Organic matter characteristics and gas generation prospect of the Late Cretaceous fluvial deltaic organic-rich shale in the offshore Jiza-Qamar Basin, Yemen based on organic geochemical, macerals composition, and biomarker results combined with 1-D basin modelling

• Main Authors: Hakimi, Mohammed Hail, Alaug, Abdulwahab S., Kahal, Ali Y., Rahim, Afikah, Radwan, Ahmed E., Qadri, S. M. Talha, Khan, Waliullah
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2023
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/107513/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gj.4846

Organic-rich shale samples of the Late Cretaceous Mukalla Formation from the Al-Fatk1 well in the offshore Jiza-Qamar Basin, eastern Yemen, were examined using bulk organic geochemistry, microscopic examination, and biomarker measurements combined with 1-D basin modelling, to evaluate the organic ma...