Nile delta petroleum company limited was established in 20 by nile petroleum corporation limited south sudan and niger delta petroleum resources limited nigeria for the purposes of optimizing crude oil production in the light of production performance challenges currently observed in south sudan oil and gas sector. Depositional and petrophysical controls on the volumes of. Pdf the petroleum system from source to trap in the nile. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Sedimentary basins and petroleum geology of the middle. A basic understanding of its concepts and processes is essential in the petroleum industry, for it is used to predict where oil accumulations might occur. World petroleum resources project assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the nile delta basin province, eastern mediterranean the u. Till now over 36 tcf of gas have been discovered since drilling began in 1966. Rapid bimonthly publication allows early communications of papers or short communications to the geoscience. A professor of geology, he was the chairman of the board of the egyptian mining and geological research organization 19681977.
Source rock evaluation and geochemistry of condensates and. Analysis of petroleum system for exploration and risk. Geology is the science that deals with the history and structure of the earth and its life forms, especially as recorded in the rock record. Review of the existing general geologic setting of the nile delta, with particular emphasis on the eastern subbasin area. He played a major role in the development of this organization with the new mining discoveries. Read the geological evolution of the river nile by judson b. Petrophysical analysis showed a good reservoir quality with average water. Abu madiel qara is a giant field located in the north eastern part of nile delta and is an important hydrocarbon province in egypt, but the origin of hydrocarbons and their migration are not fully understood. The data presented in this study adds regional context to the common understanding. Warri river field was previously producing, until an imposed shutin in 1997.
Field development typically requires detailed petrophysical analysis and well defined hydraulic flow units for comprehensive formation evaluation and reservoir characterization. He is a leading authority on the geology of the niger delta oil and gas province. Prnewswire delta petroleum corporation delta or the company, now renamed par petroleum corporation as described below, announced that as of today. Siliciclastic deposits of the messinian nile canyon. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products.
Sharaf geology department, faculty of sciences, ain shams university, 11566 abbassia, cairo, egypt. The petroleum geology of egypt is dominated by three elements. During the tortonian, a substantial delta complex had already been formed, which was severely eroded during the messinian moderate change of the base level. There are many ways the field of geology contributes to the petroleum industry. The varied disciplines of geology explore the history of the earth itself in hopes of understanding in greater detail where oil comes from and where more oil might be found, as well as the best ways to retrieve oil and utilize it once it has been retrieved. Devoted to the basic and broad understanding of petroleum geoscience, this book integrates the contributions of geology, geophysics and other branches of geoscience into one complete volume. He presents a number of courses on african petroleum geology, petroleum systems analysis, play.
The oilprone northwest and southeast trending gos basin. Diagenesis and petrophysical characteristics of the shallow. Geochemical relations in cores from nile delta, egypt. In the present study, pay zones petrophysics are studied using an assembly of well log data from 8 wells together with core plugs measurements. It attempts to reconstruct the history of the river nile from its origins to its present shape and regimen and also to ascertain the amount of water which has been carried by the river during the course of its history. The major volume of the delta petroleum production is mainly from the miocene and. Until the new concepts for gas were established, the petroleum geology of egypt was dominated by three elements. A delta is a fan of braided streams and sediment formed when a river discharges. Some fundamentals of petroleum geology free pdf books from bookyards, one of the worlds first online libraries to offer ebooks to be downloaded for free. Egpc egyptian general petroleum cooperation, nile delta and north sinai. Intechopen open access publisher open science open minds. Natural gas geochemistry in the offshore nile delta, egypt. Abstract across the west nile delta, channel complex, channelized lobe, and channellevee turbidite reservoir systems were deposited. Pdf geochemistry of nile delta, egypt researchgate.
Recently acquired 3d seismic surveys in the onshore, offshore and transition zone were interpreted as part of a nile delta. The petroleum geology and resources of malaysia in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. The nile delta basin contains a thick sequence of neogene. World petroleum resources project assessment of undiscovered. The petroleum geology of egypt and history of exploration. Several studies have been carried out on trace metals in oils from the niger delta area nwachukwu et al.
Elements of petroleum geology kindle edition by selley, richard c download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Understand the basic geological exploration aspects and gain the requirements to carry on further petroleum engineering studies. Nile delta mediterranean offshore, deep water, egypt. In this paper, organic matter content, type, and maturity of source rocks have been evaluated and integrated with the results of basin modeling to improve our understanding of burial. Guide for authors marine and petroleum geology issn 02648172. Currently, these areas are the most active exploration and development province in egypt. Solimar 1988 paleoecological studies cf oligocene sediments in two offshore wells to the north of the nile delta, egypt. Norman hyne takes readers through upstream operationsfrom how oil and gas are formed. Evolution of a pliocene upper slope channel complex set, giza.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Depositional history of the west nile delta upper oligocene. Professor at egyptian petroleum research institute, ministry of scientific research, cairo, egypt email. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Delta petroleum corporation, now renamed par petroleum.
