Hydrocarbon Potential of the Middle Jurassic Upper Safa Reservoir in the West Kanayes Field, North Western Desert, Egypt

Authors

Mohamed A. Kassab, Department of Exploration, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Cairo, Egypt
Adel M. Salem, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Egypt
Ali E. Abbas, Department of Geological and Geophysical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Egypt.
Ahmed A. Elnaggar, Department of Geological and Geophysical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Egypt.
Tamer M. Salem, Department of Exploration, Khalda Petroleum Company, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed S. Attiya, Department of Exploration, Khalda Petroleum Company, Cairo, EgyptFollow

Article Type

Research Paper

Highlights

• The Upper Safa Member is the main reservoir composed of a mixture of Siltstone, Sandstone, Shale, and occasional Limestone streaks.
• The Hydrocarbon Potential for Upper Safa reservoir is promising, with Effective Porosity of 11%, low Shale content 4.5%, and higher Hydrocarbon Saturation nearly 81.6%.
• The Upper Safa reservoir is characterized by sandy shale facies in all over the area of the studied wells. These facies reflect a fluvio-deltaic environment.

Abstract

West Kanayes oil Field is located in the north Western Desert and has very high oil and gas accumulations. The present study aims to evaluate hydrocarbon potential of Upper Safa Member, which represents the Middle Jurassic at this field, for five wells: WKAN D-1X, WKAN E-1X, WKAN F-1X, WKAN I-1X, and WKAN N-1X. We define petrophysical parameters for them using various data from five wells composed of wireline

Keywords

West Kanayes oil field; Upper Safa Member; Petrophysical parameters; Middle Jurassic; Hydrocarbon Potential.

Recommended Citation

Kassab, Mohamed A.; Salem, Adel M.; Abbas, Ali E.; Elnaggar, Ahmed A.; Salem, Tamer M.; and Attiya, Ahmed S. (2025) "Hydrocarbon Potential of the Middle Jurassic Upper Safa Reservoir in the West Kanayes Field, North Western Desert, Egypt," Egyptian Journal of Petroleum: Vol. 34 : Iss. 1 , Article 1.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.62593/2090-2468.1058

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