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Sequence stratigraphic analysis and depositional evolution of the Upper Cretaceous deposits in Ras Budran oil field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Research Authors
Mohamed M Elhossainy, Abdelhamid M Salman, Mohammad A Sarhan, Nabil M Al-Areeq, Hamed A Alrefaee
Research Abstract

The Upper Cretaceous deposits represent significant oil reservoirs in several fields of the Gulf of Suez province, Egypt. The present work aims to study these sediments in Ras Budran oil field in view of sequence stratigraphic analysis. Five third-order depositional sequences were determined for the Upper Cretaceous section in Ras Budran field depending on the analysis and interpretation of the integrated well logging and biostratigraphic datasets. The five sequences are separated by six sequence boundaries and were classified into their systems tracts signifying several sedimentation patterns of progradation and retrogradation. The first depositional sequence corresponds to the Cenomanian-early Turonian Raha and Abu Qada formations classifying into transgressive and highstand systems tracts. The second sequence comprises the Late Turonian Wata Formation subdividing into transgressive and highstand …

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Research Journal
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
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Springer International Publishing
Research Vol
14
Research Year
2021
Research Pages
1-13