to be applied in
other fields.