The sirte basin is located in the northcentral part of libya fig. Hydrogeology of the kufra and sirte basins, eastern libya. Pdf exploration history of messla oil field, sirt basin. The complex pattern of horsts and grabens in the sirte basin may have developed when mesozoic drift of the african plate put northcentral libya over a fixed mantle hotspot in early cretaceous time 140 to 100 m. Regional geological and tectonic structures of the sirt. Cairo university, faculty of science, geology department, giza, egypt. Pdf the sirte basin is the most prolific hydrocarbon basin in north. Pdf the al aqaylah marada az zahrah excursion area is located in the central northern part of the sirt basin between the zaltan. The sirte basin of libya has a history of faulting and differential subsidence brought about by lithospheric extension during a 25 mm million year period beginning in the late cretaceous.
In essence, this is an attempt to evaluate the fixed mantle hotspot model as a possible explanation for intracratonic rifting see crough, 1979, p. Infilling of the basin throughout the tertiary era resulted in the deposition of a thick sequence of clastic rocks and carbonates with minor evaporites. The sirte basin province of libya sirte zelten total petroleum system. Pdf structure of the ajdabiya trough, ne sirt basin. The sirte basin province of libyasirtezelten total petroleum. It is widely distributed in the troughs of the sirt basin and the studied area as well. Baird dw, aburawi rm, bailey njl 1996 geohistory and petroleum in the central sirte basin. Aapg publications as well as journal of petroleum geology see selected. To read the sirte basin province of libya, sirte zelten total petroleum system. The sirte basin of libya has a history of faulting and differential subsidence brought about by lithospheric extension during a 25 mm million year period. Schamel thermal maturation history of the sirte basin, libya, j. Two major sedimentary basins occur in eastern libya. The sirte basin province is characterized by one dominant petroleum system, the sirte zelten, which is subdivided into four assessment units. The uppermost horizons in eachposteocene in the sirte and cretaceous nubian in the kufra basinconstitute regional hydrogeological systems.
A structural models of a graben boundary fault system. First symposium on the sedimentary basins of libya, geology of the sirte basin 3. Exploration history of messla oil field, sirt basin, north central libya. Mresah postgraduate research institute for sedimentology, the university, p. Ahlbrandt foreword this report w as prepared as part of the world ener gy project. It is famously known for its battles, ethnic groups, and loyalism to muammar gaddafi.
Nearshore marine and continental sediments of the sirte. Since 1999 he has worked as a consultant, advising companies and conducting workshops in several countries, and producing the first edition of petroleum geology of libya in 2002. Libya started exporting oil in 1961 and by 1966 it was the 7th largest oilproducing nation in the world. This paper presents an interpretation of integrated potential field dataset from ajdabiya trough, northeast sirt basin libya. Four oilfields have been discovered on this uplift amal, rakb, augila and naffora. The civil uprising of 2011 interrupted exploration activity in the basin. Processing of 2d seismic data from western sirte,libya. Geology libya petroleum geology petroleum reservoir. The messla oil field is the most recent addition to the list of 20 giant fields discovered within the prolific sirte basin of libya.
Structural and stratigraphic play fairways of sirte group eastern sirte basin libya a target exploration report structural and stratigraphic play fairways of sirte group eastern sirte basin libya. Sirte formationlate cretaceous in general, the drilled sirte formation section is dominantly a shale sequence alternating with thin limestone interbeds. Geosoft, reference manual, 2009, software for earth sciences. A field guidebook to the geology of sirt basin, libya. Foreign operators reentered the basin over 2012 but security deteriorated in 2014 and we expect unrest to continue in the near to medium term. Depositional history of the sirte basin started in the early cretaceous time, which has been related to the tectonic evo. Interpretation and analysis of landsat imagery, integrated with published geological maps, has provided the basis for a reexamination of the structural geology of the area, and has enabled a new interpretation of the tectonic development of the western part of the sirt basin to be made.
Pdf over three years has been past since the first printing of the sirt basin field guidebook was published. Drilling on this high encountered hydrocarbon entrapment in over a dozen distinct stratigraphic units. Libya nationalized its oil industry in 1973, and some american oil companies began withdrawing in 1982, following a 1981 us trade embargo. The sirte basin contains large quantities of oil and gas. Seventy six priority provinces exclusive of the united states. The sirte basin also referred to as sirt basin is a late mesozoic and tertiary continental rift, triple junction, in northern africa that borders a relatively stable paleo. Review of the petroleum geology of the western part of the sirt basin, libya. Satellite imagery for structural geological interpretation.
