Data-driven machine learning approach to predict mineralogy of organic-rich shales: An example from Qusaiba Shale, Rub'al Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia

A Mustafa, Z Tariq, M Mahmoud, AE Radwan… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Qusaiba Shale is a proven source rock for the Palaeozoic petroleum system of
the middle east and it is targeted as a potential source of unconventional shale gas potential …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of geochemical compositional heterogeneities on hydrocarbon expulsion and thermal maturation: An analog study of Maastrichtian source rocks from …

M Usman, S Grohmann, IS Abu-Mahfouz… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurately identifying sweet spots remains a significant challenge for the petroleum industry
despite the growing amount of information available for unconventional hydrocarbon …

Impacts of fracture properties on the formation and development of stimulated reservoir volume: A global sensitivity analysis

W Zhu, X He, Y Li, G Lei, R Santoso, M Wang - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Stimulated reservoir volume (SRV), the highly permeable fracture network created by
hydraulic fracturing, is essential for fluid production from low-permeable reservoirs …

Impact of sedimentary fabrics on small-scale permeability variations within fine-grained sediments: Early Silurian Qusaiba Member, Northern Saudi Arabia

AJ Abdlmutalib, K Ayranci, MA Yassin… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main aim of this study is to constrain the range of reservoir properties observed in
various depositional environments of the fine-grained sandstones of the early Silurian …

Characterization of natural fractures in deep-marine shales: a case study of the Wufeng and Longmaxi shale in the Luzhou Block Sichuan Basin, China

S Sun, S Huang, E Gomez-Rivas, A Griera, B Liu… - Frontiers of Earth …, 2023 - Springer
Natural fractures are of crucial importance for oil and gas reservoirs, especially for those with
ultralow permeability and porosity. The deep-marine shale gas reservoirs of the Wufeng and …

Controls on fracture propagation in bioturbated carbonate rocks: Insights from the Aruma Formation, central Saudi Arabia

NA Saraih, HA Eltom, RH Goldstein… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous research has explored the linkage between bioturbation, porosity, and permeability
in carbonate reservoir rocks. The impact of bioturbation on natural fractures in such rocks …

Effects of lithofacies on pore system evolution of storm-wave silt-rich fine-grained sediments. Early Silurian Qusaiba Member (Qaliba Formation), NW Saudi Arabia

A Abdlmutalib, O Abdullatif, A Alqubalee… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Storm-wave sediments are considered a potential unconventional resource in the Middle
East region, ie, the early Silurian Qusaiba Member of the Qaliba Formation in Saudi Arabia …

Numerical study of the effect of infilling material in a hole-like flaw on acoustic emission characteristics and damage evolution in sandstone

Q Zhang, CC Ma, Y Jiang, H Geng - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Per-existing flaws are wide existence in rock mass, which have a significant effect on
mechanical properties and fracturing behaviors. To investigate the effects of flaw type …

Control of Lithofacies and Geomechanical Characteristics on Natural Fracture Systems in Qusaiba Shale, Rub'Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia

A Mustafa, MO Abouelresh, A Abdulraheem - Arabian Journal for Science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The lower Silurian Qusaiba Shale is one of the major source rocks for Paleozoic
oil/gas reservoirs in Saudi Arabia and recently considered a potential unconventional shale …

Lower Aeronian (Llandovery, Silurian) graptolitic carbonate concretions from the Qusaiba Shale Formation, Tabuk Basin, Saudi Arabia, and their significance

D Loydell, M Abouelresh - Bulletin of Geosciences, 2021 - researchportal.port.ac.uk
A unique layer of carbonate concretions within the Qusaiba Shale Formation, north-west of
Tayma in north-west Saudi Arabia, is dated to the early Aeronian (within the lowermost …