TY  - JOUR
Y1  - 2020///
SN  - 21900558
PB  - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096398826&doi=10.1007%2fs13202-020-01045-6&partnerID=40&md5=d200a104d99e9e38f9ff49ff4cf5c1c3
JF  - Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
A1  - Hakimi, M.H.
A1  - Gharib, A.F.
A1  - Abidin, N.S.Z.
A1  - Yahya, M.M.A.
AV  - none
N2  - Pliocene shales included in the post-rift Abbas Formation were recovered from an exploratory well (Kathib-01) in the Tihamah Basin and geochemically analyzed. A preliminary evaluation of the organic facies of the Abbas shales and their petroleum generation potential was conducted based on basic organic geochemical results. Most Abbas shale samples had total organic carbon (TOC) contents < 1 and a fair source potential, while the remaining samples, with TOC contents > 1, had a relatively good potential. Overall, the Rockâ??Eval hydrogen index values of the shales analyzed were between 96 and 234 mg of hydrocarbon per gram of TOC (mg HC/g TOC), indicating two dominant organic facies: types III and II/III kerogen, which indicate the presence of mainly gas- and oil-prone source rocks. We conclude that the Pliocene Abbas shales in the Tihamah Basin are still in a very early-mature stage (with respect to the oil window) and, hence, have not generated petroleum yet. © 2020, The Author(s).
N1  - cited By 2
KW  - Gasoline; Hydrocarbons; Organic carbon; Petroleum geology; Petroleum reservoir evaluation
KW  -  Exploratory wells; Hydrocarbon generation potential; Hydrogen indices; Organic facies; Petroleum generation; Shale formation; Source potentials; Total Organic Carbon
KW  -  Shale
TI  - Preliminary investigation of the hydrocarbon generation potential from the post-rift Abbas shale Formation (Pliocene) in the Tihamah Basin, south-eastern Yemeni Red Sea
ID  - scholars13702
ER  -