Using a geology based assessment methodology, the u. Distribution map of sedimentary basins in africa modified after hemsted t. Petroleum geology of libya has clearly been thoroughly researched by someone who knows the country very well indeed. The goal of the course is to obtain knowledge of the origins of petroleum and gas, of the accumulation conditions and the techniques to find and exploit hydrocarbons. Tectonic controls on the petroleum geology of ne africa m. Paleozoic and triassic petroleum systems in north africa. Petroleum geology of north africa d s macgregor, richard moody, d d clarklowes.
Pdf this paper is part of the special publication petroleum geology of north africa eds d. Analyses of the essential elements and geological processes of the paleozoic. Guiraud late permian to recent magmatic activity on the african arabian margin of tethys m. Jan 01, 2010 the north africa and middle east session at the 7th petroleum geology conference brought together 12 papers ranging from keynotes on regional play evaluation to detailed field studies. The lecture is started with a description of the course. Two chronostratigraphic correlation panels have been constructed at roughly right angles to each other across north africa, in wnw. During 1968, there was a net increase in acreage held in north africa with governments of the host countries taking interests in a majority of the new rightsa trend which is expected to continue. Massoud overview of the petroleum systems of morocco a. Lateral variation in magnetic susceptibility and remanence give rise to spatial variations in the magnetic field it is expressed in so called magnetic anomalies, i. Sonnenberg is the most uptodate and essential text on petroleum geology that ive seen.
Pdf palaeozoic petroleum systems of north africa researchgate. The importance of this course is explained here as well. Petroleum geology overview of the north africa sahara platform by lorenzo casati, jonathan craig silurodevonian f6 interval reservoir characterisation from the ohanet and dimeta west fields, algeria by anthony j. Cave, guy philippe, hocine khemissa, and bruno murat. In this first lecture, a short introduction to the topic will be given. Geological survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean resources of 2.
Petroleum geology of north africa geological society, london. The north africa and middle east session at the 7th petroleum geology conference brought together 12 papers ranging from keynotes on regional play evaluation to detailed field studies. Moody mesozoic rifting and basin inversion along the northern african tethyan margin. Cretaceous carbonate rocks economic geology cenozoic eocene folds grainstone north africa packstone sedimentary rocks microfossils mesozoic paleogene protista structural geology africa tectonics faults foraminifera. Development geology training course petroskills dg.
Peter bartok is an adjunct professor of geology at the university of houston and a petroleum exploration consultant with research interests in unconventional shale resources, complex salt tectonics, and the application of rock physics to exploration. Although many total petroleum systems may exist in the westcentral coastal province, only four major total petroleum systems have been defined. He was an editor of the geological societys special publication on the petroleum geology of north africa 1998 and is author of numerous academic publications on libya. Pdf aspects of petroleum geology of north africa researchgate. This occurred during impingement of the bouvet hotspot which weakened the lithosphere sufficiently to allow continental breakup. Distribution map of sedimentary basins in africa modified after.
Geology and total petroleum systems of the westcentral. Petroleum geology an overview sciencedirect topics. Jabour application of fault seal analysis techniques in the western desert, egypt s. Total petroleum systems of the illizi province, algeria and libya. Petroleum geology of eastcentral tunisia1 william f. In ancient geological time this shelf was part of gondwana, which around 400 million years ago broke from what is now africa and drifted westwards relative to africa. The third edition of this classic text has been fully updated and revised when compared to the second edition, making it an essential textbook and reference guide for.
Pdf rwthaachen university find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. They started life over 35 years ago, in 1974, with a focus solely on northwest europe, and have a reputation, both from the conferences and the accompanying proceedings volumes, of being at the forefront of petroleum geoscience. Northcentral africa, showing usgsdefined geologic provinces and major structures modified from aliev and others, 1971. Studies of the seabed surrounding the islands indicated the. This second edition of elements of petroleum geology is completely updated and revised to reflect the vast.
The main phase of rifting leading to indian ocean opening lasted from the late pliensbachian to the bajocian c. The third edition of elements of petroleum geology by richard c. The falkland islands are located on a projection of the patagonian continental shelf. The hydrocarbon systems of north africa sciencedirect. Its complex reservoir architecture is, firstly, a function of the sedimentary facies distribution, ranging from proximal alluvialfan deposits in the south to playalake deposits in the north and. North africa, including sinai, contains some of the most important hydrocarbonproducing basins in the world. This stratigraphic interval remains a potential play for future exploration, but with the depth of burial increasing rapidly westwards, overpressuring may be required to preserve porosity and. The geology of south africa is highly varied including cratons, greenstone belts, large impact craters as well as orogenic belts. North africa, which is one of the main oil and gas producing regions in the world, is best known for its subsalt paleozoictriassic reservoirs and paleozoic source rocks. An introduction article pdf available in geological society london special publications 4381. He has given industry training courses on a range of petroleum geology topics. While working on his phd in geology and geophysics at rice university, he spent 18 months in the elf acquitaine paris office working various sequence stratigraphy projects focusing in the north sea.
The geomorphology of south africa consists of a high plateau rimmed to west, south and southeast by the great escarpment and rugged. Jelsma encyclopedia of life support systems eolss 2. The geology of the country is the base for a large mining sector that extracts gold, diamonds, iron and coal from worldclass deposits. Petroleum geology and resources of northeastern mexico. Petroleum geology overview of the north africa sahara. The east african margin has a complex structure due to multiple phases of rifting with different stretching directions. North africas hydrocarbon reserves are spread over a wide range of. Catalogs on this website in alphabetical order aapg american association of petroleum geologists publications aec american atomic energy commission africa geology and mining aime american institute of mining engineers publications alabama alaska analysis of ore assay techniques antarctica geology and mining.
