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Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to achieve a better understanding of the stratigraphy, the tectonic framework, the structural setting, and the geologic history of the area in order to understand the evolution of the area and its hydrocarbon potentialities.
Chapter 1
This chapter describes the location of the study area, the history of exploration of the study area and its surroundings and also the available data used to evaluate the hydrocarbon potentiality of this area.
Chapter 2
This chapter introduces a detailed information about the stratigraphy of the study area with a brief description for the Western desert stratigraphy. Also the structural , tectonic framework and the geological history of the Western Desert including the study area is revealed in this chapter.
Chapter 3
This chapter represents the methods used to evaluate the study wells including log types and equations used to calculate the different parameters used to give the results which discussed in the next chapter.
Chapter 4
This chapter discusses the reservoirs quality and its extension using well logs and IP software with Lithology analysis of Bahariya formation and Abu Roash “G” member. Also reveals the hydrocarbon potentiality of the study area based on the result introduced.
Chapter 5
This study discusses the seismic analysis including acquisition, processing &seismic interpretation, and also Structure evaluation and prospectivity study area.
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1.2. History of Exploration Activities of the western desert:
Many studies related to the hydrocarbon potentialities were presented by many authors and oil companies working on the northern part of the Western Desert. The following studies are worth mentioning: El Hashmi (1972); Abdine (1974); O’conner (1975); Abdelhady (1975); Robertson Research International (1982); Parker (1982); Abu El Naga (1984); Labib (1985); Shahein et al. (1986) and Hagras et al. (1986).
History of exploration activities was summarized on a paper given for the 8th EGPC conference in 1986. This paper shows an integrated review of oil exploration activities in Egypt from 1886-1986.
The Anglo Egyptian Oil Company drilled the first well in the Western Desert in 1940 at El Daba between Burg El Arab and Marsa Matruh. This well showed good oil and gas indications in the Eocene rocks.
In 1945, SOMED drilled the Khatatba well, which is 40 km northwest of Cairo.
Standard oil of Egypt drilled two wells in 1946 on a large Cretaceous anticline, at Abu Roash. Abu Roash-1 Well was abandoned in Basement and Abu Roash-2 well was abandoned in the Jurassic rocks.
During (1954-1958), Sahara (SAPETCO) drilled nine wells. The deepest well was Mersa Matruh-1 into the Lower Cretaceous section. Seven of the nine wells showed no hydrocarbons, only Burg El Arab-1 and Mersa Matruh-1 wells showed minor gas.
In 1966, El Alamein Oil Field was discovered by Phillips Petroleum Company. The Alamein-1 well was located on a large, faulted anticline.
In 1969, Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO) discovered Abu El Gharadig oil and gas field that was in the Pan American (AMOCO) concession area. The field is located south of the eastern extension of the Qattara Depression. The Abu El Gharadig-1 well was drilled to a depth of 4097.8 m (about 13,445 ft) in the Lower Cretaceous.
The well was completed in the gas bearing sands of the Cenomanian, Bahariya Formation. In 1971 oil was discovered in the Touronian, Abu Roash ”C”, ”D” and ”E” zones in the Abu El Gharadig Field by GUPCO. In 1969, WEPCO discovered Umbarka Oil Field, located southwest of Marsa Matruh.3 Also, In 1972 WEPCO discovered Meleiha Oil Field, Oil production was from the Cenomanian, Bahariya Sands. The Razzak Oil Field, located 30 km southwest of Alamein Field, was discovered in the same year by GUPCO which also discovered the WD-33 Field, located 60 km southwest of Abu El Gharadig Field.