Depositional cycles and source rock development in an epeiric intra-platform basin: the Hanifa Formation of the Arabian peninsula

Droste, Henk J.

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“…4) by the Rimthan Arch (Langdon and Malacek, 1987). A third, smaller and shallower, intraplatform basin to the east, the South Arabian Gulf sub-basin, existed during the Late Jurassic (from late Oxfordian to early Kimmeridgian) and was separated from the Central Arabian sub-basin by the Qatar Arch (Murris, 1980;Alsharhan and Kendall, 1986;Droste, 1990) 4) and within the greater Rub 'al Khali Basin proper. In the Central Arabian sub-basin, the organic-rich facies of the upper part of the Hanifa is of secondary significance compared to organic facies of the Tuwaiq Mountain (Cole, Carrigan, and others, 1994).…”

Section: Late Permian Through Jurassicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Total petroleum systems of the Paleozoic and Jurassic, Greater Ghawar Uplift and adjoining provinces of central Saudi Arabia and northern Arabian-Persian Gulf

Pollastro¹

2003

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Section: Late Permian Through Jurassicmentioning

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Total petroleum systems of the Paleozoic and Jurassic, Greater Ghawar Uplift and adjoining provinces of central Saudi Arabia and northern Arabian-Persian Gulf

Pollastro¹

2003

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“…The Hanifa Formation corresponds to a major transgressive-regressive cycle including two transgressiveregressive subcycles, controlled by regional relative sea-level change (Droste, 1990). Organic-rich carbonates were deposited in the lower transgressive parts of each subcycle, whereas prograding bioturbated wacke/packstones constitute the upper regressive part.…”

Section: Origin Of Organic Matter Preservation In the Parnac And St-cmentioning

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“…These lithologies are quite similar to those of the Upper Jurassic (Upper Oxfordian/ Lower Kimmeridgian) Hanifa Formation of the Arabian Peninsula. The Hanifa Formation primarily consists of organic-rich argillaceous limestone (Gotnia Basin) that evolves laterally into calcareous shale (Qatar Arch) (Poppelreiter et al, 2012), and includes alternations between laminated, organic-rich mudstones and bioturbated mudstones or wackestones (Droste, 1990). In addition, organic-rich intervals of the Hanifa Formation, which constitute one of the most important hydrocarbon SR of the Middle East oil (Murris, 1980), have geochemical characteristics comparable to the Parnac Formation (TOC of 5-15%, type II kerogen, high generation potential) (Droste, 1990).…”

Section: Origin Of Organic Matter Preservation In the Parnac And St-cmentioning

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“…This Formation comprises organic-rich argillaceous limestone beds (Gotnia Basin) which pass laterally into calcareous shales (Qatar Arch) (Poppelreiter et al, 2012). It was set up within an intra-shelf basin on a wide epeiric shallow-water carbonate platform under anoxic conditions and organic carbon content can be greater than 13%, with generation potential of 90 mg HC/g rock (Droste, 1990). The source interval has a cyclic character and can exceed 170-m thick (Poppelreiter et al, 2012).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…In the context of increasing unconventional oil and gas exploration, carbonate petroleum SR (SR) are of special interest for the oil industry due to their commonly high prolific character (Murris, 1980;Droste, 1990). Much effort is needed to better constrain their conditions of organic matter accumulation and preservation, which are still largely debated (Harris and Katz, 2005;Myers, 2009).…”

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-The main source rock (SR) of the Aquitaine Basin, the most important oil province in France, corresponds to organic-rich marine limestones of Upper Kimmeridgian age (Lons Formation in the Béarn area and Parnac Formation in the Quercy area). In order to better characterize their depositional environment, in particular the conditions of accumulation and preservation of organic-matter, a sedimentological, micropaleontological and geochemical study of the Crayssac section (Quercy) has been performed. Organic-rich sediments are argillaceous limestones (65 to 99% CaCO 3 ) organized in repetitive beds of up to 1-m thickness. Their total organic matter content reaches up to 15 wt.%, and in this SR kerogen is type of II and immature. Microfauna content, the lack of barrier facies and the control of the wave action base over the depositional environments reflect deposition in an open marine type homoclinal ramp. Strong similarities with Kimmeridgian organic-rich limestones of the Middle East (Hanifa Formation) suggest that the Parnac Formation could act as an analogue of this prolific SR.Keywords: Aquitaine Basin / source rock / Upper Kimmeridgian / Parnac Formation / carbonates / organic matter Résumé -Caractérisation sédimentaire de la formation roche mère carbonatée Parnac du Kimméridgien supérieur du Bassin d'Aquitaine (Quercy). La principale roche mère du Bassin aquitain, première province pétrolière française, correspond à des roches marno-calcaires marines d'âge Kimméridgien supérieur (Formations de Lons dans le Béarn et de Parnac dans le Quercy). Afin de caractériser l'environnement de dépôt de la Formation Parnac, en particulier les conditions d'accumulation et de préservation de la matière organique, une étude sédimentologique, micropaléontologique et géochimique de la coupe de Crayssac (Quercy) a été réalisée. Les sédiments riches en matière organique sont des calcaires argileux (65 à 99 % de CaCO 3 ) organisés en une succession de bancs d'épaisseur atteignant 1 mètre. Leur concentration en carbone organique total s'élève jusqu'à 15 %, et dans cette roche mère les kérogènes sont de type II et immatures. La microfaune, l'absence de faciès de barrière et le contrôle de la profondeur d'action des vagues sur les environnements de dépôts avec une graduation régulière indiquent que l'environnement de dépôt de cette formation roche mère est de type marin ouvert sur une rampe homoclinale. Les fortes similitudes avec les calcaires argileux riches en matière organique de la formation roche mère du Kimméridgien au Moyen-Orient (Formation Hanifa) suggèrent que la Formation Parnac constitue un analogue de cette roche mère prolifique.

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Depositional cycles and source rock development in an epeiric intra-platform basin: the Hanifa Formation of the Arabian peninsula

Cited by 95 publications

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Total petroleum systems of the Paleozoic and Jurassic, Greater Ghawar Uplift and adjoining provinces of central Saudi Arabia and northern Arabian-Persian Gulf

Total petroleum systems of the Paleozoic and Jurassic, Greater Ghawar Uplift and adjoining provinces of central Saudi Arabia and northern Arabian-Persian Gulf

Sedimentary characterization of the carbonate source rock of Upper Kimmeridgian Parnac Formation of the Aquitaine Basin (Quercy area)

Organic Matter‐Rich Shale Depositional Environments

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