Organic geochemistry of oil seeps from the Abu-Jir Fault Zone in the Al-Anbar Governorate, western Iraq: Implications for early-mature sulfur -rich source rock

Al-Khafaji, Amer Jassim; Hakimi, Mohammed Hail; Ibrahim, Elkhedr; Najaf, Ahmed A.; Faifi, Hussain J. Al; Lashin, Aref

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2019.106584

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“…The oil probably migrated from the source rocks to the surface through fractures or other migration pathways (e.g., Abrams 2005;Galarrage et al 2010) and invaded the host sandstone. Similar oil seeps have been reported in several parts of the world (e.g., Abrams 2005;Escobar et al 2011;Galarrage et al 2010;Burton et al 2019;Al-Khafaji et al 2020;Al-Khafaji 2021). It can provide valuable information on the presence of a petroleum system, nature of the source rocks, thermal maturity level of the organic matter, and migration pathway of the hydrocarbons as suggested by several authors (e.g., Abrams 2005;Burton et al 2019).…”

Section: Est-9: Oil Seeps Of the Lisama Formationsupporting

confidence: 77%

Geotourism in Regions with Influence from the Oil Industry: a Study Case of the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin (Colombia)

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This paper discusses the petroleum geology-related sites along the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin (Colombia) and their potentials as geotourism resources. This initiative is based on the experience of the authors over several years of fieldwork in this region. There are different geological and anthropic features in this region, which are closely related to petroleum geology. The geotourism represents a strategic alternative for the promotion of sustainable tourism. The present work refers to geotourism in regions with influence of the oil industry, which would constitute a pioneering example in Latin America from the development of a scenic georoute for those who visit the operations of the oil industry through tourism programs. The region of interest has beautiful landscapes and is very useful for performing different geoeducation and geotourism activities for geoconservation purposes. All these sites and features can attract people to visit this region, not only geologists and geology students who want to study the petroleum geology of this region, but also the local communities and tourists who are interested in visiting it.

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Section: Est-9: Oil Seeps Of the Lisama Formationsupporting

confidence: 77%

Geotourism in Regions with Influence from the Oil Industry: a Study Case of the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin (Colombia)

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“…Biodegraded oils have lower API gravity and higher viscosity values and contain relatively higher amounts of NSO (i.e., resin and asphaltene) compounds compared to fresh oil (e.g., Barth et al 2004;Gu 2005 and. The oils containing heavy asphaltic materials are heavy in this respect and generally more degraded than oils rich in saturated and aromatic HCs (Connan 1984;Larter, et al , 2005Al-Khafaji et al 2020).…”

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The origins of paraffinic oils collected from oilfields in the western Siberian Basin, Russia: implications from geochemical and physical characteristics

Hakimi

Saeed

Al‐Muntaser

et al. 2021

J Petrol Explor Prod Technol

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Four oil samples were collected from oilfields in the western Siberian Basin, and analyzed using conventional geochemical and physical methods. The results of this study were used to evaluate the oil samples, focusing on the characteristics of their source rocks, including the origin of organic matter input; redox depositional conditions and degree of thermal maturity of their probable source rock were studied. The obtained SARA results show that the examined oils are paraffinic oils owing to their high saturated hydrocarbon fraction values of greater than 70% volume. The observed API gravity values (23.55° to 32.57°) and low sulfur content of less than 0.25% wt indicate that the examined oils are sweet oils and were generated from source rock containing Type-II, with low sulfur content. The low sulfur content combined with the vanadium (V) and nickel (Ni) ratios indicates that the examined oils were scoured from a mixture of aquatic and terrestrial organic matter, depositing under generally suboxic environmental conditions. The n-alkane and isoprenoid distributions, with their ratios and parameters further suggest that the examined oil samples were generated from source rock containing a mixed organic matter input and deposited under suboxic to relatively oxic environmental conditions. Bulk compositions and distributions of n-alkane and isoprenoid indicate that the oil samples were generated from mature source rock.

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Organic matter characteristics and hydrocarbon generation potential of the Middle Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous succession in the Mesopotamian Foredeep Basin, Iraq

Gharib,

Ismael,

Alatroshe

et al. 2024

Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch)

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Organic geochemistry of oil seeps from the Abu-Jir Fault Zone in the Al-Anbar Governorate, western Iraq: Implications for early-mature sulfur -rich source rock

Cited by 11 publications

References 43 publications

Geotourism in Regions with Influence from the Oil Industry: a Study Case of the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin (Colombia)

Geotourism in Regions with Influence from the Oil Industry: a Study Case of the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin (Colombia)

The origins of paraffinic oils collected from oilfields in the western Siberian Basin, Russia: implications from geochemical and physical characteristics

Organic matter characteristics and hydrocarbon generation potential of the Middle Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous succession in the Mesopotamian Foredeep Basin, Iraq

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