The gulf of suez, western desert and nile delta are the most prolific provinces. This study aimed to characterize the origin of natural gas and to determine whether it is biogenic, thermogenic or mixed processes which are considered the dominant generation pathways. Egypt nile delta gas plays take off journal article. Delta petroleum, kzn south africa, with extensive fuel experience, we are in the position to offer onsite fuel supply of the highest quality. Petroleum potential of an emerging giant gas province, nile delta and mediterranean sea off egypt. In some areas, particularly the berkine basin in algeria, the nile delta in egypt and the rub al khali basin in saudi arabia, attention is also increasingly being focused on developing deeper gas plays, both in new areas and beneath existing producing fields. New insights on structure and stratigraphic interpretation for. Geluk age indicates that the reservoir is made up mainly of eo lian sandstones, with locally some waterlaid sediments. This second edition has been updated to include the latest informatioon on applying the geosciences to reducing the risk in petroleum exploration. The offshore nile delta basin is considered as one of the most promising province in egypt which has an excellent potential gas and condensate reserves for future exploration.
For the older set of geologists, it should bring warm memories of words, phrases, maps and descriptions revisited. Nile delta petroleum company ltd providing worldclass. Petroleum potential of an emerging giant gas province. Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the nile delta basin province, eastern mediterranean.
Pdf subsurface geology and petroleum system in the eastern. Niger delta province, nigeria cameroon, and equatorial guinea, africa by michele l. Khaled and others published subsurface geology and petroleum system in the eastern offshore area, nile delta. The most crucial geochemical fingerprinting biomarkers that have been used to differentiate between nile delta and the western desert oil are oleananes, highlybranched isoprenoids hbi, sterane isomerization, 24norcholestanes, aromatic steroid hydrocarbons and c 30 24npropylcholestanes.
With regards to your second question on subsurface identification of free gas, this is the classic shallow gas drilling hazard problem. Geochemical analyses of mudstones from wells in the ne offshore nile delta suggest that the early miocene qantara formation has good potential to generate hydrocarbons at the studied. With more than 50,000 copies published since the first edition was released in 1954, geology of petroleum remains one of the most widely read geology books of all time. He was educated at cairo, zurich, and harvard universities. Source rock evaluation and geochemistry of condensates and natural gases, offshore nile delta, egypt. Geology and petroleum american association of petroleum. This third edition of elements of petroleum geology is completely updated and revised to reflect the vast changes in the field since publication of the second edition. Braid delta sediments from the tertiary of the apsheron peninsula, azerbaijan, have been described by reynolds et al.
Overall, geochemical and biological marker analyses of twelve crude oil and condensate samples taken from seven oilgasfields located in the nile delta and the western desert basins of egypt, were effective in identifying and geographically defining two major oil families related by age and source rock depositional environment. Chemex modular selected by niger delta petroleum resources to expand leading nigerian refinery. Key challenges to realizing full potential in an emerging. Oil and gas exploration in the deeper objectives is expensive. Sedimentology and reservoir quality of a messinian mixed siliciclasticcarbonate succession, onshore nile delta, egypt. Pd 41 petroleum geology of the niger delta onepetro. Supplier of premium fuel products such as diesel, gasoline and liquid petroleum gas. Ahlbrandt ts 2002 petroleum geology and total petroleum systems of the widyan basin and interior platform of saudi arabia and iraq. Lateral variation in magnetic susceptibility and remanence give rise to spatial variations in the magnetic field it is expressed in so called magnetic anomalies, i. Read sedimentary basins and petroleum geology of the middle east by a. This book is a usefulprimer for geophysicists, geologists, and petroleum engineers in the oil industry who wish to expand their knowledge beyond their specialized area. It is also an excellent introductory text for a university.
This resource has more than doubled in the last three years, largely from successful deep water exploration for pliocene slopechannel systems. The general structural setting of the delta area has been determined using both geophysical methods and well data. Introduction to the petroleum geology of the north sea. The wealth of petroleum has made the middle east one of the most actively explored regions of the world. Oml 34 is located in the western niger delta and covers an area of some 950 square kilometers. A sequence of undercompacted marine clays, overlain by paralic deposits, in turn covered by continental sands, is present throughout, builtup by the imbricated super position of numerous offlap cycles. Integrate in multidisciplinary team approach of geology, geophysics and petroleum engineering to solve the reservoir heterogeneity challenge.
Sedimentology and reservoir quality of a messinian mixed. Mohamed abdelaziz younes has recently rejoined the staff of geology department, faculty of science, alexandria university, egypt as a professor of petroleum geology and geochemistry in 2007. The messinian sequence in the nile delta hosts the most prolific hydrocarbon reservoirs. During the msc the nile created an enormous canyon, measured at a depth of more than 4000m below sea level in the offshore area of the delta. Order publications, find out about the lyell collection and read guidelines for preparing a paper or submitting a book proposal. Petrophysical analysis and flow units characterization for. Nile delta eratosthenes seamount mediterranean sea sinai sub plate levant basin early mesozoic extension cenozoic compression. Historical geologydeltas wikibooks, open books for an open.
