Gravity And Magnetic Interpretation of the Sunda Shelf And South China Sea

Magnetic and satellite-derived free air gravity data are interpreted to provide a regional framework for planning hydrocarbon exploration. Relative detail of rifts, depocenters, carbonate buildups, platforms, major structures, accommodation zones, distribution of volcanics, and depth to magnetic basement as well as definition of oceanic fracture zones and their interaction with prospective continental margin areas are interpreted. The study area is 100° to 120° East by 2° to 23° North, or about the same size as the entire Gulf of Mexico or North Sea. Nine mega-regional modeled cross sections are used to support the interpretation