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Iraq
Rock-mechanical properties and in situ stress state of the Upper Cenomanian Mishrif limestone reservoir, Zubair oil field, southern Iraq
Rift inheritance controls the switch from thin- to thick-skinned thrusting and basal décollement re-localization at the subduction-to-collision transition
Critically stressed fractures: analysis of the Shaikan Field, Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Dynamic calibration of the Shaikan Jurassic full-field fractured reservoir model through single-well DST and multi-well interference discrete fracture network simulation
The Paleogene ophiolite conundrum of the Iran–Iraq border region
Abstract The genetic analysis of fold and thrust belts is facilitated by tracking the evolution of their organic endowment (petroleum tectonics). Petroleum tectonic analysis of convergent orogenic systems provides an audit of the processes that control the deformation and kinematics of orogenic belts. The distribution and deformation paths of the organic endowment intervals are key factors in determining the petroleum system evolution of fold and thrust belts. This comparison of orogenic systems illustrates the importance of flexural v. dynamic processes, orogenic wedge taper, mechanical stratigraphy and inherited architecture on the creation, preservation and destruction of petroleum accumulations. The Zagros, Pyrenees, Sevier and Beni Sub-Andean convergent systems share key characteristics of fold and thrust belts, with major differences in scale, degree of incorporation of organic endowment in evolution of the fold and thrust belt and its foreland, and preservation of fold and thrust belt wedge-top deposits. The Zagros is an orogen dominated by flexural processes that is a perfect storm for hydrocarbon generation and preservation. Its multiple stacked sources ensure continuous hydrocarbon generation while stacked detachments foster a low taper and thick wedge-top basins. The Pyrenees is also a flexurally dominated orogen, but the early consumption of its source rocks led to minimal survival of hydrocarbon accumulations during exhumation in a long lasting, high-taper orogenic wedge. The Sevier was initially a flexural orogen that was later dominated by dynamic uplift of the fold and thrust belt and distal foreland subsidence with foreland deformation. The consumption of its pre-orogenic sources during the early low-taper phase indicates a probable robust petroleum system at that time. However, the late high-taper phase exhumed and destroyed much of the early petroleum system. The addition of syntectonic foreland sources to be matured by both local and dynamic subsidence created an additional later set of petroleum systems. Post-orogenic events have left only remnants of world-class petroleum systems. The Beni segment of the Sub-Andean Orogen is a flexural system with probable dynamic overprints. Its most robust petroleum system probably occurred during its early low-taper flexural phase, with dynamic subsidence enhancement. Its late high-taper phase with possible dynamic uplift shuts down and stresses the petroleum systems. Comparison of these orogenic systems illustrates the importance of flexural v. dynamic processes, orogenic wedge taper kinematics, mechanical stratigraphy, distribution of source rocks relative to shortening and inherited architecture on the creation, preservation and destruction of petroleum accumulations in fold and thrust belts.
Quantifying vertical movements in fold and thrust belts: subsidence, uplift and erosion in Kurdistan, northern Iraq
Abstract Traditional structural analysis in fold and thrust belts has focused on quantifying horizontal movements. In this paper, the importance of quantifying vertical movements is illustrated using a case study from Kurdistan, northern Iraq. The subsidence history of this area can be determined by analysis of the stratigraphic record from deep exploration wells. A phase of thermal subsidence from Middle Permian to Late Cretaceous (tectonic subsidence 1.8–1.9 km) was followed by flexural subsidence in the Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic (tectonic subsidence >0.6 km) in response to the closure of the Neo-Tethys Ocean. The main phase of continental collision during the Neogene resulted in the development of the Zagros fold and thrust belt; the amount of uplift at individual anticlines can be estimated from their amplitude (up to 3 km), but regional cross-sections indicate that approximately 1 km of additional basement-involved uplift is present NE of the Mountain Front. The timing of basement-involved uplift is interpreted to be coeval with the deposition of a Pliocene–Quaternary growth sequence adjacent to the Mountain Front. The amount of erosion resulting from the uplift can be estimated from vitrinite reflectance and cross-sections; these estimates show a similar pattern, with maximum erosion in the mountains NE of the Mountain Front (>1.5 km) and lesser erosion in the adjacent foreland basin (generally <0.8 km). The results provide a quantitative understanding of subsidence, uplift and erosion, and have been used to define prospective and high-risk areas for petroleum exploration.
