Geology, Murzuk oil development could boost S. W. Libya prospects

Journal Article · Mon Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 1995 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6558416

Thomas, D ^[1]

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1. Thomas and Associates, Hastings (United Kingdom)

With the recent involvement of Repsol, Total, and OMV in developing the 2 billion bbl oil-in-place Murzuk field complex, an infrastructure will be finally constructed in western Libya which will act as a precursor to more exploration activity and development projects in the Murzuk and Ghadames basins. Murzuk, an intra-cratonic sag basin, is a huge ladle-shaped structural basin covering more than 400,000 sq km and extending beyond the borders of southern Libya. The structure of the area is quite simple. The sub-horizontal or gently dipping strata are faulted and the faults are most frequently parallel to the anticlinal axis. Tectonic movements affected the basin to a greater or lesser degree from early Paleozoic (Caledonian) to post-Eocene (Alpine) times. The paper describes the exploration history; stratigraphy; the Ordovician, Silurian and Devonian, and Carboniferous reservoirs; source rocks; oil gravity and gas content; hydrogeologic constraints; aquifer influence on hydrocarbon accumulation; geologic structures; Murzuk field development; and acreage availability.

• OSTI ID: 6558416
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 93:10; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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