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oa Albian-Turonian Carbonate Ramp and Platform Evolution in the Al Shaheen Field, Offshore Qatar
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, Second EAGE Workshop on Arabian Plate Geology, Jan 2010, cp-153-00036
- ISBN: 978-94-6282-057-9
Abstract
In offshore Qatar two sedimentary systems are distinguished in the Albian to Turonian interval. The stratigraphically older one comprises a low angle mixed marl/carbonate ramp system, corresponding to the Nahr Umr Formation and the lower part of the Mauddud Formation developed during the Albian. This ramp system is overlain by a carbonate platform to intrashelf basin system, corresponding to the upper part of the Mauddud and the Khatiyah Formations, of Cenomanian-Turonian age. The geometry and facies of the two systems are presented using data from core, thin sections, 3D seismic and age dating.