The model of the oil-gas bearing molasse reservoirs in the Peri-Adriatic depression, Albania
- Albpetrol Co., Fier (Albania)
The Peri-Adriatic Depression (PAD) represents the eastern extension of the Cenozoic Adriatic basin into onshore Albania. Several oil, gas condensate, dry gas fields have been discovered in this basin. Dry gas fields occur mainly in the western sector of the basin, whereas the oil fields are found in the eastern one. Reservoir rocks are well sorted to poorly, fine grained to pebbly sandstones and silstones of Miocene (Serravalian) to Pliocene age, deposited in deep water (turbidite), deltaic and littoral environments. Reservoir beds range in thickness from I to 40 in and are generally regionally distributed. The porosity varies from 3 to 37%, the permeability ranges from low values up to 2200-2500 mD. The minimal value of the porosity measured from oil flowing reservoirs varies from 12% to 16% and for the dry gas 12-21%. Geothermal gradient range from 1.4-2 C/100m. The dimensions of the reservoirs are very different and its geometric shape differs from beds to irregular shape. The types of the traps are also different : lithologo-stratigraphic, lithologic, structural-lithologic ones, etc. The upper part of the Pliocene basin belongs to the delta deposits. The deltaic sandstones are coarse grain to conglomeratic ones, of barriers type, saturated with fresh water and have vast distribution.
- OSTI ID:
- 425647
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960527-; TRN: 96:004994-0285
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Annual convention of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Inc. and the Society for Sedimentary Geology: global exploration and geotechnology, San Diego, CA (United States), 19-22 May 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 1996 AAPG annual convention. Volume 5; PB: 231 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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