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 Team October, 2004

Specific Goals of an Assessment of Afghanistan’s Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources: u Provide: Scientific data and analyses to assist the Afghan Government in energy resource planning and development u Provide: Training to prepare Afghan Petroleum Geologists to conduct future assessments independently u Attract: Private investment for exploration and development

Assessment Products u Product: Assessment Results u Product: Basic Geographic Information System Containing: Geologic, Structural, Seismic, Field, Well, Pipeline, Sample Location, and Base Maps u Product: Total Petroleum System Geologic Reports u Product: Trained personnel u Product: Seismic data: digital profiles new 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 u 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 training Sampling training Assessment methodology training Basic computer and GIS Petroleum geology refresher Petroleum Systems Basic Geochemistry Basic Seismic interpretation Assessment Methodology Training provided:

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 2005 Petroleum System, Assessment Unit Review, Further Training, in Denver, Review of Work, in Afghanistan Fall 2005 Assessment of Amu Darya and Afghan-Tajik Basins Petroleum System and Assessment Unit Review of other basins, in Denver

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