Subsurface Fluid Flow Feature as Hydrocarbon Indicator in the Alamein Basin, Onshore Egypt; Seismic Attribute Perspective

Dicky Harishidayat, Sherif Farouk, Mohamed Abioui and Osama Ahmed Aziz
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Dicky Harishidayat: College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Sherif Farouk: Exploration Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo 11727, Egypt
Mohamed Abioui: Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir 80000, Morocco
Osama Ahmed Aziz: College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: The interpretation of subsurface fluid flow features in seismic reflection data is a key part of identifying the presence of hydrocarbon and active petroleum systems. Currently, this kind of study is mainly conducted utilizing offshore seismic reflection data with very limited cases utilizing onshore seismic reflection data. In addition, the Alamein basin is an area of prolific study in onshore Egypt, with most related studies concentrating on basin analysis and reservoir characterization. Therefore, in our study we aimed to make practical and effective use of onshore seismic reflection data with seismic attribute analysis to describe seismic facies, delineating and interpreting subsurface fluid flow features. The relatively vertical V-shaped and pipe or concave-up-shaped features with distorted reflections inside them are revealed through the analysis of variance, sweetness, chaos, instantaneous frequency and the RMS amplitude of seismic attributes. These subsurface fluid flow features are a product of mature source rock that migrates hydrocarbon vertically through faults (especially deep-seated faults) and fracture systems (fault and fracture-related subsurface fluid flow features). The classification scheme presented in our study could be implemented in the onshore case worldwide.

Keywords: subsurface fluid flow; seismic attribute; hydrocarbon indicator; Alamein; Egypt (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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