Pre-Mesozoic Crimea as a continuation of the Dobrogea platform: insights from detrital zircons in Upper Jurassic conglomerates, Mountainous Crimea
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DOI: 10.1007/s00531-019-01770-2
Abstract: U–Pb dating, Hf-isotope, and trace-element studies on two detrital zircon samples from sandstone interlayers in the Upper Jurassic conglomerates of the Southern coast of the Mountainous Crimea provide new information on the primary crystalline complexes… read more here.
Keywords: dobrogea; upper jurassic; crimea; pre mesozoic ... See more keywords
The central-western Getic Carbonate Platform: Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous biostratigraphy and sedimentary evolution of the Cioclovina–Băniţa sector (Southern Carpathians, Romania)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10347-019-0574-3
Abstract: Detailed sedimentological and micropaleontological investigations have been carried out on nine sections from the central-western part of the Southern Carpathians (Cioclovina-Băniţa sector) that provide new insights into the Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous biostratigraphy and sedimentary successions… read more here.
Keywords: jurassic lower; upper jurassic; lower cretaceous; platform ... See more keywords
Palynological and organic geochemical studies of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous successions, Western Desert, Egypt: Implications for paleoenvironment and hydrocarbon source rock potential
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DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2019.05.014
Abstract: Abstract The Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous successions in the north Western Desert of Egypt are one of the most prolific hydrocarbon plays in North Africa. However, the source rock characteristics and depositional environments are still poorly… read more here.
Keywords: lower cretaceous; source; upper jurassic; source rock ... See more keywords
Bioerosion and encrustation: Evidences from the Middle ‒ Upper Jurassic of central Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.07.016
Abstract: Abstract The Middle ‒ Upper Jurassic hard substrates of central Saudi Arabia displayed considerable signs of bioerosion and encrustations. They include organic (oysters, other bivalves, gastropods, corals and brachiopods) and an inorganic carbonate hardground that… read more here.
Keywords: bioerosion encrustation; upper jurassic; central saudi; middle upper ... See more keywords
The first confirmed sauropod dinosaur from Ethiopia discovered in the Upper Jurassic Mugher Mudstone
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.103571
Abstract: Abstract Ethiopia preserves extensive Mesozoic non-marine sedimentary sequences, but dinosaur fossils are exceptionally rare. The record is limited to a handful of theropod and ornithischian teeth from the Upper Jurassic Mugher Mudstone of the eastern… read more here.
Keywords: mugher mudstone; first confirmed; upper jurassic; ethiopia ... See more keywords
Sedimentology of the proximal portion of a large-scale, Upper Jurassic fluvial-aeolian system in Paraná Basin, southwestern Gondwana
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2019.102248
Abstract: Abstract Upper Jurassic sedimentary rocks of Guara Formation record the environmental and geotectonic changes of the early break-up stages in the southwestern portion of Gondwana. Newly-described occurrences of this formation allow the expansion of its… read more here.
Keywords: formation; aeolian system; sedimentology; upper jurassic ... See more keywords
Sequence stratigraphic architecture of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous deposits in the Sayun-Masilah Basin, Yemen: A case study from Masilah oilfields
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2020.104287
Abstract: Abstract Twelve third order depositional sequences (SQ1 to SQ12) are defined of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous succession in the Masilah oilfields, Sayun-Masilah Basin, Yemen based on analysis of well logs and integrated datasets (biostratigraphic, petrographic… read more here.
Keywords: sayun masilah; masilah basin; jurassic lower; upper jurassic ... See more keywords
Sedimentological analysis and reservoir characterization of a multi-darcy, billion barrel oil field – The Upper Jurassic shallow marine sandstones of the Johan Sverdrup field, North Sea, Norway
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.03.029
Abstract: Abstract The estimated in-place hydrocarbon volume of the giant Johan Sverdrup field is 3.5 billion barrels of oil, the bulk of which is contained in the Upper Jurassic intra-Draupne Formation sandstone. The intra-Draupne Formation sandstone… read more here.
Keywords: sverdrup field; reservoir; johan sverdrup; field ... See more keywords
Field-scale depositional evolution of the Upper Jurassic Arab Formation (onshore Abu Dhabi, UAE)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.10.006
Abstract: Abstract The paper aims to provide a new field-scale depositional model for the Upper Jurassic Arab Formation, in order to enlarge the stratigraphic and facies architecture knowledge in the onshore Abu Dhabi (UAE). The goal… read more here.
Keywords: field scale; arab formation; upper jurassic; formation ... See more keywords
Architecture and sedimentary evolution of the southwestern Gissar carbonate platform (Uzbekistan) during the Middle‒Late Jurassic
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.07.021
Abstract: Abstract Sedimentological investigations have been carried out in the southwestern part of the Gissar Range (Uzbekistan) in order to document the stratigraphic evolution of a vast Middle–Upper Jurassic carbonate platform developed on the northern margin… read more here.
Keywords: middle late; carbonate platform; upper jurassic; sequence ... See more keywords
Caprock characterization of Upper Jurassic organic-rich shales using acoustic properties, Norwegian Continental Shelf
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2020.104603
Abstract: Abstract Our analysis of a comprehensive well log database and complementary mineralogical and geochemical information indicates that the risk for Upper Jurassic shales on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to permit severe leakage of hydrocarbons… read more here.
Keywords: organic rich; caprock; continental shelf; upper jurassic ... See more keywords