Seismic Geomorphology of Karst in Cretaceous to Early Cenozoic Carbonates of North Kuwait

Investigation of the Cretaceous total petroleum system using wireline logs, core, and geochemical data in Bahrah Field, Northern Basin, Kuwait

“…Most potential reservoirs are deposited in the mid-Cretaceous (Bahman 2022; Mofti et al 2018;Cross et al 2021Cross et al , 2010Al-Ameri et al 2009;Strohmenger et al 2006;Al-Eidan et al 2001). The Arabian Plate shifted northwards and rotated over the Phanerozoic, leaving Kuwait in an equatorial environment that may have been subtropical, with significant rainfall and episodic monsoon-like climatic oscillations that would indeed alter local sedimentary patterns.…”

“…Without a significant stratigraphic break, a complete and thick sedimentary succession characterizes the foredeep basin. The thickness of the units increases to the east and reaches 8 km as a maximum (Cross et al 2021;Aqrawi et al 2010). The environments of the deposited Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments, which range from shallow to open marine environments, reflect the Neo-Tethys passive margin (Fig.…”

“…Fig. 2 General Cretaceous stratigraphic column in the Northern Basin of Kuwait showing the depositional environments of the Cretaceous formations (Modified fromCross et al 2021 andAbdullah et al 1997) …”

Stratigraphic evolution and karstification of a Cretaceous Mid‐Pacific atoll (Resolution Guyot) resolved from core‐log‐seismic integration and comparison with modern and ancient analogues

“…Eberli et al, 2004; Hendry et al, 2021) and seismic‐based research articles (e.g. Bialik et al, 2021; Burgess et al, 2013; Clark et al, 2018; Cross et al, 2021; Fournier et al, 2005; Huang et al, 2020; Ma et al, 2021; Paumard et al, 2017; Saller & Vijaya, 2002; Van Tuyl et al, 2018; Zampetti et al, 2004). Moreover, our conceptual understanding of carbonate systems has improved recently, thanks to satellite image and facies analyses on modern isolated carbonate platforms (e.g.…”

“…Hendry et al, 2021) and seismic-based research articles (e.g. Burgess et al, 2013;Clark et al, 2018;Cross et al, 2021;Fournier et al, 2005; eustasy, subsidence, and volcanic activity(ies) on long-term evolution of early Cretaceous shallow-marine carbonates. It also documents the impact and distribution of hypogenic and epigenic fluid-flow in atolls serving as an analogue for isolated carbonate platforms.…”