Sequence stratigraphic control on prolific HC reservoir development, Southwest Iran
Oil & Gas Journal
By: Y. Lasemi and K.N. Kondroud
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Abstract
An important carbonate formation in the Persian Gulf and the onshore oil fields of Southwest Iran is the Lowermost Cretaceous Fahliyan formation. The formation in Darkhowain field consists of unconformity-bounded depositional sequences containing prolific hydrocarbon reservoirs of contrasting origin. Located in the high stand systems tract (HST) of the lower sequence encompassing over 200m of oil column are the most prolific reservoir. Another reservoir is over 80m thick consisting of shallowing-upward cycles that are best developed within the transgressive systems tract of the upper sequence. Vertical facies distribution and their paleobathymetry and geophysical log signatures of the Fahliyan formation in the Darkhowain platform reveal the presence of two unconformity-bounded depositional sequences in Vail et al., Van Wagoner et al., and Sarg. The Fahliyan formation mainly consists of platform carbonates composed of restricted bioclastic lime mudstone to packstone of the platform interior, Lithocodium boundstone or ooid-intraclast-bioclast grainstone of the high energy platform margin and the bioclast packstone to lime mudstone related to the off-platform setting.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Sequence stratigraphic control on prolific HC reservoir development, Southwest Iran |
| Series title | Oil & Gas Journal |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | PennWell Corporation |
| Publisher location | Tulsa, OK |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 34 |
| Last page | 38 |
| Country | Iran |
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