Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is one of the most prevalent methods used to image and quantify pore size distribution shale rock, critical in understanding unconventional petroleum systems production. Generally, digital greyscale SEM images are currently processed for quantification either by a manual drawing method, threshold automatic edge detection or watershed methods, all which have so...

Large variations in the boron isotopic composition of sedimentary environments make boron an attractive monitor of fluidrrock interactions during diagenesis. Studies of B in marine sediments have shown that preferential adsorption of B on clay minerals leaves pore waters enriched in B. During diagenesis, clay minerals recrystallize and incorporate B into Ž the mineral structure Spivack, A.J., P...

The Sirt Basin important oil producing area in Libya is one of the richest regions terms hydrocarbon resources. Exploration studies this have shown that oils are mixtures several charges and may be from different source rocks particularly upper Cretaceous sediments study based on organic geochemistry petrographic analysis carried out 179 cutting samples collected four wells. From Cenomanian to ...

Biostratigraphy has remained a tool for basin and environmental reconstruction in sedimentology. This study aims to further delineate classify the lithology, environment of deposition, biozonation microorganisms found studied well. Thirty-four (34) ditch cutting samples from OMA well, offshore Dahomey Basin, were considered their textural palynomorphs/palynofacies characterization. The observed...

The Nayband Formation was measured and sampled in Parvadeh area, southern Tabas city. In this area, this formation has a thickness of 1410 m, dividing into four members, namely Gelkan, Bidestan, Howz-e-sheikh and Howz-e-khan. A total 573 samples were treated for Palynological analysis, and only 120 samples were productive. A total of 57 miospore taxa and 11 plant macrofossil were encountered. B...

The Khaviz oil field located in Dezful embayment is one of Iran’s southwest oil fields. In this study, a total of 28 cutting samples from Kazhdumi formation (well No. KZ1, Khaviz oil field) were subject to geochemical investigation using Rock-Eval pyrolysis for the first time. The results of pyrolysis indicated that Kazhdumi source rock has significant hydrocarbon production potentiality and al...