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Two vacuum residues were delivered from two different petroleum refineries, one from Suez Petroleum Company and the second from Alexandria Petroleum Company. Two heavy residues were subjected to solvent extraction using n-pentane, n-heptane, and ethyl acetate. The studied residues were fractionated into their components. Infrared spectroscopy was applied to study the distribution of functional groups contained in samples and their components. Some ratios calculated from the peak heights of selected infrared bands allow for a better comparison. The UV-Vis spectroscopic technique was applied to the aromatic fraction to determine how much mono-, di-, and polyaromatics are present in the aromatic fraction. The monoaromatics represent the lowest constituent among the aromatics present, whereas the polyaromatics and diaromatics are predominantly present and form the major constituent.

The results of the geochemical evaluation for eleven crude oil samples from some Meleiha oil fields revealed that, these oils have high specific gravity ( API), low sulfur content and rich in saturated hydrocarbons. Two oil classes were recognized. The first is carbonate oils of high maturity level, originated from marine origin. The second, deltaic oils of moderately level of maturation, derived mainly from terrigenous sources. Oil: source correlation for the productive oils and the extracts of the potential source beds revealed a genetic close relationship between oils and extracts of Khatatba and

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