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Timing of structural development of oil traps in Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6689611
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To date, more than 40 oil fields with an estimated 25billion bbl of oil in place have been discovered in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. These oil accumulations are present both in the pre-graben and graben-fill cycles which are separated by Oligocene tectonic phase, hitherto considered to be responsible for differentiation and formation of oil traps. In the present study, the structural development of many oil traps is related to intra-Rudeis tectonic phase of late early Miocene age. Presence of an a
OSTI ID:
6689611
Report Number(s):
CONF-880301-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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02 PETROLEUM
020200* -- Petroleum-- Reserves
Geology
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AFRICA
BASEMENT ROCK
CENOZOIC ERA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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EXPLORATION
GEOLOGIC AGES
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GEOLOGIC TRAPS
GEOLOGY
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SANDSTONES
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