A multi-proxy approach to detect the pore pressure and the origin of overpressure in sedimentary basins: An example from the Gulf of Suez rift basin

AE Radwan - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The pore pressure gradient and fracture gradient (PPFG) are critical parameters for drilling
mud weight design in the energy industry. Successful drilling operations can be achieved …

Timing and distribution of bedding-parallel veins, in evaporitic rocks, Bouhedma Formation, Northern Chotts, Tunisia

N Abaab, A Zanella, D Akrout, R Mourgues… - Journal of Structural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Bedding-parallel veins,'BPV', are widespread worldwide especially within
sediments of low permeability such as mudstones, marls and evaporitic formations. Gypsum …

Insights on the late Cretaceous-Eocene event in the Tunisian eastern foreland using subsurface data

OB Abid, JA Ouali, A Mahroug, BS Nouali… - Journal of African Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tunisia is characterized by a specific structural location in the northern African margin,
related to the geodynamic evolution of the Mediterranean basin. In fact, the Tunisian …

Cretaceous and Cenozoic source rocks maturation modelling in the Gulf of Gabes, central Eastern Tunisia: estimation of hydrocarbon in place

E Gasdallah, AM El Asmi… - Italian Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The present work aims to construct a conceptual model of the thermal history and the
expulsion of generated hydrocarbons. This study also aims to assess the unconventional …

Hydrocarbon microseepages in the kerkennah islands, Eastern Tunisia: Integrated surface geochemical and geoelectrical prospecting approaches

S Baklouti, C Khalfi, BR Ben Abdallah… - Marine Georesources …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Oil exploration is usually carried out using conventional techniques such as seismic
reflection and exploratory drilling. However, these techniques are very costly with a high risk …

Capture the variation of the pore pressure with different geological age from seismic inversion study in the Jaisalmer sub-basin, India

R Chahal, S Datta Gupta - Petroleum Science, 2020 - Springer
Geoscientific evidence shows that various parameters such as compaction, buoyancy effect,
hydrocarbon maturation, gas effect and tectonic activities control the pore pressure of sub …

Present-day overpressure in southern Tunisia: Characterization, possible causes and implications for drilling operations

D Akrout, R Ahmadi, E Mercier, M Montacer - Journal of African Earth …, 2021 - Elsevier
Formation pore pressure in sedimentary basins is known to vary with depth. These
variations are caused by one or more sedimentary, tectonic or diagenetic mechanisms. In …