Mapping potential zones for groundwater recharge and its evaluation in arid environments using a GIS approach: case study of North Gafsa Basin (Central Tunisia)

N Mokadem, E Boughariou, M Mudarra… - Journal of African Earth …, 2018 - Elsevier
With the progressive evolution of industrial sector, agricultural, urbanization, population and
drinking water supply, the water demand continuously increases which necessitates the …

Cretaceous oceanic anoxic events (OAEs) recorded in the northern margin of Africa as possible oil and gas shale potential in Tunisia: an overview

M Soua - International Geology Review, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Significant attention has been given, during the last decade, to Palaeozoic unconventional
oil and gas shale in northern Africa where the productive Palaeozoic basins are located …

Hydrogeochemical and stable isotope data of groundwater of a multi-aquifer system: Northern Gafsa basin–Central Tunisia

N Mokadem, A Demdoum, Y Hamed, S Bouri… - Journal of African Earth …, 2016 - Elsevier
The hydrodynamic of the multi-aquifer system (the Continental Intercalaire “CI” and the
Complex Terminal “CT”) of the North Gafsa basin is largely determined by tectonics …

Use of geochemical, isotopic, and age tracer data to develop models of groundwater flow: A case study of Gafsa mining basin-Southern Tunisia

Y Hamed, R Ahmadi, A Demdoum, S Bouri… - Journal of African Earth …, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydro-(major and trace elements: Cd, F and Sr), isotope (18 O, 2 H, 3 H and 13 C)
geochemistry and radiogenic carbon (14 C) of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) were used …

The impact of in-situ stress and outcrop-based fracture geometry on hydraulic aperture and upscaled permeability in fractured reservoirs

K Bisdom, G Bertotti, HM Nick - Tectonophysics, 2016 - Elsevier
Aperture has a controlling impact on porosity and permeability and is a source of uncertainty
in modeling of naturally fractured reservoirs. This uncertainty results from difficulties in …

Style of Atlassic tectonic deformation and geodynamic evolution of the southern Tethyan margin, Tunisia

M Gharbi, N Espurt, A Masrouhi, O Bellier… - Marine and petroleum …, 2015 - Elsevier
The structure of the southern Atlas fold-and-thrust belt of Tunisia was investigated using new
geologic mapping, seismic reflection data together with the construction of a balanced cross …

Analysis of Cretaceous (Aptian) strata in central Tunisia, using 2D seismic data and well logs

T Zouaghi, I Ferhi, M Bédir, MB Youssef… - Journal of African Earth …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper presents a structural and depositional model of lower Cretaceous (Aptian) strata
in central Tunisia, using detailed facies relations in outcrops, seismic reflection data, and …

Analogue modelling of a salt ridge growth in M'Rhila-Labaied-Trozza fault relay zone, central Tunisia

R Zidi, N Sebai, BC Vendeville, O Ferrer… - Journal of Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tunisia, located in the Northern African margin, was subjected to Late Permian-Early
Cretaceous N–S extension subsequent to Pangea breakup and leading to the Tethyan …

Structure, paleogeographic inheritance, and deformation history of the southern Atlas foreland fold and thrust belt of Tunisia

A Saïd, P Baby, D Chardon, J Ouali - Tectonics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Structural analysis of the southern Tunisian Atlas was carried out using field observation,
seismic interpretation, and cross section balancing. It shows a mix of thick‐skinned and thin …

Use of chloride mass balance and tritium data for estimation of groundwater recharge and renewal rate in an unconfined aquifer from North Africa: a case study from …

L Dassi - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2010 - Springer
The scarcity of surface water resources in arid and semi-arid regions from North African
countries contributes to the considerable increase of groundwater exploitation, which leads …