This formation was first reported by scherer 1969, unpublished company report. Introduction the abu dhabi marine areas concession, originally of about 12,000 sq. Cretaceous reservoirs in northwest desert anticlines. List of oil fields wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Lower zakum was discovered in 1963 and consists of the deeper reservoirs of the zakum supergiant field the shallower reservoirs come under the upper zakum concession, where exxonmobil and inpex corporation are partners. Zakum abu dhabi 1964 1721 cantarell complex mexico 1976 1120 manifa saudi arabia 1957 17 kirkuk iraq 1927 16 gashsaran iran 1928 1215. Shortly after the field started oil production in 1985 with wells located in the crest.
The field produces light sour crude 34o 40o api from cretaceous carbonates. Oil and gas fields of the cook inlet basin, alaska, 20 pages 3168. Garraf oil field, thi qar province hydrocarbons technology. Offshore abu dhabi in zakum field, oil occurs in all the six zones of the thamama group. Geology and reservoir characteristics of lower cretaceous kharaib formation in. Zakum field is one of the giant offshore oil fields in the arabian gulf. Upper zakum oil field project middle east projects. The habshan and zakum formations berriasian to hauterivian of the lower thamama group are present in most parts of abu dhabi. Rub al khali basin 2019petroleum system is centered within the rub al khali basin province but extends into the southeast corner of province 2022qatar arch. The subdivision of the oilbearing horizons into recognizable reservoir units, their physical characteristics, and influence on the methods of production currently.
Its utm position is yh74 and its joint operation graphics reference is ng3916. Field mapping and innovative shallow drilling for structural control were the. Known oilfield size and grown oilfield size versus field discovery year for central arch horstblock anticlinal oil and gas assessment unit 41. Research paper the petroleum geology of the cretaceous. The publications of the bureau of mines, which was created in 1910 to carry on investigations in connection with the waste, recovery. Discovered in 1963, the upper zakum oil field offshore abu dhabi is the second largest offshore field in the world. Fid dalma gas fid deep gas lower zakum long term ph1 nasr 100 kbopd start up dalma gas lower zakum long term ph1 early production.
Geologic summary detailed map of this assessment unit. Geology and reservoir characteristics of the zakum oil field, abu dhabi. Oil w as ge nera ted from arg ill aceou s li me mudsto nes ri ch i n organi c matt er depos ite d in anoxi c int. It was discovered by a consortium led by petrobras in 2007. Geology and petroleum american association of petroleum. Shaif, zakum, yibal, dukhan, north field, and south pars wackestones. Figure 9 from the petroleum geology of the cretaceous.
The nahr umr shales act as a regional sealing formation. Abu dhabi, oil is produced mainly from zones a,b and c and from the shuaiba reef facies in the case of bu hasa field. These are a succession of shallow marine sediments that were deposited on a broad, subtropical carbonate shelf. The varied disciplines of geology explore the history of the earth itself in hopes of understanding in greater detail where oil comes from and where more oil might be found, as well as the best ways to retrieve oil and utilize it. The subdivision of the oilbearing horizons into recognisable reservoir units, their physical characteristics and influence on the methods of production currently in use are described. The field was discovered in 1963 when well zk1 tested the crest of a large, seismically defined, eastwest trending structural feature.
Pdf this paper presents a new purposebuilt digital interface for. The upper zakum oil field, located offshore abu dhabi, is the second largest offshore oil field and the fourth largest oil field in the world. Thamama zone 4, currently the most important producer in zakum field, occurs approximately in the middle of the thamama group. The initial proved and probable 2p oil, gas and condensate reserves amount to 81,5. This is immature over most of the area but reaches maturity locally where regional dip or salt tectonics have taken it deep the petroleum geology of the cretaceous formations in abu. Not all zones are present across the field, making the development programme challenging. Largest oilfields in the world offshore technology oil. Bab onshore aggregated reservoirtraps modified after adnok, 1985.
The interval is divided into 11 zones alternating between fluvial nonpay and aeolian pay environments. Subsequent discoveries were made at haradh in the southern part in 1949, at uthmanijah north of the eastwest midline in 1951, at shedgum in the northeast in 1952, and hawiyah south of the eastwest midline in 1953. A 3d geological model of the kimmeridgiantithonian manifa, hith, arab, and upper diyab formations in the area of the onshore central abu dhabi ridge was based on a newly established sequence. Significant oil discoveries have also been made in the permian. We are working in partnership with dsme and coordinating. Purchase of an open document does not constitute license for republication in any form, nor does it allow web posting without prior written permission. Geology and development history of swanson river field, cook inlet, alaska. The distinctive structural style, together with the tripartite development of source. The onshore oil field was discovered in 1984 and contains oil in cretaceous reservoirs.
A facies and palaeogeographybased approach for analysis. However, 94% of known oil is concentrated in fewer than 1500 giant and major fields. The swanson river oil field was discovered in 1957 by richfield oil corporation with the drilling of the swanson river unit no. Proceedings of eage fourth arabian plate geology workshop, 912. Pete webb esanda engineering objectives a series of work about building the geological model and reservoir simulation model based on the case study of the oil and gas field, and testing and updating the geological model and reservoir simulation.
