Depositional setting and hydrocarbon source potential of the Miocene Gulf of Suez syn-rift evaporites
Conference
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· AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA)
OSTI ID:5719963
- Univ. of Rhode Island, Narragansett (USA)
The Red Sea rift basin and its northern continuation, the Gulf of Suez, has experienced continuous deposition of marine evaporites throughout much of its development from the early Miocene to the Pliocene resulting in the accumulation of up to 5 km of evaporite strata in the rift. In this paper, the geologic history of these evaporites are discussed, along with their petroleum source rock potential. The authors hypothesize that rapid deposition of organic matter occurred during episodic storms and freshening events in which a less saline surface layer developed.
- OSTI ID:
- 5719963
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8809346--
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA) Journal Volume: 72:8
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Neogene tectono-stratigraphic events in Gulf of Suez rift area, Egypt
Conference
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Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987
· AAPG (Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol.) Bull.; (United States)
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OSTI ID:5866492
Tectonic and stratigraphic evolution of the Neogene Gulf of Suez and northern Red Sea rift: Depositional environment and hydrocarbon source potential of evaporites
Thesis/Dissertation
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Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1987
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OSTI ID:7034504
Neogene tectono-stratigraphic events in Gulf of Suez rift area, Egypt
Conference
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Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987
· AAPG (Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol.) Bull.; (United States)
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OSTI ID:6188411
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02 PETROLEUM
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03 NATURAL GAS
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GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
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SOURCE ROCKS
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