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Natural Resources Research
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Sedimentary basins in south Egypt, in particular Komombo and Nuqra basins, have been
paid more attention during the last few decades, due to their hydrocarbon prospectivity. The
present article is an integrated seismic and petrophysical study aiming at evaluating the
hydrocarbon potentiality of the Cretaceous sedimentary sequence in these two basins. Data
of four drilled wells including a conventional core, and well log data, in addition to 20 2D
seismic profiles (ten for each basin), were studied in detail. The study indicates that the
sedimentary sequence in the two basins is represented by the Nubia Sandstone, which is
subdivided (from base to top) into Komombo, Six Hills, Abu Ballas, Sabaya, and Maghrabi
formations. This sequence in both basins is dissected by a set of NW–SE-trending faults, in
addition to a younger set of NNE–SSW to NE–SW trending. The present study indicates that
the Komombo Formation is characterized by a good oil potentiality of a net pay thickness up
to 65 ft (1 ft = 0.3048 m) in the Komombo basin. The Six Hills Formation may also be
prospective, especially near the depocenters of the Komombo and Nuqra basins, due to its
wide extension, good thickness (up to 4150 ft), and presence of some oil shows. However,
the reservoir of the studied sequence may be of low quality due to cementation with silica,
compaction, and the presence of high shale content. Two reservoir rock types (RRTs) were
assigned to the Six Hills Formation: RRT1 (clean siliceous sandstone) with good reservoir
quality and RRT2 (argillaceous sandstone) with low reservoir quality.
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