Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Industry and

U.S. Geological Survey

Cooperative Oil and Gas Resource

Assessment of Afghanistan Progress Report

by USGS and AMMI Assessment TeamOctober, 2004

Specific Goals of an Assessment of Afghanistan’s Undiscovered Oil and Gas

Resources: Provide: Scientific data and analyses to assist the

Afghan Government in energy resource planning and development

Provide: Training to prepare Afghan Petroleum Geologists to conduct future assessments independently

Attract: Private investment for exploration and development

Assessment Products Product: Assessment Results

Product: Basic Geographic Information System Containing: Geologic, Structural, Seismic, Field, Well, Pipeline,

Sample Location, and Base Maps

Product: Total Petroleum System Geologic Reports Product: Trained personnel

Product: Seismic data: digital profilesnew seismic acquisition?

Areas with Potential: Northern Afghanistan

Best Opportunity for Near Term Development,

Most Data Available, Proven Petroleum Province

Work force some with exploration and production experience

Assessments of Katawaz and Helmund Blocks

Some Potential, No subsurface data, More hazardous for field work

No petroleum industry infrastructure

Progress Data Identified and Collected:

Maps reviewed and archived

Paper seismic profiles reviewed and archived

Well reports reviewed and archived

Core samples collected for analyses

Oil and gas samples collected and analyze

Exploration reports collected or purchased

Progress Training Provided:Basic Computer trainingSampling trainingAssessment methodology training Basic computer and GISPetroleum geology refresherPetroleum SystemsBasic GeochemistryBasic Seismic interpretationAssessment Methodology

Plan: AMMI Team Members Complete

All Assessment Tasks Possible

(ownership of results)

NEXT: December 2004? Further Petroleum System, Seismic,

Geochemistry, and Assessment training, in Denver

Spring 2005Petroleum System, Assessment Unit Review, Further Training, in Denver, Review of Work, in Afghanistan

Fall 2005Assessment of Amu Darya and Afghan-Tajik BasinsPetroleum System and Assessment Unit Review of other basins, in Denver

Mapping Needs: Imagery, Geology, Gravity, Mag, Topography, Tectonics, ??