Morgan oilfield. [Gulf of Suez]

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · 9th Arab Petrol. Congr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6499033

Hassan, A A

The Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. in partnership with the Pan American UAR Oil Co. (now Amoco Egypt Oil Co.) discovered a major offshore oil field, Morgan, in the Gulf of Suez Basin, in April 1965. The oil was found in Miocene sands in 2 reservoirs. The upper one is in the Hammam Faraun member of the Belayim Formation. This reservoir has limited reserves and has been put on production since Jan. 1972. The lower reservoir is the Kareem Formation and is more prolific than the upper one and has been on production since April 1967. The geology of the field is of special interest with respect to the S. Gharib Formation salt movements and the post-depositional erosion at the end of the Kareem Formation deposition, both of which are discussed. Over one billion barrels of stock tank reserves is estimated to exist in the present field area which is approx. 11,400 acres (46.2 sq km). (10 refs.)

• Research Organization: Gulf of Suez Petroleum Co.
• OSTI ID: 6499033
• Report Number(s): CONF-750396-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: 9th Arab Petrol. Congr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 104(B-3)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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Geology
& Exploration
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ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS
GULF OF SUEZ
MINERAL RESOURCES
OFFSHORE SITES
OIL FIELDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PRODUCTION
RED SEA
RESERVES
RESOURCES
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
SURVEYS