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Sequence stratigraphic analysis and depositional evolution of the Upper Cretaceous deposits in Ras Budran oil field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt
The Upper Cretaceous deposits represent significant oil reservoirs in several fields of the Gulf of Suez province, Egypt. The present work aims to...
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Mesozoic Sedimentary Succession in Egypt
The three Mesozoic divisions (Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous) are represented in Egypt by sedimentary rocks on the surface and subsurface areas...
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Mesozoic Oceanic Anoxic Events and the Associated Black Shale Deposits as a Potential Source of Energy
Oceanic anoxic events (OAEs) are considered as periods of oxygen deficiency in many oceans; accompanied by accumulation of organic-rich black shales....
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The upper cretaceous carbonate sediments of the Ras Budran Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt: stacking patterns and depositional controls
The present study interprets the carbonate stacking patterns and their depositional controls in the Upper Cretaceous strata of the Ras Budran Field...
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An Overview of the Phanerozoic Geology in Egypt
Egypt is located in northeastern portion of Africa and extends into the Asian near East. It is susceptible to many local and global tectonic events...
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Palaeoenvironmental and Palaeontological Study of the Gabal Ekma Section (Egypt) Throughout the Coniacian-Santonian Boundary
The Gabal Ekma section, located in the Sinai desert (Egypt), is characterised by shallow marine deposits of mixed siliciclastic/carbonate sediments...
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Cyclic nature of the biotic attributes of macroinvertebrate communities in the Cenomanian–Turonian strata of Sinai: water depth-driven biological responses
The analysis of high-resolution stratigraphic data from the Cenomanian–Turonian successions in three sections from Sinai (northeast Egypt) revealed...
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Sequence stratigraphy and petrophysical investigation of fluvial sediments: a case study Nubia Sandstone, Ras Budran Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt
Sequence stratigraphy is a crucial predictive tool in the analysis of the sedimentary environments, especially fluvial systems. Therefore, the...
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Effect of Depletion and Fluid Injection in the Mesozoic and Paleozoic Sandstone Reservoirs of the October Oil Field, Central Gulf of Suez Basin: Implications on Drilling, Production and Reservoir Stability
This work attempted to understand the behavior of the Upper Cretaceous Nezzazat and Lower Cretaceous–Carboniferous Nubia sandstone reservoirs in...
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Hydrocarbon-generating potential of the Eocene Thebes Formation, Gulf of Suez: 1D basin modeling as a supplementary tool for source rock evaluation
The present work provides high-resolution modeling of the thermal maturation of the Eocene Thebes Formation using a multi-1D approach. The model...
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Mineral Resources in Egypt (II): Non-metallic Ore Deposits
This chapter reviews four types of non-metallic ore deposits in Egypt. These deposits are phosphate, white sand (glass sand or silica sand), argillic...
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Chemometric Differentiation of Oil Families and Their Potential Source Rocks in the Gulf of Suez
An oil–oil and oil–source rock correlation study was carried out using chemometric methods applied to geochemical data for 123 Upper Cretaceous—Lower...
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Impacts of the petrophysical and diagenetic aspects on the geomechanical properties of the dolomitic sequence of Gebel El-Halal, Sinai, Egypt
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the controlling effect of the mineral composition, the diagenetic history and the petrophysical properties on...
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An integrated analysis of gravity and well data for deep-seated structural interpretation: a case study, from Ras Budran oil field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt
A combined gravity and well-logging data study was put forward to explore the subsurface structural configurations in Ras Budran oil field area. At...
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Fracture detection using conventional well logging in carbonate Matulla Formation, Geisum oil field, southern Gulf of Suez, Egypt
The non-availability of the advanced tools such as FMI and Borehole Televiewer has led to the use of conventional well logging methods in the...
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Thermal maturity and hydrocarbon generation of the Dawi Formation, Belayim Marine Oil Field, Gulf Of Suez, Egypt: a 1D Basin Modeling Case Study
The Upper Senonian Dawi Formation of Belayim Marine Oil Field, Gulf Of Suez, Egypt, is a promising source rock. However, the generation and expulsion...
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Chemostratigraphy of the Cenomanian-Turonian shallow-water carbonate: new correlation for the rudist levels from north Sinai, Egypt
The present study aims to provide carbon-isotope curves for the Cenomanian to Turonian rudist-dominated successions in north Sinai. The...
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Pore fabric assignment using electrical conductivity of some Albian–Cenomanian sequences in north Eastern Desert, Egypt
The electric pore fabric concept has been testified in many previous studies, mostly concerned with sandstone rock samples. The present study is a...
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Taphonomy and paleoecology of Cenomanian oysters from the Musabaa Salama area, southwestern Sinai, Egypt
This work is a taphonomic and paleoecologic study of Cenomanian oysters from the Musabaa Salama area, southwestern Sinai, Egypt. Disarticulation,...
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Organic geochemical characteristics of the Upper Cretaceous–Early Paleogene source rock and correlation with some Egyptian mummy bitumen and oil from the southern Gulf of Suez, Egypt
Previous research has focused upon the geochemical fingerprinting of oil and mummy bitumen in order to define their biomarker characteristics and...
