Mineralogical, geochemical and hydrocarbon potential of subsurface Cretaceous shales, Northern Western Desert, Egypt

Mineralogical, geochemical and hydrocarbon potential of subsurface Cretaceous shales, Northern Western Desert, Egypt

Twenty four Cretaceous shale core samples of Gibb Afia-1, Betty-1, Salam-1X and Mersa Matruh-1 wells were mineralogically and geochemically studied using XRD, XRF and Rock Eval Pyrolysis. Kaolinite, smectite and illite are the main clay minerals in addition to rare chlorite, while the non-clay miner...

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Main Authors: D.A. Mousa, A.A. Abdou, N.H. El Gendy, M.G. Shehata, M.A. Kassab, A.A. Abuhagaza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Subjects:
Mineralogy
Geochemistry
Hydrocarbon potentiality
Subsurface
Shale
North Western Desert
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062114000129

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