The calcarenites carbonate rocks of the Quaternary ridges, which extend along the northwestern Mediterranean coastal plain of Egypt, represent an excellent model for the transformation of loose sediments to real sedimentary rocks by the different stages of meteoric diagenesis. The depositional and diagenetic fabrics of the rocks, in addition to the strata orientation, highly affect their ultima...

The Chehel Kaman Formation of the upper Paleocene age formed from carbonate and siliciclastic sediments is located, in the Kapeh Dagh Sedimentary Basin. Two sections where considered for the purpose of research into the effective diagenetic processes of this formation. The Cheshmeh Qorban section with a thickness of 270.8m located 140km down the Mashhad – Sarakhs Highway while the Shourlog Sect...

The Upper Jurassic carbonates of the eastern part of the Kopet-Dagh Basin, with thickness of 470 m, are the major gas-bearing reservoir in NE Iran. The objectives of this study are recognition of diagenetic history and estimation of porosity related to dolomitization. Based on field and laboratory study, four carbonate facies associations have been identified at the Mazdavand outcrop. Most of t...

Mauddud member with the age of late Albian to Cenomanian is equivalent to the lower Sarvak formation in the southern Persian Gulf and adjacent area. In this work, microfacies, depositional environment, and diagenetic processes affected the Mauddud member in a field in the Persian Gulf are investigated. Based on the studies of available cores and thin sections of 3 wells, five types of microfaci...

Field investigation, biostratigraphic, paleoecological, and sedimentary microfacies analyses, as well diagenetic processes characterization, were carried out in the Epirus region (Western Ionian Basin) to define depositional environments further decipher history of Late Cretaceous–Early Paleocene carbonate succession western continental Greece. Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy studied c...

The Sa’adi Formation is a part of the late Cretaceous period in Santonian-Campanian stage that represents potential hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir across many oilfields Mesopotamian Basin, South Iraq. was divided into two main parts as stratigraphy sequence. It consists chalky limestone with argillaceous upper and marly lower part. considered an important stratigraphic unit marked by petroleum s...

mauddud member with the age of late albian to cenomanian is equivalent to the lower sarvak formation in the southern persian gulf and adjacent area. in this work, microfacies, depositional environment, and diagenetic processes affected the mauddud member in a field in the persian gulf are investigated. based on the studies of available cores and thin sections of 3 wells, five types of microfaci...

The Lower Cretaceous reservoir core samples from the upper part of Qamchuqa Formation, Baba Dome, Kirkuk Oil Company, show evidence for multistage episodes dolomitization and a complex diagenetic history. Optical microscope reveals muti-phase diagenesis: an early stage diagenesis its alteration, later, by evaporated seawater under near-surface setting conditions, followed different event dolomi...

The thesis comprises five principle research chapters presented as articles (chapters 2-6) detailing both experimental and field studies on microbial interaction with mineral surfaces. Chapters 2, 3, 4 are articles that detail the results and conclusions of the experimental work on fungal behavior and involvement in mineral alteration and “diagenesis” of natural mineral substrates. Chapter 5 pr...