Oil Exploration Under the Catastrophic Paradigm

James R. Wilson, Mark Holbrook and Jim Jones: Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab, Idaho Falls, ID

Abstract

For the last 150 years, the Uniformatarianist Paradigm has controlled geological thinking. The recent 10-year battle to prove the Yucatan meteorite ended the Age of the Dinosaurs is an illustration of both a win for the Catastrophist paradigm and the opposition to new ideas. This paper cites paleomagnetic data to support catastrophist (e.g., high volume, short-term) lava flows and how these may improve oil exploration.

Our model is divided into patterns (nonrandom geographical configurations) in two general timeframes: pre-Pangea and post-Pangea. These patterns (the pre-Pangea pattern updated for drift) can then be overlaid with geological data to produce interference patterns.

These interference patterns (common to both geological and geographical indicators) will incorporate the key mechanisms of hydrothermal oil generation (i.e., buffered or range-controlled temperature), locations of sedimentary deposits and trapping configurations to target specific areas for more efficient oil exploration.