Status and Prospects of Remote Sensing Data to Petroleum Exploration in Pakistan

Abstract

Remote sensing is a rapidly emerging geological data-supporting tool, which supplements conventional geophysical and geochemical methods in petroleum exploration. Pakistan where a large part of land is unexplored and outcrops are broad and mostly with less vegetation, offers good opportunity for application of remote sensing. It enables one to direct efforts to identify new leads and to support assessment of hydrocarbon potential. It is, therefore, imperative to enhance the application of modern satellite data into petroleum exploration in the country.