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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Viswasanthi Chandra, Alexander Petrovic, Pankaj Khanna, Ahmad I. Ramdani, Bora Yalcin, Volker Vahrenkamp, Thomas Finkbeiner
Summary: This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of multiscale geological, petrophysical and rock mechanical data acquired from 35 m of outcrop well core from the Late Jurassic Upper Jubaila Formation in Saudi Arabia. The study identified four main lithofacies types and discussed factors influencing rock properties and mechanical behavior, such as mineralogy, dedolomitization, and permeability controls. Despite reduced porosity, the compressive rock strength in the outcrop core was found to be lower than that of the subsurface equivalent rocks, indicating overall weakening of the rock due to telogenetic processes and surface weathering.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2021)
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Energy & Fuels
Shakhawat Hossain, Tahmidur Rahman Junayed, Naymur Rahman
Summary: This study utilized integrated channel belt dimension analysis to characterize fluvial reservoirs by combining seismic geomorphology, empirical equations, well log facies, and petrophysical analysis. It revealed the challenges of characterizing fluvial reservoirs due to their varying dimensions and connectivity.
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Geology
Mateus Basso, Joao Paulo Ponte Souza, Bruno Cesar Zanardo Honorio, Leandro Hartleben Melani, Guilherme Furlan Chinelatto, Aline Maria Pocas Belila, Alexandre Campane Vidal
Summary: In this study, the integration of a continuous ultrasonic borehole image log (UBI) with other logging data and core samples supported the detailed geological interpretation and petrophysical evaluation of the lacustrine carbonates of the Barra Velha Formation in Brazil. The UBI log was used to identify lithofacies and establish the relationship between lithofacies and reservoir properties. The Barra Velha Formation showed a general shallowing and cleaning upward pattern, with the main reservoir zone associated with intermediate-to-shallow subaqueous conditions.
CARBONATES AND EVAPORITES
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Ovie B. Ogbe
Summary: The study demonstrates the importance of an integrated sedimentological approach in understanding the depositional environments and facies distribution of a clastic reservoir. Variability in depositional processes and grain-size distribution across the reservoir have a significant impact on the oil production rates of wells. This highlights the heterogeneity in sedimentary elements and the necessity of utilizing textural-electrofacies analytical methods for reservoir management and field development in siliciclastic settings.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Energy & Fuels
Md. Shaheen Shah, Md Hafijur Rahaman Khan, Ananna Rahman, Md. Rashidul Islam, Syed Istiyak Ahmed, Mohammad Ismile Molla, Stephen Butt
Summary: The petrophysical evaluation of the Titas gas field revealed the presence of three gas-bearing sub-zones in the upper sand group, indicating good reservoir quality with effective porosity ranging from 18.4-18.6% and permeability between 14.11-25.95 mD. The hydrocarbon saturation varied from 48-60%, suggesting a favorable hydrocarbon reservoir with adequate gas reserves based on commercial criteria. The assessment indicated that the Titas reservoir has a higher potential for hydrocarbon accumulation and production.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Elena Stiles, Camilo Montes, Carlos Jaramillo, Murray K. Gingras
Summary: The Chagres Formation on the Caribbean coast of Panama is shown to have accumulated in shallow water environments, contradicting previous interpretations of deep-water connection. This study also suggests deposition on a tectonically stable platform at the apex of the Panama orocline.
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Bior Atem Bior Barach, Mohd Zaidi Jaafar, Gamal Ragab Gaafar, Augustine Agi, Radzuan Junin
Summary: In this study, petrophysical rock types (PRTs) were defined using both core and log data to enhance the relationship between capillary properties, hydraulic flow units, permeability, and porosity correlations. Quantitative methods were used to determine PRTs, distinguishing convoluted pore systems with mercury injection capillary pressure information and a probabilistic approach. Various pore structure characteristics were defined to detect petrophysical variation among pore systems and improve the petrophysical rank of rock types.
NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Tayyab Naseer, Raja Hammad Khalid, Shazia Naseem, Wei Li, George Kontakiotis, Ahmed E. Radwan, Hammad Tariq Janjuhah, Assimina Antonarakou
Summary: Globally, deep-water reservoir systems are comprised of a variety of traps, including sand pinch-outs, truncation against salt or shale diapirs, and monoclinal dip or faulting. Deep-water turbidite and submarine fans are two different types of traps, with basin floor fans being the most prolific. Characterizing the thick channelized-basin floor fans reservoir is a challenge, but seismic-based attributes and wedge modeling can accurately resolve and characterize the reservoirs. Rating: 8 points.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Hilary Terkula Jika, Kalu Mosto Onuoha, Sabinus Ikechukwu Ibeneme, Stephen Onum Adikwu, Eze Martins Okoro
Summary: This study used reservoir seismic data, core analysis, and well-log data to generate RMS maps and HFUs models for reservoir units D and E in the Hatch Field offshore Niger Delta Basin. The results confirmed the better hydrocarbon potential in reservoir unit E compared to reservoir unit D, based on the spatial distribution of hydraulic flow units.
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Christopher A. Achaegakwo, David Atta-Peters
Summary: Palynofacies analyses of cutting samples from the ST 9H well in the Tano Basin revealed four palynofacies units representing different marine environments. The recovered dinoflagellate and miospore assemblages suggest a Campanian-Maastrichtian age and a warm and humid tropical-subtropical climate.
GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mohamed Abdel-Fattah, Souvik Sen, Sara M. Abuzied, Mohamed Abioui, Ahmed E. Radwan, Mohammed Benssaou
Summary: This study focuses on the petrographical and petrophysical properties of the upper Miocene Abu Madi Formation in the Nile Delta, confirming the reservoir depositional environment and quality. The research reveals that the sandstone reservoirs in this region exhibit excellent hydraulic properties, while finer-grained sandstones present lower reservoir quality.
