Organic Geochemistry And Thermal Maturity Of Madbi Formation, Shabowah Oilfield, Masila Basin, Yemen

The East Shabowah Oilfields in the Masila Basin is one of the most productive oilfields in the<br>Republic of Yemen (Fig.1). The Masila Basin contains sediments of Jurassic and younger age. The Madbi<br>Formation lies conformably on the Shuqra Formation (Beydon et al., 1998). Madbi, Shuqra and Naifa<br>Formations together make up Amran group (Fig.2).