Organic richness, kerogen types and maturity in the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area, Western Desert, Egypt: Implication of Rock–Eval pyrolysis
The objective of this study is to assess the organic material for petroleum potential and characterize the relationships between organic material, thermal maturity, and the depositional environments. This is done using “14” samples from the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area...
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| author | Mohamed M. El Nady Mahmoud M. Hammad |
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| description | The objective of this study is to assess the organic material for petroleum potential and characterize the relationships between organic material, thermal maturity, and the depositional environments. This is done using “14” samples from the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area. The samples have been analyzed using the geochemical method of Rock–Eval pyrolysis. The analysis shows that the total organic carbon content lies between 0.56 and 1.96 wt%. It also shows that kerogen is a mixture of type II and III that is dominant, and is deposited in the shallow and restricted marine environment under prevailing reducing conditions. This type of kerogen is prone to oil and oil/gas production. The geochemical diagrams show that all the studied samples have good thermal maturation. The Dakhla and Duwi formations which have been divided into all zones are mature (have Tmax over 435 °C), and have organic carbon content located at the oil window (Tmax between 435 and 443 °C). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-014e261bc6b9451fa43e03d81bfff31b2025-08-20T03:04:43ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212015-12-0124442342810.1016/j.ejpe.2015.10.003Organic richness, kerogen types and maturity in the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area, Western Desert, Egypt: Implication of Rock–Eval pyrolysisMohamed M. El NadyMahmoud M. HammadThe objective of this study is to assess the organic material for petroleum potential and characterize the relationships between organic material, thermal maturity, and the depositional environments. This is done using “14” samples from the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area. The samples have been analyzed using the geochemical method of Rock–Eval pyrolysis. The analysis shows that the total organic carbon content lies between 0.56 and 1.96 wt%. It also shows that kerogen is a mixture of type II and III that is dominant, and is deposited in the shallow and restricted marine environment under prevailing reducing conditions. This type of kerogen is prone to oil and oil/gas production. The geochemical diagrams show that all the studied samples have good thermal maturation. The Dakhla and Duwi formations which have been divided into all zones are mature (have Tmax over 435 °C), and have organic carbon content located at the oil window (Tmax between 435 and 443 °C).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062115000793Organic matterRock–Eval pyrolysisAbu Tartur area |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed M. El Nady Mahmoud M. Hammad Organic richness, kerogen types and maturity in the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area, Western Desert, Egypt: Implication of Rock–Eval pyrolysis Egyptian Journal of Petroleum Organic matter Rock–Eval pyrolysis Abu Tartur area |
| title | Organic richness, kerogen types and maturity in the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area, Western Desert, Egypt: Implication of Rock–Eval pyrolysis |
| title_full | Organic richness, kerogen types and maturity in the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area, Western Desert, Egypt: Implication of Rock–Eval pyrolysis |
| title_fullStr | Organic richness, kerogen types and maturity in the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area, Western Desert, Egypt: Implication of Rock–Eval pyrolysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Organic richness, kerogen types and maturity in the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area, Western Desert, Egypt: Implication of Rock–Eval pyrolysis |
| title_short | Organic richness, kerogen types and maturity in the shales of the Dakhla and Duwi formations in Abu Tartur area, Western Desert, Egypt: Implication of Rock–Eval pyrolysis |
| title_sort | organic richness kerogen types and maturity in the shales of the dakhla and duwi formations in abu tartur area western desert egypt implication of rock eval pyrolysis |
| topic | Organic matter Rock–Eval pyrolysis Abu Tartur area |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062115000793 |
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