Thermal maturity modelling for the pre-Miocene source rocks in Ras Garra area, Suez rift Basin, Egypt

Elmaadawy, Khaled Gamal

doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.103746

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“…Page|64 Smale et al 1988 [36] ; Burchette 1988 [37] ; Richardson and Arthur 1988 [38]; Abd El Shafy 1990 [39]; Darwish 1992 [40]; Hughes et al 1992 [41]; Rouchy et al 1995 [42]; Darwish and El-Araby, 1993 [43]; Alsharhan and Salah 1994 [5], 1995 [44], 1997 [45]; Plaziat et al 1998 [46]; Bosence et al 1998 [47]; Salah and Alsharhan, 1998 [48]; Peijs et al 2012 [49]; Rohais et al 2016 [50]; Elmaadawy, 2020 [51]).…”

Section: Geologic and Tectonic Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Tectonic subsidence occurred at a high rate in the deposition of the Upper Rudeis (160 m / Ma) and Lower Rudeis (435 m / Ma) formations during the rift. After these episodes of high tectonic subsidence well Sinai-1, the stage of early mature of the pre-Miocene source rocks started at 14.60 Ma, and in GM-A1 well, the Lower Rudeis rock started the stage of early mature at 15.53 Ma (Elmaadawy, 2020 [51]).…”

Section: The Development Of the Petroleum System In Garra Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The maturity and hydrocarbon potential of the source rock in the southern province were investigated in previous studies by (Barakat, 1982 [2]; Shahin and Shehab, 1984 [3]; Salah, 1992 [4]; Alsharhan and Salah, 1994 [5]; Meshref et al, 1988 [57]; Rashed, 1990 [58]; Alsharhan, 2003 [59]; Younes, 2003 [60]; Younes and Philp, 2005 [7]; El Nady, 2016 [6]; Elmaadawy, 2020 [51]). In the southern province, two petroleum systems occurred; one petroleum system related to the pre-Miocene succession; and the other petroleum system related to the Miocene succession.…”

Section: The Development Of the Petroleum System In Garra Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Thermal maturity and hydrocarbon generation modelling for the Lower Rudeis source rock and petroleum system analysis in Garra area, Gulf of Suez Rift, Egypt

Elmaadawy

Elbassouny

Raslan³

2021

Journal of Petroleum and Mining Engineering

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The Lower Rudeis Formation is an active source rock in the Garra region, which is characterized by a good hydrocarbon generative potential. The Lower Rudeis source rock reached the early mature stage in the Middle Miocene Langhian (15.5 Ma) and went through the mid mature stage at 0.9 Ma.. It was generated from a clay source rock, deposited under sub-oxic to oxic conditions and derived from an organic material composed mainly of terrestrial organic material. The Lower Rudeis source rock went through two phases of hydrocarbon generation and expulsion. The first phase occurred from 6.0 Ma to 3.4 Ma, while the second phase started at 3.4 Ma and continued until the present time, with a transformation ratio estimated of 42%. The oil expulsion increased to 16 mg/gTOC and gas expulsion to 40 mg/gTOC, thus the expelled hydrocarbons are mainly composed of mainly gas and some oil. In contrast to the southern province, the Garra region has a single petroleum system which is charged by pre-Miocene and Miocene, Lowers Rudeis, source rocks along vertical and lateral migration routes and the main Kareem-Rudeis reservoirs that were sealed by the Belayim evaporite. The current study is based on the geological, geochemical, biomarker and stable carbon isotope data, which were analyzed, interpreted and presented as burial, thermal and maturity models using the petroleum systems and basin analysis program (BasinMod software).

