Petroleum geology of the Melut Basin and the Great Palogue Field, Sudan

• Published in: Marine and petroleum geology Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 129 - 144
• Main Authors: Dou, Lirong, Xiao, Kunye, Cheng, Dingsheng, Shi, Buqing, Li, Zhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2007; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Great Palogue Field; Hydrocarbons; Marine geology; Melut Basin; Petroleum geology; Rift basin; Sedimentary rocks; Sudan; East Africa; Sudan; Great Palogue Field; Petroleum geology; Melut Basin; Rift basin; Sudan; basement; Mesozoic; Paleogene; reservoirs; slopes; seismic profiles; enrichment; lower Paleozoic; anticlines; Upper Cretaceous; relief; Cenozoic; petroleum; clastic rocks; shale; exploration; petroleum accumulation; Tertiary; Africa; source rocks; normal faults; reserves; Cretaceous; Paleozoic; fracturing; sedimentary rocks; traps; Cambrian; Lower Cretaceous; shear zones; style; Phanerozoic

This paper overviews the framework, structural and petroleum geology aspects of the Melut rift Basin in Sudan. The data base is from mainly proprietary exploration work consisting of more than 20,000 km of seismic profiles, 2000 km 2 of 3D seismic, and more than 50 exploration wells. There have been...