Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The tertiary gabes basin is located offshore of tunisia and libya and is bounded on the north by the kerkenna high and pantelleria rift zone, on the east by the offshore extension of the sirte basin, on the. The geology of tunisia is defined by the tectonics of north africa, with large highlands like the atlas mountains as well as basins such as the tunisian trough. Geography, geology, and planning faculty articles geography. An inventory of tiny house villages in the united states, krista evans. The development of mathematical simulation models provides groundwater planners with. Tunisia can be divided into five tectonic provinces. Jan 27, 2020 i am very grateful for the part of your text may have limited renewed a tunisia geology petroleum of synthesis life spans.
The tertiary gabes basin is located offshore of tunisia and libya and is bounded on the north by the kerkenna high and pantelleria rift zone, on the east by the offshore extension of the sirte basin, on the south by the djeffara fault zone, and on the west by the tunisian northsouth axis. Eastern tunisia corresponds to an unstable platform forming plains or low hills and extending eastwards to the. On the other hand, the triassic rifting phase characterized by the rejuvenation of nesw hercynian. Statistical analysis correspondence analysis confirms the lowering of the sea level from the kt boundary to early eocene and indicates precisely the paleogeographic scheme of the paleocene deposits of tunisia, with the restricted gulf of gafsa in the south, the emerged island of kasserine in the west and an unstable shelf cut up into deep. Enterprise tunisienne dactivites petrolieres, 1990 geochemistry 194 pages. On the other hand, the triassic rifting phase characterized by the rejuvenation of. The geology of tunisia provides a fine example of the contrast between alpine folding, which typifies northern tunisia, and the african craton area of the saharan part. Regional geology and groundwater hydrology of the sahil susah. This report discusses the regional geologic and hydrologic features of the. Learn more about tunisia s geography, people, culture, economy, and history in this article.
Petroleum geology of tunisia 2006 edition open library. The tunisian margin underwent a geodynamic evolution interpreted by a great diversity of structures set up in successive. Pages in category geology of tunisia this category contains only the following page. Springer conference of the arabian journal of geosciences cajg1, tunisia, 2018. Its main attraction is a picturesque fountain, located at the bottom of an old berber village, with small palm trees and a waterfall. The resource allocation problem is characterized by conflicting objectives and complex hydrologic and environmental constraints, especially in coastal aquifers. It presents the unique outcropping marine permian sequence in africa as well as spectacular angular unconformities related to.
Petroleum geology of eastcentral tunisia1 aapg bulletin. Pdf this paper presents geochemical analysis of drilled cutting samples from the omz2 oil well located in southern tunisia. Cretaceous petroleum system modeling of kairouan basin in. Sahil susan coastal area and the large bordering area in central tunisia west of. Geologists have identified rock units in the country as much as a quarterbillion years old, although most units date to the mesozoic and cenozoic, in the past 250 million years. Tunisia has a small but active mining industry and a. Isis field, located on a paleohigh in the pelagian sea 140 kilometers offshore of tunisia, contains oil and gas in the cenomanian isis limestone member, a unit dominated by rudist reefderived debris, and up to 85 meters thick. It was panned that the second and third objectives were to be pursued chiefly in the coastal plain area sanl of central tunisia, south of susah. Petroleum exploration permit sud remada is located in the extreme southern tunisia saharan platform and in the ghadames basin. The southern part of the study area is part of the stable saharan platform which, since the beginning of the paleozoic, has been affected only by epeirogenic movements. Petroleum geology of tunisia ali ben ferjani, pierre felix. A genetic algorithm method for direct estimation of paleostress states from heterogeneous faultslip data. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. We will first present briefly the geology of the three main structural domains.
For more information on the map development and datasets see the geology resource page. The report aims to contribute to the existing debate on the hydrocarbons fiscal regime in tunisia. Gravity contribution to the mejerda foreland basin, northwestern region of tunisia, nesrine frifita, kevin mickus, and mohamed gharbi. Geol, sproule, ab summary the upper silurian play is one of the largest plays by areal extent in north africa. The beneficiation processes of lowgrade sedimentary. The countrys capital is tunis and it has long been a popular tourist attraction. Almelo, the netherland equipped with the icdd pdf 2 release 2004. Pdf geology and oil fields of libya algeria and tunisia. Eastern tunisia corresponds to an unstable platform, forming plains or low hills and extending eastwards to the shallow pelagian sea. Source rock characterization and petroleum systems in north. Geology of tunisia and adjacent parts of algeria and libya.
