TY  - CONF
SN  - 9781613998359
PB  - Offshore Technology Conference
Y1  - 2022///
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85150683131&doi=10.4043%2f31444-MS&partnerID=40&md5=dd11670344073b40b753b65fd6bc2f6e
A1  - Owusu, E.B.
A1  - Tsegab, H.G.
A1  - Abubakar, R.
AV  - none
KW  - Offshore oil well production; Offshore technology; Petroleum prospecting; Stratigraphy
KW  -  Belata formation; Black shales; Carbon analysis; Gas exploration; Geological fields; Laboratory investigations; Laboratory studies; Malaysia; Sample collection; Total Organic Carbon
KW  -  Organic carbon
ID  - scholars17205
TI  - Geological Field Characteristic of the Black Shales in the Belata Formation, Peninsular Malaysia
N2  - Peninsular Malaysia is made up of three fundamental stratigraphic belts; the Central Belt, the Eastern Belt, and the Western Belt with little data on their shale lithologies. The Belata Formation is situated in the Western Belt and is at the southernmost part of Tanjung Malim in the Perak State bordering the Selangor State. Belata Formation falls in between the Terolak and the Karak formations to the north and south respectively. Six Carboniferous shale outcrops were discovered during fieldwork. Outcrop description, sample collection, and laboratory studies were conducted on the Belata Formation. The outcrops include shales that range from black to grey. For laboratory investigation, twenty-two samples were obtained from the shale outcrops. Total organic carbon (TOC) analyses carried out on the samples revealed an average of 3.4 wt. . The black color is possibly introduced in these shales because of organic matter incorporated in the sediments. Hence, these shales tentatively could be regarded as potential shale gas exploration targets in the Peninsular. However, the effect of the regional rnetarnorphisrn which affected the Sibumasu Terrane should be considered even though shales are not affected by contact metamorphism due to their distance further away from the granitic intrusions. Copyright © 2022, Offshore Technology Conference.
N1  - cited By 1; Conference of 2022 Offshore Technology Conference Asia, OTCA 2022 ; Conference Date: 22 March 2022 Through 25 March 2022; Conference Code:187172
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