TY - GEN
T1 - Characterising regional evaporite seal for hydrocarbon and CO2 storage – Upper Jurassic, Arab-Hith formations, Saudi Arabia
AU - Boehm, N.
AU - Van Buchem, F.
AU - Finkbeiner, T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - At KAUST in the Fall of 2022 we drilled 390 m of core that spans the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous. The formations include: the Sulaiy, Hith, Arab and top of the Jubaila Formation. The Hith and Arab formations consist and contain important evaporite deposits that act as regional seals. Many of the world’s largest hydrocarbon accumulations in Saudi Arabia and the region (such as the Ghawar field) are contained within these seals. As the energy transition is becoming increasingly significant, the importance of these seals for CO2 storage is also being considered. Characterising these evaporite seals based on their sedimentology, geochemistry and geomechanical properties is essential in order to assess their lateral continuity and sealing capacity, and thus their ability to act as seals for CO2 storage sites. This presentation will present the results obtained from the core regarding the formation thickness and sedimentology, as well as additional geochemical and rock mechanical properties from experimental lab analysis carried out at the ANPERC research lab for Petroleum Engineering at KAUST.
AB - At KAUST in the Fall of 2022 we drilled 390 m of core that spans the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous. The formations include: the Sulaiy, Hith, Arab and top of the Jubaila Formation. The Hith and Arab formations consist and contain important evaporite deposits that act as regional seals. Many of the world’s largest hydrocarbon accumulations in Saudi Arabia and the region (such as the Ghawar field) are contained within these seals. As the energy transition is becoming increasingly significant, the importance of these seals for CO2 storage is also being considered. Characterising these evaporite seals based on their sedimentology, geochemistry and geomechanical properties is essential in order to assess their lateral continuity and sealing capacity, and thus their ability to act as seals for CO2 storage sites. This presentation will present the results obtained from the core regarding the formation thickness and sedimentology, as well as additional geochemical and rock mechanical properties from experimental lab analysis carried out at the ANPERC research lab for Petroleum Engineering at KAUST.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85195813507
T3 - 84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition
SP - 3224
EP - 3228
BT - 84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition
PB - European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE
T2 - 84th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition
Y2 - 5 June 2023 through 8 June 2023
ER -