Exploration limited since '70s in Libya's Sirte basin

Journal Article · Mon Mar 13 00:00:00 EST 1995 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6475086

Thomas, D ^[1]

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1. Thomas and Associates, Hastings (United Kingdom)

Esso Standard made the first Libyan oil discovery in the western Ghadames basin in 1957. The Atshan-2 well tested oil from Devonian sandstones, and the play was a continuation of the Paleozoic trend found productive in the neighboring Edjeleh region of eastern Algeria. Exploration in the Sirte basin began in earnest in 1958. Within the next 10 years, 16 major oil fields had been discovered, each with recoverable reserves greater than 500 million bbl of oil. Libya currently produces under OPEC quota approximately 1.4 million b/d of oil, with discovered in-place reserves of 130 billion bbl of oil. The paper describes the structural framework, sedimentary basins of Libya, the Sirte basin, petroleum geology, play types, source rocks, generation and migration of hydrocarbons, oil reserves, potential, and acreage availability.

• OSTI ID: 6475086
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 93:11; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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