Conclusion of a scientefic paper

By Ayman Miftah
 Title of the paper
• Linking between sequence stratigraphy and
reservoir quality of Abu Madi Formation
utilizing well logging and seismic analysis at
Abu Madi and El Qar’a fields, Nile Delta, Egypt
• The Paper done by: S.Shebl \ M. Ghorab \ A.
Mahmoud \T. Shazly \ Abeer A. Abuhagaza \A.
Shibl.
• Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt
• Ain Shams University, Egypt
 The location of study area
• The Abu Madi and El Qar’a gas fields are the
giant gas fields located in the northern part of
the Nile Delta southeast of Lake Burullus
about 200 Km north of Cairo city
• This work has been carried out to interpret
the link between sequence stratigraphy of the
incised valley deposits with the reservoir
quality in the study area based on borehole
and seismic data.
• The distribution of sand-body in Abu Madi
Formation revealed that the fluvial channel
sandstones are controlled by the fluctuation
of the sea level (regression and transgression
 Interpretation of
a sequence stratigraphy
• The Abu Madi Formation is made up of two
sequences: lower sequence-1 (SQ 1) and
upper sequence-2 (SQ 2).
• Sequence-1 forms the basal part of the Abu
Madi Formation consists of two systems tracts
in which the lowstand systems tract is
overlained by a transgressive systems tract
(TST-1)
• The upper sequence-2 (SQ2) is composed of
two systems tracts (LST-2 and TST-2).
• The lower lowstand systems tracts contains
thin sandstone channel-fill interpreted as
LST-2.
• above this sandstone channel-fill the tidal
deposits interpreted as TST-2.
• The sequence stratigraphic boundaries that were
interpreted are the sequence boundary (SB1) at
the sandstone base of lowstand system tract (LST-
1) and the sequence boundary (SB2) at the
sandstone base of lowstand system tract (LST-2).
• The maximum flooding surface (MFS) was
represented at the top of the transgressive
systems tract (TST-2) which is characterized by
highest gamma ray value (top of Abu Madi
Formation).
 Petroleum system
• The lowstand systems tracts of the studied Abu Madi
Formation is considered good reservoir target in the
studied area, its porosity ranged from 15 to 22%.
• It was formed due to a rapid fall in relative sea level
below the shelf edge formed valley incision due to
subaerial exposure of the continental shelf.
• The floodplain deposits of TST represent a good seal
separating LST reservoirs and water bearing zone of
lower sequence (SQ1) and upper sequence (SQ2).
• The kind of trap is complex structural/
stratigraphic combination trap in the studied
area where hydrocarbons come from two
main sandstone reservoirs in Abu Madi
Formation (LST-1 and LST-2).
 Methodology
• database from 18 wells and 28 2D seismic line
profiles, covering the study area
• using gamma-ray (GR), deep resistivity (ILD),
sonic (DT), neutron (and bulk density logs.
• The borehole environmental corrections and
interpretation were carried out using
Schlumberger software TECHLOG
• Well-log analysis defined shale and clean
baselines on the GR logs, and identified zones
containing hydrocarbons
• Shale volume (Vsh) was determined using both
single curve indicators such as the gamma ray
and double curve indictors (Neutron and Density
– Density and Acoustic).
• The calculated Shale volume was used to indicate
the amount of shale in each reservoir interval
• The major fault trend of the studied area is W-
E, NE-SW and NW-SE directed normal fault
• In general the thickness of the Abu Madi
Formation increase toward the south direction
but the thickness of sandstone facies increase
in northwest and central direction, the
transgressive systems tracts also decreases
toward the northwest direction
Depositional model showing depositional
sequence
Depositional model during formation of lowstand
systems tracts
Depositional model during formation of transgressive
systems tracts