Multiscale fracture length analysis in carbonate reservoir units, Kurdistan, NE Iraq
Timing of the Arabia-Eurasia continental collision—Evidence from detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology of the Red Bed Series strata of the northwest Zagros hinterland, Kurdistan region of Iraq: REPLY
Timing of the Arabia-Eurasia continental collision—Evidence from detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology of the Red Bed Series strata of the northwest Zagros hinterland, Kurdistan region of Iraq: COMMENT
Stochastic inversion by trace matching for carbonate reservoir property prediction: A Mishrif Reservoir case study
ABSTRACT The Lower Cretaceous (Barremian–Aptian) Main Pay Member of the Zubair Formation is the main producing reservoir in the supergiant Rumaila oil field in southeast Iraq, one of the world’s largest oil fields. While the field has been on production for approximately 60 years, significant resources remain. Key to their economic development is an improved understanding of the geological controls on reservoir performance and how this impacts reservoir management decisions. This has been achieved through an integrated study of numerous static and dynamic datasets. The Zubair Formation was deposited by fluvial-dominated, tide-influenced deltas during a period of enhanced sediment supply from the hinterland. High sediment supply and low accommodation space led to very high net to gross deposits on the alluvial plain and into the proximal delta front. Nevertheless, several scales of geological heterogeneity exist, each exerting a strong control on reservoir performance. At the coarsest scale, the reservoir is layered, with layers defined by mudstones deposited above widespread flooding surfaces. These mudstones cause multiple moved oil–water contacts and hold back significant pressure. Their identification and correlation enables the development of a perforation strategy where each reservoir flow unit is completed separately, avoiding cross-flow and lost production. Between the flooding mudstones, an array of paralic depositional elements was deposited as the delta system repeatedly advanced and retreated. The type, geometry, and connectivity of these depositional elements define the reservoir architecture, which controls large-scale sweep efficiency and the habitat of remaining hydrocarbons. An improved understanding of these elements and their control on sweep has facilitated a successful infill drilling campaign. Finally, many of the reservoir sandstone types contain numerous fine-scale geological heterogeneities, which exert a control on small-scale sweep efficiency. An improved understanding at this detailed level is important for determining the expected recovery factors and future water-handling capacity requirements.
Ahdeb oil field, Mesopotamian Basin, Iraq: Reservoir architecture and oil charge history
Abstract: An integrated sedimentological and petrophysical approach was implemented to define the role of facies diversity and cyclicity on the reservoir quality of the Mishrif Formation in several oil fields in southern Iraq. The reservoir quality in most regressive cycles was enhanced upwards from deep-marine facies towards the shallower shelf-margin facies. The change in reservoir quality could be detected in the facies stacked systematically within the regressive cycles, which was also easily recognized using the porosity logs. The impact of early diagenetic overprints was quite obvious in developing both reservoir and non-reservoir rock types within the Mishrif Formation in the study area. A simple rock-typing nomenclature was proposed based on the available data in order to classify the existing reservoir (R) and non-reservoir (S) rock types. The best-recognized reservoir rock types were rudistid microfacies with grain-dominated fabrics (including both grainstone (R1) and grain-dominated packstone (R2)), which were subjected to an early diagenetic dissolution process, usually located beneath discontinuity surfaces. Such reservoir units or rock types have a regional extent within the southern Mesopotamian Basin, as they have often developed during the Mishrif shelf-margin progradation. In addition, the other important reservoir rock type was a microbialite (i.e. peloidal mud-dominated packstone (R3)), which was additionally characterized by micropores within the mud-dominated portion of the facies. However, owing to the variable intensity of the diagenetic effects and differences in the depositional texture components, the reservoir quality in this rock type could vary regionally. The regional distribution of the rudistid grainstone and grain-dominated packstone reservoir rock types (R1 and R2) was mostly related to the palaeogeographical highs that existed during deposition. However, such reservoir rock types could pinch out within the depositional sequences, showing their potential to become stratigraphic traps outside the structural crest of the field. The delineation of the reservoir rock types within a sequence-stratigraphic framework can be quite beneficial for reservoir prediction and exploration within and outside of the field.