Subsurface Structural Features of the Basement Complex and Geothermal Resources Using Aeromagnetic Data in the Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1007/s00024-019-02369-z
Abstract: Egypt gives priority to Western Desert in land reclamation and sustainable development projects. The Bahariya oasis, a northernmost oasis of Egypt, is closer to the capital compared to other remote oases and represents the most… read more here.
Keywords: oasis; basement; geothermal resources; western desert ... See more keywords
Mineralogy, geochemistry, and ore formation of Nuwaifa bauxite deposit, western desert of Iraq
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-016-2817-8
Abstract: Nuwaifa Formation is a part of sequence stratigraphy that belongs to the Jurassic system exposed in the western desert of Iraq. The Jurassic system consists of Ubaid, Hussainiyat, Amij, Muhaiwir, and Najmah formations. Each formation… read more here.
Keywords: mineralogy; deposit; bauxite; formation ... See more keywords
Maximizing the management of groundwater resources in the Paris–Abu Bayan reclaimed area, Western Desert, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-018-3945-0
Abstract: The Paris–Abu Bayan area located along the Darb El Arbaein road is involved in the New Valley Project in the Egyptian Western Desert (EWD) as part of ongoing efforts since the 1960s. In this dryland… read more here.
Keywords: groundwater; water; abu bayan; area ... See more keywords
Reservoir compartmentalization phenomenon for lower Safa Reservoir, Obaiyed Gas Field, North Western Desert, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-019-4853-7
Abstract: Obaiyed gas/condensate field lies in the west flank of one of the biggest sedimentary basins in northern part of Western Desert at southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and produces from Khatatba Formation which overlays… read more here.
Keywords: reservoir; field; obaiyed gas; gas ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the shale beds within Alam El Bueib Formation as an unconventional reservoir, Western Desert, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1007/s13202-017-0353-z
Abstract: Within Alam El Bueib Formation (AEB), thin sandstone beds of approximately 15.24 m (~50 ft) total thickness, are considered to be the main conventional hydrocarbon-producing zone in the Western Desert. However, the shale intervals within the AEB… read more here.
Keywords: alam bueib; formation; bueib formation; shale ... See more keywords
Fingerprinting of biomarker characteristics of some Egyptian crude oils in Northern Western Desert as evidence for organic matter input and maturity level assessment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpe.2017.05.004
Abstract: Abstract This study describes the fingerprinting of crude oils from different Egyptian oil formations using gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The samples were obtained from Gindi, Abu El gharadig, south deep… read more here.
Keywords: crude oils; organic matter; western desert; abu gharadig ... See more keywords
Hydrocarbon source-rock potential of the Jurassic succession in eastern part of the North Western Desert, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpe.2020.09.002
Abstract: Abstract The hydrocarbon potential is determined by the quantity and quality of organic matter encountered in the Jurassic sediments in two wells at the Northern Western Desert. It utilizes to define the zones of oil… read more here.
Keywords: western desert; hydrocarbon; source; rock potential ... See more keywords
Inverted stream channels in the Western Desert of Egypt: Synergistic remote, field observations and laboratory analysis on Earth with applications to Mars
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DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.03.001
Abstract: Abstract Inverted relief landforms occur in numerous regions on Mars, ranging in age from Noachian to more recent Amazonian periods ( read more here.
Keywords: channels western; inverted stream; desert egypt; stream channels ... See more keywords
New findings in the Eocene stratigraphy of Siwa-El Qara stretch, north western desert, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.04.033
Abstract: Abstract The Upper Hamra Member of Said and Issawi (1964) is a clastic/carbonate succession at Qor El Hamra east of the Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert, Egypt. Earlier, the authors changed this member into… read more here.
Keywords: desert egypt; formation; siwa; stratigraphy ... See more keywords
ESR analyses for herbivore teeth and molluscs from Kharga, Dakhleh, and Bir Tarfawi Oases: Constraining water availability and hominin paleolithic activity in the Western Desert, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.07.007
Abstract: Abstract Today, Bir Tarfawi, Kharga and Dakhleh Oases all sit in Egypt's hyperarid Western Desert. A dearth of naturally occurring surface water coupled with ≤ 0.1 mm/y of precipitation, and evaporation rates > 2 m/y make Bir Tarfawi… read more here.
Keywords: kharga dakhleh; water; western desert; bir tarfawi ... See more keywords
Source rock evaluation and sequence stratigraphic model based on the palynofacies and geochemical analysis of the subsurface Devonian rocks in the Western Desert, Egypt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.10.021
Abstract: Abstract The Paleozoic rocks are the least explored among the subsurface successions in the Western Desert of Egypt. This contribution submits a significant record for the palynofacies and geochemical analysis for an important division of… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; desert egypt; palynofacies geochemical; palynofacies class ... See more keywords