Petroleum geology textbooks have been an essential tool for training generations of teachers, researchers, explorers, and managers in the petroleum industry. The north african symposium is devoted to examining the exploration potential of the north african margin in light of the most recent and promising exploration discoveries. The editorial content is restricted to original papers on aspects of the genesis and accumulation of petroleum, on the geology of oiland gasfields and on reservoir evaluation and basin modelling techniques. Tectonic evolution and hydrocarbon distribution of basins in. Regional geology and petroleum systems of the main reservoirs. Clarklowes imperial college, university of london, uk 1998 published by the geological society london.
Moreover, the petroleum geology and petroleum systems are discussed, as well as the history of geological exploration. Petroleum geology of north africa edited by macgregor, d. Tectonic controls on the petroleum geology of ne africa citeseerx. The geology of the falkland islands is described in several publications. New geological and petroleum insights gained from geophysical imaging along south africas western margin.
Geological society, london, petroleum geology conference. Desultory petroleum exploration in north africa throughout the. Unconventional petroleum geology is a new subdiscipline of petroleum geology that examines the type of unconventional petroleum, finegrained deposits, micro and nanoscale reservoirs, formation mechanism, distribution characteristics, enrichment pattern, evaluation method, core technologies, development strategies, and economic viability of oil and gas. The goal of the course is to obtain knowledge of the origins of petroleum and gas, of the accumulation conditions and the techniques to.
Hydrocarbon abundance varies greatly from one structural domain to another areally and from one stratigraphic interval to another vertically. Using a geologybased assessment methodology, the u. The second part of the book focuses on using these methods for petroleum exploration within the context of northern africa. Petroleum geology and basins 48 firstbreakorg 2016 eage first breakvolume 34, december 2016 reflector. Broadhead, new mexico bureau of geology and mineral resources, a division of new mexico institute of mining and technology introduction the oil and natural gas that are produced from oil and gas fields reside in porous. Mesozoic and cenozoic petroleum systems of north africa d. There is evidence of steeply dipping seaward dipping reflectors sdrs along with the presence of local volcanoes especially in the north of the area of interest. Petroleum geology overview of the north africa sahara platform. The tectonic features of tunisia are complex and include folds, all types of faults, evaporite diapirs, and the saharan flexure, which separates a stable paleozoic province on the south from a subsidence zone of mesozoic and cenozoic strata of the offshore ashtart and tripolitania basins. A snapshot of the geotectonics and petroleum geology of the. The area of the province north of the congo basin contains two total petroleum systems. The purposes of this association are to advance the science of geology. Geological society, london, petroleum geology conference series, 8, 385398, 26 september 2016, s. Petroleum geoscience is a comprehensive introduction to the application of geology and geophysics to the search for and production of oil and gas.
Petroleum geology of eastcentral tunisia1 aapg bulletin. Geological society special publication, 2, 1155 luning s. Traut exploration history of the palaeozoic petroleum systems of north africa marc w. Geological society, london, petroleum geology conference series, 8, 125146, 23 june 2017. North africas hydrocarbon reserves are spread over a wide range of reservoirs and play types. The geology of northern africa is described and computerized lithographic correlation charts are presented and applied to petroleum exploration targets from the region.
Iv earth science society of libya, tripoli, 51122 p. Paleozoic composite petroleum system of north africa. Broadhead, new mexico bureau of geology and mineral resources, a division of new mexico institute of mining and technology introduction the oil and natural gas that are produced from oil and gas fields reside in porous and permeable rocks reservoirs in which these liquids have collected and accumulated. Regional geology and petroleum systems of the main. They started life over 35 years ago, in 1974, with a focus solely on north west europe, and have a reputation, both from the conferences and the accompanying proceedings volumes, of being at the forefront of petroleum geoscience. A synthesis of the sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the palaeozoic succession of north africa is presented. I can thoroughly recommend this highly readable text to everyone with an interest in north african andor libyan petroleum geology. We have noted the presence of at least two phases of volcanism on this margin. Central african republic niger delta w a l vis ridge angola cabinda namibe basin geology and total petroleum systems of the westcentral coastal province 7203, west africa u. The american association of petroleum geologists is an international organization with over 38,000 members in 100plus countries. Petroleum geology overview of the north africa sahara platform lorenzo casati agip algeria production bv jonathan craig enilasmo plc the palaeozoic and triassic successions of the sahara platform contain some 43% of the known oil and 84% of the known gas reserves of the entire north african region. Geology of north africa 1st edition edward tawadros. Here we look at some of the early textbooks in this field as a way of paying tribute to these works and their authors, upon whose shoulders stand the writers, teachers and textbooks of our time. Tectonic evolution and hydrocarbon distribution of basins.
A great variety of proven hydrocarbon plays and trap styles are present in the sedimentary succession of the netherlands, which starts in the middle paleozoic and has been deformed by several. Palaeozoic petroleum systems of north africa david r. An igneous rock that has a relatively high silica content. Marine and petroleum geology 1996 volume number 3 329.
Geology and hydrocarbon potential of the east african. Bishoppetroleum geology of tunisia and adjacent parts of libya and algeria. Since the previous edition, published in 2002, there have been numerous developments in libya, including the lifting of. Used in reference to a basaltic lava that occurs in flows with a fissured, rough and jagged surface. Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the tindouf basin province, north africa, 2018. Jelsma encyclopedia of life support systems eolss the worldwide 1. Geology of africa download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Given this large and diverse amount of geology, an attempt to. Pdf the petroleum geology of the west africa margin.
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