Reservoir Performance Prediction of the Nubia Sandstone, October Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt

L-23 RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE PREDICTION OF THE NUBIA SANDSTONE OCTOBER FIELD GULF OF SUEZ EGYPT G.R. GAAFAR 1 and M.Y. ZEIN EL-DIN 2 1 1 Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company 24 Palestine Street New Maadi Cairo Egypt 2 Al-Azhar University Summary: The Nubia sandstone reservoir in October oil field is one of the most prolific reservoirs in Egypt. It is represented by a massive sandstone body separated by shale beds. The most effective of these shale beds is the M II shale which extends throughout the field and appears to form a vertical barrier to the flow of fluids and pressure