Contribution to petroleum exploration of recent geophysical surveys offshore Egypt

Conference · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · AAPG Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5840218

Chanliau, M; Bruneton, A

Results are presented from three geological surveys acquired in 1986 and 1987 offshore Egypt as part of a long-term agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation. The Nile Delta survey, comprising 1,300 km of seismic, gravity, and magnetic data, outlines the major factors that influenced the recent structural and sedimentary evolution of the Egyptian continental margin: the Nile Delta system, deposition of Messinian evaporites, and tectonics related to the Mediterranean ridge. The offshore north Sinai survey reveals that the geomorphological system known as the Syrian arc, which is well developed in northern Sinai, extends offshore the continental slope, resulting in deep, broad anticline features trending northeast-southwest. For the Gulf of Suez survey, 2,250 km of regional seismic lines were acquired, tying 110 significant wells to permit accurate seismic calibration.

• Research Organization: Compagnie Generale de Geophysique, Massy (France)
• OSTI ID: 5840218
• Report Number(s): CONF-8809346-
• Journal Information: AAPG Bull.; (United States), Vol. 72:8; Conference: Mediterranean Basins conference and exhibition, Nice, France, 25-28 Sep 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
EGYPTIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
EXPLORATION
ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS
ANTICLINES
CONTINENTAL SLOPE
OFFSHORE SITES
SEISMIC SURVEYS
AFRICA
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS
MINERAL RESOURCES
RESOURCES
SURVEYS
020200* - Petroleum- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration