LEGMA main task

Main activities in the hydrocarbon sphere

Since 1990s, when the Latvian state made the decision to start hydrocarbon licensing, the main tasks of the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Agency are as follows:

1. Prepare geological, geophysical and other information:

	Databases of well and seismic data for the oil-prospective area.
	Digitization of well logs. Now, all the logs are available not only in the paper format, as it was earlier, but also in the digital LAS format.
	Demultiplexing of seismic data to the international SEG-Y format.

2. Evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential, exploration and production possibilities:

	Interpretation of log diagrams, determining petrophysical properties of reservoirs, as well as effective thickness, oil saturation etc.
	Potential Latvian offshore prospects were evaluated, including calculations of potential oil resources, evaluations of the geological risk, field development concepts and economic calculations, etc.
	Seismic data reprocessing projects, in order to be able to better demonstrate seismic data from the future licensing areas;
	Different research projects to search for new oil prospective objects, increasing the oil potential.

3. Presentation of the oil potential to both foreign oil companies and local businessmen.

4. Preparation of petroleum geological information for oil companies and the regional development planning.

5. Dealing with geological aspects of the preparation and marketing of licensing rounds.

6. Development of licensing strategies together with the Ministry of Economics.

7. Participation in the Licensing Commission, evaluating licence applications.

8. Geological supervision of hydrocarbon prospecting, exploration and production operations: expert evaluations of work programmes, geological control during the implementation of projects, preparation of expert conclusions etc.) during all stages of oil operations.