The geometry of the Western Boundary Fault (WBF) of Amer oil field and its influence on hydrocarbon trapping, western central Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Sayed, Mayada; Salim, Sadek; Araby, Abdel Moneim El; Hammed, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2022.104777

Journal of African Earth Sciences

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2022.104777

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The geometry of the Western Boundary Fault (WBF) of Amer oil field and its influence on hydrocarbon trapping, western central Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Mayada Sayed

Sadek Salim

Abdel Moneim El Araby

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The implications of structural control on the miocene carbonate reservoirs of Bakr-Al Hamd oil fields, Gulf of Suez

Sayed,

Salim,

El Araby

et al. 2024

J Petrol Explor Prod Technol

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The present work aims to provide a tectonostratigraphic model of the Miocene carbonate reservoirs accumulated in Bakr-Al-Hamd ridge to help unlock an estimated statistical yet-to-find over 10 MMbbl of oil. The structural ridge is located in the western central Gulf of Suez and the hydrocarbon exploration within this NE-dipping structural high began in 1951. The model integrated several interpreted 3-D seismic volumes and their attributes, a complete set of well-log data, borehole images, and the resultant extensional structures from the natural and physical models. The structural model proposed the following: (1) a major gulf-parallel curved and faulted detachment between the two differentially strained sections of Miocene and Pre-Miocene sediments which were distinguished by seismic attributes and confirmed by borehole images, (2) the synthetic Gulf-parallel faults which represent footwall collapsing structural style of extensional faults, delineated Al Hamd Miocene Nullipore carbonate reservoir, (3) south-westward dislocation of the western gulf-parallel boundary fault of Al Hamd Nullipore facies and its allocation at the present-day shoreline, (4) three classification of the Miocene carbonate reef were interpreted; fringe reef in Bakr ridge, barrier reef in Al-Hamd, and patch reef in the intra-field. The achievements of the present study prompted exploration activity and two discoveries were announced in 2021 and 2022 in the vicinity of Bakr and Al-Hamd intra-fields. The recent discoveries penetrated more than 200 m of Miocene carbonate reef and dolomitic reservoirs accumulated on the detachment surface. The present study workflow could be used in similar petroliferous rift basins to maximize hydrocarbon resources, enhance production performance, and revive brownfields.

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The implications of structural control on the miocene carbonate reservoirs of Bakr-Al Hamd oil fields, Gulf of Suez

Sayed,

Salim,

El Araby

et al. 2024

J Petrol Explor Prod Technol

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The geometry of the Western Boundary Fault (WBF) of Amer oil field and its influence on hydrocarbon trapping, western central Gulf of Suez, Egypt

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The implications of structural control on the miocene carbonate reservoirs of Bakr-Al Hamd oil fields, Gulf of Suez

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