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
(2022)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Kuiqian Ma, Gongchang Wang, Yue Gao, Meinan Wang, Jianguo Liu
Summary: This paper focuses on the multiwell interference well test problem for inclined wells in offshore heavy oil reservoirs. By comprehensively considering the threshold pressure gradient of heavy oil and the stress sensitive to permeability, a well test model of inclined wells in dual-media reservoirs under multiwell interference is established. The research results provide theoretical guidance for multiwell interference test wells in similar reservoirs.
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Energy & Fuels
Janvier Domra Kana, Ahmad Diab Ahmad, Daniel Herve Gouet, Xavier Djimhoudouel, Serge Parfait Koah Na Lebogo
Summary: This study interpreted well log data from four wells in the Rio Del Rey basin, identifying multiple potential sandstone reservoirs including sandstone gas reservoirs and hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone. Petrophysical parameters revealed ranges for shale volume, effective porosity, permeability, and water saturation, contributing valuable insights for future oil and gas exploration.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Energy & Fuels
Ramin Maldar, Rasoul Ranjbar-Karami, Ali Behdad, Samira Bagherzadeh
Summary: This study characterizes and classifies the rock types of the Bangestan reservoir in the Gachsaran oilfield by integrating geological and petrophysical studies, adopting the electrofacies analysis method. The findings provide guidance for reservoir simulation, property modeling, and development decisions.
JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Geography, Physical
F. Garcia-Garcia, F. J. Rodriguez-Tovar, M. Poyatos-More, L. M. Yeste, C. Viseras
Summary: This study analyzed sedimentary structures in a 50 m-thick package of terrestrial organic debris-rich sandstone bodies alternating with burrowed siltstones in the Betic Cordillera, Spain. Two types of sandbodies were identified, and the study highlights the importance of ichnological analysis for understanding hyperpycnal flows. The findings suggest the need for multi-scale analysis focusing on trace fossils and physical sedimentary signatures to improve our understanding of river-derived sustained-flow turbidites.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Moshood Adegboyega Olayiwola, Marion K. Bamford, Ernest Uzodimma Durugbo
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2017)
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Paleontology
Olugbenga T. Fajemila, Moshood A. Olayiwola, Ernest U. Durugbo
Summary: Detailed palynological and palynofacies studies of ditch cuttings samples from ML-1 well were conducted to construct a stratigraphic scheme and delineate palynological zones. The findings revealed two depositional sequences and provided valuable insights into the depositional environments of the Niger Delta region.
NEUES JAHRBUCH FUR GEOLOGIE UND PALAONTOLOGIE-ABHANDLUNGEN
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Samuel Yaw Danso, Yi Ma, Adams Osman, Isaac Yeboah Addo
Summary: This study conducted a spatial assessment and mapping of flood hazards in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis (STM) of Ghana using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and geographical information system. The results indicate that about 12% of STM lands are in very high flood zones and 24% are in high flood zones. The lower portions of STM are identified as the most susceptible to inundation. These findings provide valuable insights for effective flood planning and prevention in STM.
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kesyton Oyamenda Ozegin, Stephen Olubusola Ilugbo
Summary: The study utilizes analytical hierarchical process and geoinformatics-based approaches to define groundwater potential zones in Edo State, Nigeria. The results show that high groundwater potential zones are mainly located in Edo-central and isolated portions of Edo-south, while low to very low potential zones are found in the study's northern region.
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Maham Eboubekrine Sedigh, Houssa Ouali, Michel Jebrak, Abdelkader Mokhtari
Summary: The carbonatites from the Richat dome in Mauritania are unique and underdocumented geological features. This study provides insight into the mineralogy and petrogenesis of the carbonatites, revealing three identified types and their association with spinel-bearing peridotite. The geochemical characteristics of the Richat carbonatites are similar to other Cretaceous alkaline carbonatite occurrences in different regions, suggesting a common geological process. The reactivation of a deep pan-African lineament is considered a fundamental factor in the formation of the Richat carbonatites.
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Riadh Aouissi, Gamal Mohamed El Qot, Sihem Salmi-Laouar, Catalina Gomez-Espinosa, Blanca E. Buitron-Sanchez
Summary: Twenty-one gastropod species have been identified in the Cenomanian deposits of Bellezma-Aures mountains, eastern Saharan Atlas, Algeria, with four of them recorded for the first time in the Batna mountains. These gastropods are mainly found in the 'Marnes de Smail' Formation, and their community changes may be attributed to minor sea-level fluctuations, sedimentation rate variations, and hydrodynamics. The paleobiogeographic distribution of these gastropod assemblages indicates a tethyan affinity and faunal exchange during that time interval.
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Behnam Esmaeili, Sirous Hosseinzadeh, Ali Kadkhodaie, David A. Wood, Samira Akbarzadeh
Summary: This research applies image analysis and clustering algorithms to estimate porosity and permeability of petroleum reservoir rocks, and demonstrates that the results from image analysis are consistent with traditional analysis methods, with acceptable correlation. In addition, different depositional environments and hydraulic flow units are identified through image analysis.
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jianqi Zhuang, Jianbing Peng, Zhenhong Li, Yanqiu Leng, Xinghua Zhu, Weiliang Huang, Zhijie Jia, Yang Liu, Yi Zhu
Summary: The study on gully erosion in the East African Rift Valley of Kenya reveals that human activities and rainstorms are the main factors causing erosion. Gully erosion poses a serious threat to the ecological environment, particularly the man-made and fissure-induced gullies that should be further investigated.
JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
(2024)