Shale gas characterization of the Dinder and Blue Nile Formations in the Blue Nile Basin, East Sudan

The development of gas and oil in unconventional plays in United State and Northern Europe has affected the finances and the energy security. Geochanical properties of shale rocks can have a major impact on the efficiency of shale gas exploration. The goal of this study is to evaluate shale gas pote...

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Main Authors: Shoieb, M.A., Sum, C.W., Bhattachary, S.K., Abidin, N.S.Z., Abdelrahim, O.B.
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Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2016
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spelling utp-eprints.306122022-03-25T07:12:44Z Shale gas characterization of the Dinder and Blue Nile Formations in the Blue Nile Basin, East Sudan Shoieb, M.A. Sum, C.W. Bhattachary, S.K. Abidin, N.S.Z. Abdelrahim, O.B. The development of gas and oil in unconventional plays in United State and Northern Europe has affected the finances and the energy security. Geochanical properties of shale rocks can have a major impact on the efficiency of shale gas exploration. The goal of this study is to evaluate shale gas potentiality in the Blue Nile Basin, using samples from existing drilled wells. All the samples were analyzed in detail with the following organic geochemical techniques: total organic carbon (TOC), Rock-eval pyrolysis, to determine the quality and quantity of the organic matter. The total organic carbon (TOC) values for the shale intervals vary from 0.6 to 4.5weight in FARASHA-1 Well, while in TAWAKUL-1 Well range from 0.4 to 2.4weight, suggesting that fair to good source generative potential, as revealed by the S2 v's TOC plot. Hydrogen index (HI) values range from 12 to 182 mg HC/g TOC in the two wells, indicating type III and IV derived-input in the samples and their potential to generate gas. However, the Blue Nile and Dinder Formation have Tmax values in the range of 437 to 456°C, indicating early maturity in the oil window. Thus, higher maturity levels have affected the hydrocarbon generation potential and HI of the samples. © 2016 Author(s). American Institute of Physics Inc. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85006014926&doi=10.1063%2f1.4968132&partnerID=40&md5=63668cc6323a801a81b8a977d34f32ff Shoieb, M.A. and Sum, C.W. and Bhattachary, S.K. and Abidin, N.S.Z. and Abdelrahim, O.B. (2016) Shale gas characterization of the Dinder and Blue Nile Formations in the Blue Nile Basin, East Sudan. In: UNSPECIFIED. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/30612/
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description The development of gas and oil in unconventional plays in United State and Northern Europe has affected the finances and the energy security. Geochanical properties of shale rocks can have a major impact on the efficiency of shale gas exploration. The goal of this study is to evaluate shale gas potentiality in the Blue Nile Basin, using samples from existing drilled wells. All the samples were analyzed in detail with the following organic geochemical techniques: total organic carbon (TOC), Rock-eval pyrolysis, to determine the quality and quantity of the organic matter. The total organic carbon (TOC) values for the shale intervals vary from 0.6 to 4.5weight in FARASHA-1 Well, while in TAWAKUL-1 Well range from 0.4 to 2.4weight, suggesting that fair to good source generative potential, as revealed by the S2 v's TOC plot. Hydrogen index (HI) values range from 12 to 182 mg HC/g TOC in the two wells, indicating type III and IV derived-input in the samples and their potential to generate gas. However, the Blue Nile and Dinder Formation have Tmax values in the range of 437 to 456°C, indicating early maturity in the oil window. Thus, higher maturity levels have affected the hydrocarbon generation potential and HI of the samples. © 2016 Author(s).
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author Shoieb, M.A.
Sum, C.W.
Bhattachary, S.K.
Abidin, N.S.Z.
Abdelrahim, O.B.
spellingShingle Shoieb, M.A.
Sum, C.W.
Bhattachary, S.K.
Abidin, N.S.Z.
Abdelrahim, O.B.
Shale gas characterization of the Dinder and Blue Nile Formations in the Blue Nile Basin, East Sudan
author_sort Shoieb, M.A.
title Shale gas characterization of the Dinder and Blue Nile Formations in the Blue Nile Basin, East Sudan
title_short Shale gas characterization of the Dinder and Blue Nile Formations in the Blue Nile Basin, East Sudan
title_full Shale gas characterization of the Dinder and Blue Nile Formations in the Blue Nile Basin, East Sudan
title_fullStr Shale gas characterization of the Dinder and Blue Nile Formations in the Blue Nile Basin, East Sudan
title_full_unstemmed Shale gas characterization of the Dinder and Blue Nile Formations in the Blue Nile Basin, East Sudan
title_sort shale gas characterization of the dinder and blue nile formations in the blue nile basin, east sudan
publisher American Institute of Physics Inc.
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