Oil generation and expulsion modeling of the syn-rift Salif oil-source rock in the Tihamah Basin, Yemeni Red Sea: implications for shale oil exploration.
The Miocene Salif Formation is an oil-source rock within the Tihamah Basin, southern Red Sea of Yemen. The Salif shale beds are characterized by high organic carbon content (TOC) up to 5.59% and high oil saturation index (OSI) (30 < OSI <260 mg HC/g TOC). However, most of the Salif shale sampl...
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Elsevier Ltd.
2023
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