The Early Cretaceous Sembar Formation, Southern Indus Basin, Pakistan: Biomarkers and Trace Element Distributions to Investigate the Sedimentary Palaeoenvironment and Organic Matter Input.

The Early Cretaceous clay-rich facies of the Sembar Formation represent the most significantly occurring organic-rich sediments in the Southern Indus Basin of Pakistan. In this study, detailed geochemical research of total organic carbon, biomarker, mineralogy and trace elemental compositions, together with kerogen microscopic analysis, were carried out and used to understand the organic matter input and the dispositional environmental setting of the organic-rich Sembar shale. The Sembar shales have high organic matter, as indicated by the total organic carbon (TOC) content of up to 2.

High sulphur oil of Type II kerogen of the oil shales from Western Central Jordan based on molecular structure and kinetics.

Organic rich sedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Muwaqqar Formation from the Lajjun outcrop in the Lajjun Sub-basin, Western Central Jordan were geochemically analyzed. This study integrates kerogen microscopy of the isolated kerogen from 10 oil shale samples with a new finding from unconventional geochemical methods [i.e.

Geochemical and Organic Petrological Characteristics of the Bituminous Carbonate Succession (Upper Cretaceous Shu'ayb Formation) in Northern Jordan: Implications for Organic Matter Input and Paleosalinity, Paleoredox, and Paleoclimatic Conditions.

Bituminous carbonate rocks of the Upper Cretaceous Shu'ayb Formation from the Ajloun outcrop in Northern Jordan were geochemically and petrologically analyzed in this study. This study integrates kerogen microscopy results with geochemical results (i.e.

Molecular Compositions of Oil-Bearing Sandstones and Oil-Asphaltenes from the Kharir Oilfields in the Western Central Masila Basin, Yemen.

Oil-bearing sandstone samples were collected from the Lower Cretaceous sequence in the Kharir-2 exploration well, Kharir oilfields (Eastern Yemen). The current study integrates biomarker of the aliphatic hydrocarbon fraction of the extracted oil with a new finding from the molecular structure of the oil-asphaltene, in order to learn more about their properties, including organic matter (OM) input, depositional environment, and thermal maturity. The overall oil composition results show that the extracted oils have a high saturated hydrocarbon of up to 50% and significant levels of aromatic hydrocarbon and polar components, indicating generally paraffinic to naphthenic oil.

Geochemistry of Liquid Hydrocarbons and Natural Gases Combined with 1D Basin Modeling of the Oligocene Shale Source Rock System in the Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt.

The current study aims to integrate the geochemical characteristics of the Oligocene shale source rock system, oil, condensate, and natural gas samples in the Oligocene sandstone reservoirs from three exploration wells located in the offshore Nile Delta, East Mediterranean Sea, using organic geochemistry and a 1D basin modeling scheme. The Tineh shales exhibit total organic carbon values ranging between 0.90 and 1.

Organic Geochemistry and 1-D Basin Modeling of the Late Triassic Baluti Formation: Implication of Shale Oil Potential in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

This investigation looks at the Late Triassic Baluti Formation's organic geochemical, mineralogical, and petrographical characteristics from a single exploration well (TT-22) near the Taq Taq oilfield in northern Iraq. The Baluti Formation shale samples that were studied in the studied well have high total organic carbon (TOC %) values up to 4.92 wt % and mostly hydrogen-rich types I and II kerogen with a minor gradient to types II/III and III kerogen, indicating a good oil-source rock.

Biomarker and isotopic characteristics of Miocene condensates and natural gases, West Delta deep marine concession, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt.

The Western Delta Deep Marine Concession (WDDM) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea is one of northern Africa's most recent petroleum-potential regions for gas and condensate exploration. The present study aims to determine the characteristics of the 15 natural gases and 5 associated condensate samples, using molecular compositions and isotopes from the Miocene reservoir rocks in the various wells located in the WDDM. The results of this study are also used to determine the gas-condensate correlation for their probable source rocks as well as the methane-generating mechanisms (i.

Implications of Organic Matter Input, Sedimentary Environmental Conditions, and Gas Generation Potential of the Organic-Rich Shale in the Onshore Jiza-Qamar Basin, Yemen.

The Jiza-Qamar Basin is one of the most important exploration sedimentary basins in Yemen. For over a decade, the exploration of hydrocarbons has been occurring in this basin. Late Cretaceous age rocks are the most occurring organic-rich sediments in this basin, including coals, coaly shales, and shales.

Geochemical and Petrological Characterization of the Early Eocene Carbonaceous Shales: Implications for Oil and Gas Exploration in the Barmer Basin, Northwest India.

Carbonaceous shales of the Early Eocene Dharvi/Dunger Formation in the onshore Barmer Basin, northwest India were studied for the first time by integrating geochemical and organic petrological analyses. The carbonaceous shales of the Early Eocene Dharvi/Dunger Formation are characterized by a higher organic carbon content (TOC) of >10 wt % and consist mainly of a mixture of organic matter of types II and III kerogen, with exhibited hydrogen index values ranging between 202 and 292 mg HC/g TOC. The dominance of such kerogen is confirmed by the high amounts of huminite and fluorescent liptinite macerals.

Geochemical and organic petrographic characteristics of high bituminous shales from Gurha mine in Rajasthan, NW India.

A high bituminous shale horizon from the Gurha mine in the Bikaner sub-basin of the Rajasthan District, NW India, was studied using a collection of geochemical and petrological techniques. This study investigated the nature and environmental conditions of the organic matter and its relation to the unconventional oil-shale resources of the bituminous shale. The analyzed shales have high total organic carbon and total sulfur contents, suggesting that these shale sediments were deposited in a paralic environment under reducing conditions.