The Nile Delta and Mediterranean deepwater trend along the northern coastline of Egypt is an emerging giant gas province situated ideally for markets in the circum-Mediterranean region. Deep potential remains largely untapped and may hold the key to the ultimate basin resource. Over 36 trillion ft3 of gas has been discovered from 276 exploratory tests since initial drilling began in 1966. Over 25 tcf of this reserve growth has occurred since 1995. This explosive growth has been dominated for Pliocene age reservoirs shallower than 2,000 m below mud-line. These targets can easily be detected seismically by DHIs (direct hydrocarbon indicator), resulting in a 90%+ industry success rate. Initial success in the Pliocene trends began in shallow water growth fault traps in the Temsah and Port Fouad in the eastern delta. Since 1998, the Pliocene play has extended into deep water (more than 500 m), where over 12 tcf has been discoverd in slope-channel turbidite systems. Geological and geophysical data gathered in this and other studies, however, suggest these accumulations are shallow 'seeps' above deeper and larger accumulations that remains untapped.


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    Title :

    Petroleum potential of an emerging giant gas province, Nile Delta and Mediterranean Sea off Egypt


    Additional title:

    Erdgaslagerstätten im Nil-Delta und im Mittelmeer vor der Küste Ägyptens


    Contributors:
    Dolson, J.C. (author) / Boucher, P.J. (author) / Dodd, T. (author) / Ismail, J. (author)

    Published in:

    Oil and Gas Journal ; 100 , 20 ; 32-37


    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 16 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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