The integration of multi – disciplinary information in Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry and Geo – microbiology can significantly improve the accuracy and reliability of prospect identification and hydrocarbon detection in complex geological settings, eventually improve the exploration efficiency, reduce cost and increase drilling success rate.
4G exploration technology has been successfully applied in complex terrains (including mountains, deserts, loess plateau, permafrost, salt lake, shallow seas and deep water) and different geological settings (including structural, stratigraphic, structural-lithologic and litho-stratigraphic traps) and have been validated by drilling results. It also exhibits good application in the sweet-spot exploration in unconventional resources (including tight gas, shale gas, and natural gas hydrates).