View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf. Sirte basin, central libya by salah a shaniba a thesis presented to the faculty of the graduate school of the missouri university of science and technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of science in geology and geophysics 2012 approved by wan yang, advisor mohamed g. It extends into algeria in the west and the sirte basin to the east, and in both cases it is an important. The field, discovered in 1971, lies in the southeastern part of the sirte basin approximately 40 km north of the supergiant sarir oil field. At the end of the cretaceous period the sirte basin developed in north africa between the tethyan foredeep and the sahara shield. Review of the petroleum geology of the western part of the. Waha reservoir characterization and distribution in the.
The present work discusses the geochemistry and maturation history of the upper cretaceous source rock of sirte formation in the eastern side of sirte basin, libya. Rath exploration and development department, oilindia ltd, noida, uttarpradesh. The petroleum geology of these priority and boutique provinces is described in this series of reports. Since the previous edition, published in 2002, there have been numerous developments in libya, including the. Libya sirte exploration basin report wood mackenzie. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. The miocene carbonate siliciclastic deposits are widely exposed along the stretch of qabilt ash shurfah to wadi zaqlum sections, sirte basin, nw libya. Box 227, whiteknights, reading rg6 2,4b, uk received. Libya geolgy 04 21 petroleum geology in libya the sirte basin a report published by ahlbrandt 2003 ranks libya s sirte basin as the fifteenth largest hydrocarbon province in the world, with reserves of 43. Read pdf the sirte basin province of libya, sirtezelten. New palynological evidence for the age of the beda formation, sirte basin, libya arun kumar abstract the beda formation represents the subsurface sequence of interbedded limestone with subordinate dolomites, which are major hydrocarbon reservoirs in the western sirte basin of libya.
Pdf emerging exploration potential in a super basin. The study aimed to assess the role of basement structures in the development of the ajdabiya. Geochemical evaluation of campanian sirte shale source. The study involves details on the evaluation of the. Tectonics and subsidence evolution of the sirt basin, libya.
Biostratigraphy and paleoecology of the miocene sequence. Variations in the degree of catagenesis and hydrocarbon. Abstract as the traditional exploration plays in the main productive basins of north africa and the middle east become more mature, attention is increasingly focusing on more challenging, older and deeper plays in the main producing basins and on highrisk, but more conventional, plays in underexplored frontier areas. Geology, undeveloped oilfields and remaining potential of kotla graben sirte basin libya geology, undeveloped oilfields and remaining potential of kotla graben sirte basin libya. Usgs bulletin 2202f paperback pdf, remember to follow the link under and save the document or have accessibility to additional information that are relevant to the sirte basin province of libya, sirte zelten total. Depositional and tectonic controls on architecture of the. Also due to its development, it was the capital of libya. Geology department, uae university, po box 1555, al ain, uae. The origins and evolution of isis in libya given the rich history of jihadist activities in libya over the past six years, retracing and investigating the origins and trajectory of the islamic state of iraq and alsham isis and other extremist actors presents actionable.
The deposits of the sirte basin include mainly fluviatile sands and clays in the s with marine carbonates and sandy carbonates with some evaporites progressively increasing to the north. Dr hallett then joined sirte oil company and spent ten years in libya, reaching the position of exploration superintendent. It is a basin characterized by a series of plat forms and deep troughs containing several oil and gas fields. During 1969, output from the sirte basin had even exceeded production from saudi arabia 3 mmbpd. In addition to detecting normal faults, and strikeslip fault systems, a number of important fold. Thomas pawellek senior geologist rwe dea name libya branch. Duronio p, colombi l 1983 mesozoic rocks of libya, spec. Structural elements of the sirte basin, with oil and gas fields, and the three areas of. It is located south of the gulf of sirte, between tripoli and benghazi. The asset report for the libya sirte exploration basin has been archived.
Sedimentary geology, 84 1993 149167 149 elsevier science publishers b. A field guidebook to the geology of cyrenaica, libya by prof. New palynological evidence for the age of the beda. P 447 processing of 2d seismic data from western sirte basin libya. Iosr journal of applied geology and geophysics iosrjagg. Structural and stratigraphic play fairways of sirte group. Variations in the degree of catagenesis and hydrocarbon generation in the source rocks of the sirt basin, libya. Skuce the agehhia tmugh is,hc tcepesl,i,hc scicral riftdcrivcd lhtm\ii ihal form the sirte basi, ill libya. Middle paleocene montian age has been assigned to this. Tectonic subsidence of the sirte basin, libya gumati. One cd containing 35 pages of msw text file, and pdf files of all of the above listed maps, logs, section, figures, plots. The deposits of the sirte basin include mainly fluviatile sands and clays in the s with marine carbonates and sandy carbonates with some evaporites progressively. The nafoora oilfield is situated on a major tectonic uplift in the eastern sirte basin, the amal. The origins and evolution of isis in libya atlantic council.
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