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Subdividing a Cretaceous Carbonate Reservoir in the East Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Based on Petrographical Characteristics: A Case Study

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Abstract

Reservoir studies necessitate a consistent and repeatable classification of carbonate lithofacies, serving as a fundamental input for constructing depositional, diagenetic, and reservoir models. Traditionally, the Dunham and Folk Systems have been relied upon to fulfill this requirement. In the Cretaceous carbonate reservoir of the Zohr Field, the reservoir is subdivided into four sub-reservoirs based on biostratigraphic and sedimentological analyses. These reservoir levels, from top to bottom, are designated as Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4. These units exhibit variations in thickness, facies, and petrophysical properties, often leading to differences between wells. In many instances, it is challenging to correlate the log patterns observed in these units. This is due to lateral variations in depositional facies, syn-depositional changes, and post-depositional diagenetic processes. This study investigates these Cretaceous-aged carbonate lithofacies in the Zohr Field by employing the highly detailed and comprehensive approach of petrographical analysis which allows for more accurate classification of these rocks compared to conventional methods. It examines a spectrum of synthetic rock textures, natural lithologies, and thin section textures derived from core samples, side-wall cores, and ditch cuttings. As a result, the outcomes of this petrographical analysis have helped in refining the present reservoir boundaries. The modified boundaries derived from petrographic analysis have been adopted, thereby facilitating the development of more realistically constrained depositional, diagenetic, and reservoir models. Furthermore, the results have been utilized to create texture and porosity curves, enabling a detailed and accurate correlation among different wells and reservoir levels in the Zohr Field.

DOI

10.21608/djs.2024.277984.1159

Keywords

Cetaceous Carbonate, Reservoir Characterization, Zohr field, Petrography, Sedimentology

Authors

First Name

Islam

Last Name

Ali Hafez

MiddleName

Hamed

Affiliation

Belayim Petroleum Company

Email

ihamed@petrobel.org

City

Cairo, Egypt

Orcid

0000-0001-8429-3362

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abd Elhady

MiddleName

Abd Elkhalek

Affiliation

Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University

Email

lordofegypt98@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Diaa

Last Name

Saadawi

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University

Email

deyaa_hafez@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

El Garhy

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University

Email

lordofegypt98@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

48

Article Issue

2

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48317

Issue Date

2024-08-01

Receive Date

2024-03-19

Publish Date

2024-08-01

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1

Page End

24

Print ISSN

1012-5965

Online ISSN

2735-5306

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https://djs.journals.ekb.eg/article_359304.html

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359,304

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2,897

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Publication Title

Delta Journal of Science

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https://djs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Subdividing a Cretaceous Carbonate Reservoir in the East Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Based on Petrographical Characteristics: A Case Study

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28 Dec 2024