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Section: Geologic and Tectonic Frameworkmentioning

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Section: The Development Of the Petroleum System In Garra Regionmentioning

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Thermal maturity and hydrocarbon generation modelling for the Lower Rudeis source rock and petroleum system analysis in Garra area, Gulf of Suez Rift, Egypt

Elmaadawy

Elbassouny

Raslan³

2021

Journal of Petroleum and Mining Engineering

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Formation evaluation and reservoir potential of the Middle Miocene syn-rift Hammam Faraun Member from the offshore Esh El Mellaha area, southern Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Farouk,

Sen,

El-Behery

et al. 2024

Mar Geophys Res

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This study presents an integrated formation evaluation of the Middle Miocene syn-rift sandstones of the Hammam Faraun Member from southern Gulf of Suez. Core data, XRD, wireline logs and gas chromatography data have been utilized to assess the reservoir characteristics. Three lithofacies are identi ed from the cored intervals: i) ne to medium-grained massive sandstone (F-1), ii) low-angle cross-bedded ne-grained sandstone (F-2) and iii) coarse to very coarse-grained massive sandstone (F-3). The dominantly massive nature of the sand units with sharp erosive base and bottom rip-up clasts strongly indicates a high energy channel or fan deposit. XRD analysis exhibits quartz and feldspar to be the dominant constituents of these calcareous arkose. Montmorillonite and kaolinite are the major clay phases along with minor illite. Routine core analysis of a total of 168 core plugs indicates meso-to megaporous sandstones with porosity up to 28% and Kh up to 1171 mD. Permeability anisotropy analysis exhibit the dominance of primary depositional fabric and isotropic pores. Wireline log analysis yielded shale volume < 0.2 v/v, porosity ~ 0.18-0.24 v/v, and water saturation ~ 0.33-0.49 v/v. Various gas ratios (wetness, balance, character, and oil indicator ratio) estimated from the chromatograph data indicates the presence of liquid hydrocarbon within the studied reservoirs. The study concludes excellent reservoir properties in the Hammam Faraun clastic intervals of the Esh Elmallha area. HighlightsHammam Faraun reservoirs consist of meso-megaporous calcareous arkose.Massive sands with sharp erosive base and bottom rip-up clasts indicates a high energy channel or fan deposit.Wireline logs indicate poor shale volume and considerable hydrocarbon saturation.Gas chromatography data con rms the presence of liquid hydrocarbon.

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Rock Typing and Reservoir Quality Analysis of the Abu Madi Reservoir: Distribution Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks in the West El Manzala Area, Onshore Nile Delta, Egypt

Elmaadawy,

El Hassan,

Sallam

2023

Arab J Sci Eng

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In the Nile Delta gas province of Egypt, the Abu Madi Formation is the most promising sandstone gas reservoir. This study aimed to investigate reservoir rock typing and quality by integrating petrophysical and petrographical data, including well logs, image logs, and cores. Furthermore, it sought to predict the permeability and reservoir quality of uncored wells by integrating artificial neural network technique with core analysis data and evaluate the effectiveness of this approach as an exploration tool in the West El Manzala area. The core petrography revealed the presence of microfacies consisting of arenites and wackes. The measured porosity, permeability, and pore sizes obtained from the cores, along with the parameters of the reservoir quality index, normalized porosity, and flow zone indicator, indicated that the Abu Madi reservoirs could be subdivided into three categories based on reservoir quality. High reservoir quality (RT-I) is characterized by megapores within the hydraulic flow unit (HFU-1) associated with bioturbated coarse to gravelly sandstone facies. Moderate reservoir quality (RT-II) is characterized by macropores within the hydraulic flow unit (HFU)-II associated with massive coarse to gravelly sandstone facies. Poor reservoir quality (RT-III) was characterized by mesopores within the HFU-III hydraulic flow unit related to laminated silty mudstone facies. The findings of this study demonstrate that the combination of reservoir rock typing and artificial neural networks is an extremely successful method for petroleum exploration in the West El Manzala region.

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Thermal maturity modelling for the pre-Miocene source rocks in Ras Garra area, Suez rift Basin, Egypt

Cited by 4 publications

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Thermal maturity and hydrocarbon generation modelling for the Lower Rudeis source rock and petroleum system analysis in Garra area, Gulf of Suez Rift, Egypt

Thermal maturity and hydrocarbon generation modelling for the Lower Rudeis source rock and petroleum system analysis in Garra area, Gulf of Suez Rift, Egypt

Formation evaluation and reservoir potential of the Middle Miocene syn-rift Hammam Faraun Member from the offshore Esh El Mellaha area, southern Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Rock Typing and Reservoir Quality Analysis of the Abu Madi Reservoir: Distribution Prediction Using Artificial Neural Networks in the West El Manzala Area, Onshore Nile Delta, Egypt

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