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Shiranish Formation
Biostratigraphy and palaeoceanography of the early Turonian–early Maastrichtian planktonic foraminifera of NE Iraq Available to Purchase
A refined foraminiferal biostratigraphy for the Late Campanian–Early Maastrichtian succession of northeast Iraq Open Access
The characteristics of fracture networks in the Shiranish Formation of the Bina Bawi Anticline; comparison with the Taq Taq Field, Zagros, Kurdistan, NE Iraq Available to Purchase
Significance of angular unconformities between Cretaceous and Tertiary strata in the northwestern segment of the Zagros fold–thrust belt, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq Open Access
Sequence stratigraphy of the Late Campanian – Early Maastrichtian Shiranish Formation, Jabal Sinjar, northwestern Iraq Open Access
Appraisal and development of the Taq Taq field, Kurdistan region, Iraq Available to Purchase
Abstract The Taq Taq Field is located within an anticline in the gently folded zone of the Zagros mountains, northeastern Iraq, approximately 50 km ESE of Erbil. The main reservoirs are fractured limestones and dolomites of Late Cretaceous age, with an oil column exceeding 500 m in thickness. Eocene limestones and dolomites at shallow depth form a subsidiary reservoir. The structure is a gentle thrust-related fold which has also been affected by dextral transpression. A pervasive fracture system is present within the reservoirs, giving good connectivity and deliverability. Initial discovery and appraisal was made in 1978 when three wells were drilled. The recent appraisal programme started in 2005 and by the end of 2008 two seismic surveys had been acquired and eight additional wells had been drilled. Mapping has incorporated a seismic principal component analysis for horizon and lithology identification. Modelling of the fractures has utilized a comprehensive data set derived from core and image logs. Special core analysis has been directed towards the understanding of the pore system and its interaction with the fractures. Synthesis of all these elements is performed in a dual-media dynamic model which is currently in use for development planning.
Sedimentology, geochemistry and hydrocarbon potential of the Late Cretaceous Shiranish Formation in the Euphrates Graben (Syria) Available to Purchase
Abstract The Shiranish Formation consists of mudstones and wackestones in the central Euphrates Graben which are rich in organic carbon. Here the Shiranish Formation is more than 700 m thick with a minor increase in organic maturity with depth. The Shiranish Formation sediments are characterized by a continuously increasing hydrogen index to the top whereas the oxygen index is markedly lower in the Upper Shiranish Formation (USF). The Lower Shiranish Formation (LSF) is characterized by lower hydrogen indices and higher oxygen indices relative to the USF. These organic geochemical characteristics enable a rough subdivision into a lower and an upper part of the Shiranish Formation. Furthermore, mineralogical results enable a subdivision of the USF into two parts (USF-1, lower part; USF-2, upper part) each with individual mineralogical signatures due to a modified depositional environment and differing diagenetic history. The LSF resembles mineralogically the USF-2. Ankerite, together with higher pyrite contents in the LSF and USF-2, reflect similar diagenetic pathways which were controlled by higher clay contents. During early diagenesis, a traceable conversion of metabolizable organic matter led to mineral assemblages due to significant methanogenesis. Intervals in the USF with total organic carbon (TOC) contents up to around 4% and hydrogen indexes up to 500 mg HC/g TOC indicate the presence of very good potential source rock intervals for oil generation. Additionally, intervals of the LSF also contain gas-prone organic material. Bulk kinetic investigations show a broad activation energy of the LSF and a narrow activation energy pattern for the USF for hydrocarbon generation. Furthermore, the predicted petroleum formation temperatures are 136°C for the USF and 144°C for the LSF, respectively. This corresponds to c . 630 m difference in burial depth for petroleum formation. These differences in activation energies and corresponding depth to reach oil window maturity are controlled by facies, and less by maturity.