Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon Province
The Abadan Plain Basin is located in the Middle East region which is host to some of the world’s largest oil and gas fields around the Persian Gulf. This basin is a foredeep basin to the southwest of the Zagros Fold-Thrust-Belt, bounded along its northern and eastern margins by the Dezful...
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| description | The Abadan Plain Basin is located in the Middle East region which is host to some of the world’s largest oil and gas fields around the Persian Gulf. This basin is a foredeep basin to the southwest of the Zagros Fold-Thrust-Belt, bounded along its northern and eastern margins by the Dezful Embayment. Most of the rocks in this basin have been deposited in a carbonate environment, and existing fractures have made the formations a favourable place for hydrocarbon accumulations. The basin is enriched by oil and, therefore, gas reservoirs are few, and some of the explored reservoirs exhibit significant degrees of overpressure. This paper has compiled several aspects of the Abadan Plain Basin tectonics, structural geology and petroleum systems to provide a better understanding of the opportunities and risks of development activities in this region. In addition to the existing knowledge, this paper provides a basin-wide examination of pore pressure, vertical stress, temperature gradient, and wellbore stability issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-162b5d0cf1f546a7b423d993d335fa6d2022-12-21T21:03:01ZengMDPI AGGeosciences2076-32632018-12-0181249610.3390/geosciences8120496geosciences8120496Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon ProvinceVahid Atashbari0Mark Tingay1Khalid Amrouch2Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering and Mines, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USAAustralian School of Petroleum, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, AustraliaAustralian School of Petroleum, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, AustraliaThe Abadan Plain Basin is located in the Middle East region which is host to some of the world’s largest oil and gas fields around the Persian Gulf. This basin is a foredeep basin to the southwest of the Zagros Fold-Thrust-Belt, bounded along its northern and eastern margins by the Dezful Embayment. Most of the rocks in this basin have been deposited in a carbonate environment, and existing fractures have made the formations a favourable place for hydrocarbon accumulations. The basin is enriched by oil and, therefore, gas reservoirs are few, and some of the explored reservoirs exhibit significant degrees of overpressure. This paper has compiled several aspects of the Abadan Plain Basin tectonics, structural geology and petroleum systems to provide a better understanding of the opportunities and risks of development activities in this region. In addition to the existing knowledge, this paper provides a basin-wide examination of pore pressure, vertical stress, temperature gradient, and wellbore stability issues.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/12/496Abadan PlainZagrosArabiatectonicsstratigraphyoverburdengeochemistryoverpressurepore pressurehydrocarbon exploration |
| spellingShingle | Vahid Atashbari Mark Tingay Khalid Amrouch Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon Province Geosciences Abadan Plain Zagros Arabia tectonics stratigraphy overburden geochemistry overpressure pore pressure hydrocarbon exploration |
| title | Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon Province |
| title_full | Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon Province |
| title_fullStr | Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon Province |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon Province |
| title_short | Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Abadan Plain Basin: A Geological Review of a Prolific Middle Eastern Hydrocarbon Province |
| title_sort | stratigraphy tectonics and hydrocarbon habitat of the abadan plain basin a geological review of a prolific middle eastern hydrocarbon province |
| topic | Abadan Plain Zagros Arabia tectonics stratigraphy overburden geochemistry overpressure pore pressure hydrocarbon exploration |
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