Algeria's Hydrocarbon Potential

28 Pages·2013·6.6 MB·English

Alggeria’s
Hydrocarbon Potential
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Algeria- Hydrocarbon Acreage
Open acreage: 694 000 sqKm
Prospection: 458 500 sqKm
46%
31%
Exploration: 365 000 sqKm
23%
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Algeria- Hydrocarbon Acreage
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Algeria- Sedimentary Basins
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oovveerr:: 22  338811  774411  kkmm²²..
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•• OOffffsshhoorree:: 9933550000  kkmm22((66%%))
•• OOnnsshhoorree::11  446600  000000  kkmm22
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Algeria- General geological framework
A. TELLIEN O. MYA ILLIZI
TINDOUF REGGANE ILLIZI KUFRA
BECHAR TIMIMOUN O. MYA GHADAMES
Bassin de Syrthe
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Algeria- Simplified Stratigraphy column & Petroleum Plays
PETROLEUM PLAYS
Tertiary
• Eocene
•• MMiioo-pplliioocceennee
Mesozoic
• Triassic
• Cretaceous
Palaeozoic
• Cambro-ordovician
• Carboniferous
• Devonian
• Silurian (SAG)**
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Algeria - Exploration History
First Activity
(cid:170) 1890’s (Cheliff Basin)
First Commercial Discovery
(cid:170) 1948 (Oued Gueterini) in North of Algeria.
1950’s
(cid:122) Extension to the Sahara with the drilling of
Bg-1 in 1954
(cid:122) 1956 : Discovery of the Hassi Messaoud
and Hassi R’mel giant fields
1990 - 2000
Several Oil discoveries mainly in the Berkine
basin in the frame of the partnership.
2001 – 2010
Several gas discoveries ( mainly in Illizi and
Berkine) and in the western ones ( Ahnet,
Timimoun, Reggane)
2011-2012 : discoveries in new areas ( north of
AAllgeriia andd BBechhar BBasiin))
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Algeria- Future Exploration
•Exploring upside potential around major fields
•Exploring new plays in the North and Offshore
•Maintain exploration Effort for deepest horizons
•Preparing for new plays
(cid:190)Stratigraphic / lithologic
(cid:190)Structural complexes
•EExplloriing new tthhe tthhemattiics UUnconventtiiall RResources
••MMaaiinnttaaiinn eexxpplloorraattiioonn eeffffoorrtt iinn tthhee ‘’FFrroonnttiieerr AArreeaass’’
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Exploration Effort for deepest horizons
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Exploration Effort for deepest horizons:
Berkine basin Silurian ‘’argilo- gréseux’’ example.
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