Create free account to access unlimited books, fast download and ads free. Geology, groundwater hydrology, saijilsusah, tunisia g3 and to provide instruction in hydrologic techniques to tunisian tech nicians, and 3 to explore and develop ground water. Mar 29, 2004 as in neighbouring algeria, the geology of tunisia is dominated by a postpaleozoic unconformity. Purchase essentials of medical geology 1st edition. Gravimetric study of geological structures of teboursouk. Pdf source rock characterization and petroleum systems in. The remainder of the offshore region is mostly stable shelf of the pelagian craton, which also extends onshore. Moreover, the petroleum geology and petroleum systems are discussed, as well. Pdf simulation of seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers. Morocco, weakly in algeria and is not visible in tunisia. Introductionjebel kohol is one of the several fluorite ba, sr, pb and zn ore deposits located in the northern part of tunisia, and defining the tunisian fluorite province tfp figure 1 sainfeld, 1952. Petroleum exploration society of libya, 1967, guidebook to the geology and history of tunisia ninth annual field conference. Click get books and find your favorite books in the online library. Google scholar petroleum exploration society of libya, 1970, geology and history of sicily twelfth annual field conference, 291 p.
Technically recoverable shale oil and shale gas resources. Contrarily to the aforementioned studies, the present investigation focuses more on the details of the oil qualitative aspect by the use of organic geochemistry tools i. This is a pdf file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for. An important examples is a foreland basin in the northeastern maghreb, covering northeastern algeria, northern tunisia, and extending on the offshore pelagian plateau. Geology of tunisia this page was last edited on 26 august 2019, at 16. Biogeographic and bathymetric distribution of benthic. Te greek of this passage, that contentment and prosperity are the same as a. The triasghadames province is in eastern algeria, southern tunisia, and westernmost libya. Bishop wf 1988 petroleum geology of east central tunisia.
Eastern himalaya, decoded from fault setup analysis journal of structural geology, vol 120 2019, 2942, by abhijit patra and dilip saha. Pdf petroleum geology of libya download full ebooks for free. Ali ben ferjani, pierre felix burollet, fathia mejri. Geology and oil fields of libya algeria and tunisia. Particlesize analysis and heavyliquid separation particlesize distribution was. Journal of african earth sciences and the middle east volume 15, issues 34, octobernovember 1992, pages 473487.
Tunisia is bordered by the mediterranean sea, libya to the east and algeria to the west. Pdf we modeled the subsidence of three mesozoic basins in tunisia by using well data, seismic lines and field data. The primary objective of world petroleum assessment 2000 is to assess the. Tunisia has the highest access rates to water supply and sanitation in. Download full geology and oil fields of libya algeria and tunisia book or read online anytime anywhere, available in pdf, epub and kindle. In the northwest lies the alpine zone with the numidian nappes, tell units, and the autochthon and paraautochthon of hedil and medjerda. Geologic map of the onshore northeastern tunisia outcrops and bathymetry of the gulf of tunis. Tunisia offers infrastructure, stability, and promising geology yet contains relatively unexplored basins analogous to productive regions elsewhere in the world. Undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources were assessed within total petroleum systems of the triasghadames province 2054 as part of the u. Geological survey world energy assessment team, 2000. Its principal objective is to understand the organic matter types, their. The mesozoic and cenozoic geological history of tunisia has been broken down into two major periods separated by a transition period. Tunisia is the second largest phosphate producer in africa, with an annual production of about.
The geology of tunisia provides a fine example of the contrast between alpine folding, which typifies northern tunisia and the african craton area of the saharan part. If you are interested in tunisia and the geography of africa our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need. A reference volume on the geology of north africa, this volume deals with egypt, libya, algeria, tunisia and morocco. With notes on stratigraphy, tectonics, economic geology, geohazards and geosites of each country support here is the new edition of the first attempt to summarize the geology of africa by presenting it in an atlas and to synthesize the stratigraphy, tectonics, economic geology, geohazards and geosites of each country and territory of the continent. I went there and did a search for ebooks, which brought me to this. Management of groundwater resources involves the allocation of groundwater supplies and water quality to competing water demands and uses. Three hydrocarbonproductive trends are present in the study area. Our studied area extended from kairouan to sfax is limited by the north south. Sedimentary and tectonic control of the eocenelower miocene. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license.
