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Abstract tectonic factors controlled the development of this canyon. More exploration should be focused on these Pliocene channels. The NW oriented normal faults are classified into three groups. These are the gravity-driven growth faults affecting the Pliocene-Pleistocene lithologic package, the faults affecting only the Miocene units, and the faults affecting the whole Miocene-Pleistocene packages. Faults of the third group indicate the presence of a tectonic extension that accompanied the northerly gravitational stress that caused the deformation of the Pliocene-Pleistocene sediments. Well logging analysis is also carried out for the estimation of the petrophysical parameters of the Late and Middle Miocene Wakar and Sidi Salim Formations to determine their hydrocarbon potentiality. The net pay thickness in all the studied wells ranges from 1.5 m to 16 m in Wakar Formation and 1.5 m to 11.5 m in Sidi Salim Formation. The lithosaturation crossplots of the studied wells help in the consideration of the detected Wakar Formation net pay zones in PFM-3 and PFM-DEEP-2R wells as potential economically productive gas zones due to its suitable petrophysical properties. |