Enhancement of Indistinct Sequence Stratigraphic Correlations Using Geochemical Signatures: An Example from the Paleozoic Successions Saudi Arabia

Maaruf Hussain; Abduljamiu Amao; Khalid Al-Ramadan; Lamidi Babalola; John Humphrey

doi:10.2118/206373-MS

Enhancement of Indistinct Sequence Stratigraphic Correlations Using Geochemical Signatures: An Example from the Paleozoic Successions Saudi Arabia

Maaruf Hussain
, Abduljamiu Amao
, Khalid Al-Ramadan
, Lamidi Babalola
, John Humphrey

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The Paleozoic sequence in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) represents a thick succession of carbonate, shale, and siltstone/sandstone lithologies that were deposited in a range of environments. This succession hosts abundant unconventional reservoirs with huge amount of natural gas reserves. However, similarity in lithologies and poor biostratigraphic constrains are making facies analysis, stratigraphic correlation, and geosteering applications problematic. In this study, we documented the use of an automated statistical protocol for the identification of chemofacies and correlatable chemozones within highly homogenous formations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, ATCE 2021
Publisher	Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
ISBN (Electronic)	9781613997864
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2118/206373-MS
State	Published - 2021
Event	2021 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, ATCE 2021 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: 21 Sep 2021 → 23 Sep 2021

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Conference	2021 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, ATCE 2021
Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Period	21/09/21 → 23/09/21

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Hussain, M., Amao, A., Al-Ramadan, K., Babalola, L., & Humphrey, J. (2021). Enhancement of Indistinct Sequence Stratigraphic Correlations Using Geochemical Signatures: An Example from the Paleozoic Successions Saudi Arabia. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, ATCE 2021 (SPE Annual Technical Conference Proceedings). Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). https://doi.org/10.2118/206373-MS

Hussain, Maaruf ; Amao, Abduljamiu ; Al-Ramadan, Khalid et al. / Enhancement of Indistinct Sequence Stratigraphic Correlations Using Geochemical Signatures : An Example from the Paleozoic Successions Saudi Arabia. Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, ATCE 2021. Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), 2021. (SPE Annual Technical Conference Proceedings).

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Enhancement of Indistinct Sequence Stratigraphic Correlations Using Geochemical Signatures: An Example from the Paleozoic Successions Saudi Arabia. / Hussain, Maaruf; Amao, Abduljamiu ; Al-Ramadan, Khalid et al.
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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Hussain M, Amao A , Al-Ramadan K, Babalola L, Humphrey J. Enhancement of Indistinct Sequence Stratigraphic Correlations Using Geochemical Signatures: An Example from the Paleozoic Successions Saudi Arabia. In Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, ATCE 2021. Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). 2021. (SPE Annual Technical Conference Proceedings). doi: 10.2118/206373-MS

Enhancement of Indistinct Sequence Stratigraphic Correlations Using Geochemical Signatures: An Example from the Paleozoic Successions Saudi Arabia

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