Media in category geology of tunisia the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Text is available under the creative commons attribution. Klett foreword this report was prepared as part of the u. Dec 20, 2020 petroleum geology of tunisia by ali ben ferjani, 2006, enterprise tunisienne dactivites petrolieres edition, in english. Pdf source rock characterization and petroleum systems. In great detail the geology, tectonic elements, the geology of the panafrican shield, the phanerozoic geological evolution and most of the lithostratigrahpic units of. In northwestern tunisia are many triassic evaporite diapirs, and some thrust faults are present in a zone of very thick oligocene flysch.
Pdf ghana is located along the gulf of guinea and atlantic ocean, in the subregion of west africa. The tebaga of medenine is a puzzling structure situated at the northern edge of the jeffara plain in southern tunisia. Structural style and regionalscale deformation a masrouhi, m gharbi, o bellier, mb youssef tectonophysics 764, 124, 2019. Pdf geology of egypt and libya download ebook full pdf. Petroleum geology of the cretaceous isis field, offshore tunisia. Tunisia, libya, italy, and maltathe bou dabbous tertiary and jurassiccretaceous composite by t. This sedimentary basin is a large depression on the north african platform encompassing more than 350 000 km 2 over western algeria, southern tunisia and north.
Oct 25, 2018 a reference volume on the geology of north africa, this volume deals with egypt, libya, algeria, tunisia and morocco. Section 2 provides an overview of the oil and gas sector in tunisia. Geology of north africa 1st edition edward tawadros. The ypresian to lower lutetian was a period of intense tectonic activity with dominant transpression directed nwse. Tectonosedimentary events and geodynamic evolution of the. Total petroleum systems of the pelagian province, tunisia. The tfp, extending over an area wider than km 2, is characterized by a major. Journal of structural geology vol 8, september 2020. Geology and hydrocarbon occurrence in the ghadamesberkineillizi algeria, tunisia, libya khaled echikh, independent consultant linda echikh p.
The eastern platform of tunisia, the tunisian section of the pelagian block, is one of four major tectonic units which can be seen in a northwestsoutheast traverse across the country fig. Mar 10, 2021 tunisia, country of north africa situated between algeria and libya along the mediterranean sea. Pdf total petroleum systems of the triasghadames province. Pdf late triassicearly jurassic block tilting along ew. Geology and hydrocarbon occurrences in the ghadames basin. Petroleum geology of tunisia ali ben ferjani, pierre.
The main source of its oil is a set of silurian shales with most oilfields producing from triassic reservoirs. Gravimetric study of geological structures of teboursouk area. The province and its total petroleum systems generally coincide with the triassic basin. The national company etap has decided to release data and to publish a synthesis on the petroleum geology of tunisia. The three countries are independently conducting petroleum exploration in their portions of the basin, using different play concepts and. Source rock characterization and petroleum systems in. In great detail the geology, tectonic elements, the geology of the panafrican shield, the phanerozoic geological evolution and most of the lithostratigrahpic units of the five countries are described. Regional tectonics and petroleum geology of tunisiaintroduction. Acharyya 2019 on stress regime changes in the main boundary thrust zone, eastern himalaya, decoded from faultslip analysis, patra, a. Regional geology and groundwater hydrology of the sahil. Isis field, located on a paleohigh in the pelagian sea 140 kilometers offshore of tunisia, contains oil and gas in the cenomanian isis limestone member, a unit dominated by rudist reef. This map shows the position of used petroleum wells and seismic.
Download a gis shapefile of the tunisia geology and hydrogeology map. Geological survey world petroleum assessment 2000 u. Caisse tunisienne dassurances mutuelles agricoles tunisian fund for mutual. When i think geology, i think us geological service gs. Purchase geology of tin deposits, volume 11 1st edition. The tectonic features of tunisia are complex and include folds, all types of faults, evaporite diapirs, and the saharan flexure, which separates a stable paleozoic province on the south from a subsidence zone of mesozoic and cenozoic strata of the offshore ashtart and tripolitania basins. Assessing tunisias upstream petroleum fiscal regime. The southern atlas front in tunisia and its foreland basin. Studies libya, wetland ecology, and benthic foraminifera. Libya, southern tunisia, and algeria south of the adas. What to see in tunisia page 2 chebika mountain oasis lala.
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