Shash, the geology of abu madi gas field, in proceedings of the 11th petroleum exploration and production conference. Basic petroleum geology principles of petroleum development. Nile delta you have access restricted access an example study using conventional 3d seismic data to delineate shallow gas drilling hazards from the west delta deep marine concession, offshore nile delta. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Egypts geological history is complex, with multiple phases of basin formation resulting in working petroleum systems from paleozoic through pliocene strata. The petroleum geology and resources of malaysia in. The niger delta basin, also referred to as the niger delta province, is an extensional rift basin located in the niger delta and the gulf of guinea on the passive continental margin near the western coast of nigeria with suspected or proven access to cameroon, equatorial guinea and sao tome and principe. This book gives the geological history of the river nile since it. Broadhead, new mexico bureau of geology and mineral resources, a division of new mexico institute of mining and technology introduction the oil and natural gas that are produced from oil and gas fields reside in porous and permeable rocks reservoirs in which these liquids have collected and accumulated. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Rare earth element geochemistry of petroleum source rocks. Regional geology and petroleum systems of the main.
Several nile delta publications in recent years have used very good quality data to illustrate and discuss depositional systems in great detail. The main feature is the nile delta hinge zone, a flexure which affects premiocene formations and extends ew across the middle of the onshore delta area, producing step faults figure 4. Most of the discoveries in this basin, such as the reservoirs of the upper miocene and the middleupper pliocene, have been enabled by the use of a direct hydrocarbon indicator dhi, based. Blackwell scientific publications, 1990 science 402 pages. Selection of our books indexed in the book citation index in web of. Upper egypt and the red sea offer additional potential, as do poorly understood basins across upper egypt. A braid delta is a coarsegrained delta fed by a braided river. The nile delta was considered a minor hydrocarbonbearing province where the exploration activities were confined to the. The geologic history of the nile delta created multiple source, reservoir and seal combinations. Key challenges to realizing full potential in an emerging giant gas province. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading elements of petroleum geology. These include elements that may react to physiochemical conditions of depositional environments and be useful as geochemical markers.
Petroleum geology of the niger delta abstract the niger delta is a large, arcuate delta of the destructive, wavedominated type. May 12, 1920 february 8, 20 was an egyptian scientist. Tertiary niger delta akataagbada petroleum system no. The gasprone northwest and southeast trending nile delta basin. Pdf the petroleum system from source to trap in the nile delta. Advances in hydrocarbon technology and petroleum development systems have recently made the exploration of unconventional hydrocarbonssuch as shale gas.
During the last two decades, the nile delta and the offshore mediterranean sea have been intensively investigated by the petroleum industry. He has been the technical chair of the london pesgbhgs african conferences for some years, has written over 20 papers and has edited two books on african petroleum geology. Marine and petroleum geology is the preeminent international forum for the exchange of multidisciplinary concepts, interpretations and techniques for all concerned with marine and petroleum geology in industry, government and academia. It is gene rally a greed, ho wever, that the history of t he delta is still only partially. Sedimentological architecture, shelfedge trajectories and. Information about the geological societys internationally acclaimed books and journals for authors, editors, librarians and readers. A field, discoveries and hydrocarbon potentials a comprehensive overview, egyptian general petroleum, cairo, egypt, 1994. The nile delta is an emerging giant gas province with proven reserves of approximately 42. Structural map of the area cenozoic pliocene generalized lithostratigraphy column of the nile delta area after egpc, 1994 geological history paleocene paleocene sediments were not appear in deep drilling in the nile delta areas that was mostly due to regional uplifts that. Unconventional petroleum geology is the first book of its kind to collectively identify, catalog, and assess the exploration and recovery potential of the earths unconventional hydrocarbons. There are several producing oil and gas fields evaluated for.
Dec 01, 2014 buy elements of petroleum geology 3 by richard c. Chemex modular selected by niger delta petroleum resources to. In this popular text that has trained thousands in the petroleum industry for years, dr. North of the hinge zone, large normal faults are the dominant structures. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The producing fields within the assets are utorogu, ughelli east, and ughelli west, with a total flowstation processing capacity of 90 mbpd. The nile delta and mediterranean deepwater trend along the northern coastline of egypt is. The offshore nile delta basin is considered as one of the most promising hydrocarbon provinces in egypt, with an excellent potential for gas and condensate reserves following future exploration. Quaternary clastics that are considered to be prospective f. Two thermal geochemical modeling and maturity profiles were constructed to assessment the petroleum accumulation in the study area. Brownfield openfile report 9950h 1999 contents forward by the u.
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