It was discovered in 1963 and developed by abu dhabi marine areas ltd. Operated by adnoc offshore on behalf of its shareholders adnoc, exxonmobil and japan oil development company jodco, upper zakum was originally developed using. Known gasfield size versus field discovery year and grown gasfield size versus cumulative number of newfield wildcat wells for central arch horstblock anticlinal oil and gas assessment unit 42. Pdf offshore geological, geotechnical and geohazard modelling. The zakum oil field is an eastwest plunging anticline, located in offshore abu.
The field was already equipped with extensive water injection facilities for pressure maintenance purposes. Figure 5 from the petroleum geology of the cretaceous. The upper zakum oil field, the worlds second largest offshore oil field, is located about 50 miles northwest of the united arab emirates uae in. Sequence stratigraphic modeling of the lower thamama group. In the 25 years before the groningen discovery there was active exploration activity in the country after a string of discoveries in the west netherlands basin in the west and discoveries at the southern edge of the lower saxony basin, including the landmark schoonebeek oil field discovery, in the. The structure and stratigraphy of the area are discussed and related to the geology of the surrounding areas. The total proven reserves of the lower zakum oil field are around 17. The shelf formed the northeastern margin of the arabian plate, facing east to the tethys ocean with a continental margin located near the presentday. Geological model and reservoir evaluation of the lower.
The geology and reservoir characteristics of the zakum oil field. Upper zakum field production capacity to increase to 1. Brief history of petroleum exploration in the netherlands. Zakum map, weather and photos united arab emirates. Aapg, ogj, eia field name country discovery year range of urr gb.
This list of oil fields includes some major oil fields of the past and present the list is incomplete. The geology and reservoir characteristics of the zakum oil. Its type section the petroleum geology of the cretaceous formations in abu dhabi, united arab emirates. The field was discovered in 1963 by seismic survey, and. Geology and reservoir characteristics of lower cretaceous kharaib. By the end of 2015, 68 oil and 23 gas fields had been discovered. The oil field is owned by abu dhabi national oil company and operated as part of adnoc offshore, formerly. This reservoir management approach allows to continuously integrate reservoir geology and field dynamic data to reduce reservoir uncertainties and to optimize field development plan and operations. The united arab emirates uae is the 8 th largest oil producing country and is rich in oil and gas resources. A new compression platform and injection network was built to deliver the gas to the injection wellheads. There are many ways the field of geology contributes to the petroleum industry. The tectonics and geology of the region are complex.
The subdivision of the oil bearing horizons into recognisable reservoir units, their physical characteristics and influence on the methods of production currently in use are described. The mansouri oil field is an oil field located in southwest iran and 45km southeast of ahvaz city. The zakum oil field is an eastwest plunging anticline, located in offshore abu dhabi, uae. It also gives practical guidelines as to how a production geologist can analyze the reservoir geology and fluid flow characteristics of an oil field with the aim of improving hydrocarbon recovery. It explains the background to production geology in the context of oil field subsurface operations. Major oil fields of the united arab emirates taken from. Oil was first discovered in 1963 and adnoc took the decision, at its own risk, to develop the field, in 1977. Geologic overview and petroleum systems of the greater. It was discovered in 1963 and the production was started after installing production facilities in 1974. Most of the arabian gulf major oil and gas fields are from the permian through. Cretaceous reservoirs in northwestern desert anticlines 20190101. Geographical distribution of iraqi oil fields and its. This means that oil reserves in kirkuk represent about 12% of total reserves, broken down at 7. Oil field production geology geoscienceworld books.
Here the water depth of the gulf range from 2080 ft. It should be pointed out that production at the kirkuk field. This list of oil fields includes some major oil fields of the past and present. Oil was found to occur in all six zones of the lower cretaceous thamama group. Oil oil was discovered in 1948 in the northern part onefourth of the structure at ain dar. This latter well was the first well in bu hasa onshore giant oil field. References this article about an oil field is a stub. Petroleum geologists are the men and women who know how to read the story told by the very earth beneath our feet in order to find oil and natural gas, which are vital resources in our lives. Petroleum geology plays an important role in todays society. Broadhead, new mexico bureau of geology and mineral resources, a division of new mexico institute of mining and technology introduction the oil and natural gas that are produced from oil and gas fields reside in porous and permeable rocks reservoirs in which these liquids have collected and accumulated. The field now has 400 active producing wells and 275 injector wells. Exxonmobil was awarded a 28% stake in the field in 2006, with the aim of increasing production capacity to 750,000 bd, and maintain that plateau for 25 years, achieving 70% oil. Oil production of mansouri field is about 110,000 barrels per day 17,000 m 3 d.
The field was discovered in 1963 by seismic survey and the discovery was confirmed by drilling zk1. Geology and development of thamama zone 4, zakum field. Its name is derived from salil valley near the lekhwair field in oman. The current production capacity of the field is 35,000 barrels of oil per day bopd. The lula field, earlier known as the tupi field, is a major presalt oil discovery in the santos basin, brazil. The oil and gas fields are located in the arabian gulf offshore of the united. Reservoir character of carbonateevaporite oil fields of the middle. Subsequently, in 1978, jodco, a whollyowned inpex subsidiary, partnered with. Most of the worlds largest oilfields are located in the middle east, but there are also supergiant 10 billion bbls oilfields in. The principal source rock in the cretaceous succession in the studied area is the shilaif formation of middle cretaceous age. The estimated recoverable oil reserve in the lula field as of 2010 stood at 6.
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