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Reservoir Characterisation of the Jurassic Safa Formation, Shoushan Basin, North Western Desert, Egypt.

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This study assesses the lithological and petrophysical properties of the Jurassic Safa reservoirs in western part of the Shoushan Basin, north Western Desert of Egypt. Composite logs from five wells from TUT and Salam fields were utilized to evaluate the different petrophysical parameters. Well log analysis, using Density/Neutron (D/N) dia-porosity and tri-porosity (M-N) cross-plots, have been used to determine the lithology and porosity of the studied reservoirs. Litho-saturation results reveal that the Lower Safa Member is composed of sandstone as a major lithological constituent and a few beds of limestone, with shale intercalation and calcareous cement, while the Upper Safa Member contains shale as the principal lithological component and a few beds of limestone, with sandstone bodies and calcareous cement. Effect of natural gas appears in some D/N cross-plots in both Members. Petrophysical parameters derived from vertical litho-saturation cross-plots were used to identify the most effective sand zones in each well. Movable hydrocarbon is found to increases mostly at the top and middle parts of the L. Safa reservoir and at the middle and bottom parts of the U. Safa reservoir. In terms of hydrocarbon potentiality, the studied reservoirs of Øeff, Vsh, Sh, Sw, net sand thickness, net pay and net pay to gross-sand were determined for the Lower and Upper Safa Reservoirs, respectively. Constructed iso-parametric maps of the Lower and Upper Safa reservoirs display that, the northern part; and the eastern and south-eastern parts of the studied fields are the most areas for future development, respectively.

DOI

10.21608/djs.2023.198323.1085

Keywords

Reservoir, Safa Formation, Shoushan Basin

Authors

First Name

Mai

Last Name

El-Ghandour

MiddleName

Mohey

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta university, Tanta, Egypt

Email

mai.mohey@pharm.tanta.edu.eg

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Orcid

0009-0009-6289-9035

First Name

Abdelaziz

Last Name

Abdeldayem

MiddleName

Lotfy

Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University Tanta 31527, Egypt

Email

aabdeldayem@science.tanta.edu.eg

City

Tanta

Orcid

0000-0002-5786-4307

First Name

Ali

Last Name

Soliman

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Affiliation

Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University

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ali.soliman@science.tanta.edu.eg

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-

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First Name

Abdelmoneim

Last Name

Abu Shady

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Exploration General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors - PetroNefertiti Petroleum Company

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abdelmoneim.shady@petronefertiti.com

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Volume

46

Article Issue

3

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41741

Issue Date

2023-06-01

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2023-05-31

Publish Date

2023-06-01

Page Start

144

Page End

158

Print ISSN

1012-5965

Online ISSN

2735-5306

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Delta Journal of Science

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Reservoir Characterisation of the Jurassic Safa Formation, Shoushan Basin, North Western Desert, Egypt.

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28 Dec 2024