Deep hydrothermal activity in hydrocarbon reservoirs, South Kuwait

Mubarak Matlak Al-Hajeri; John Parnell; Stephen Bowden; Alessandro Costanzo; Martin Feely

doi:10.1007/s12517-016-2807-x

Deep hydrothermal activity in hydrocarbon reservoirs, South Kuwait

Mubarak Matlak Al-Hajeri
, John Parnell
, Stephen Bowden
, Alessandro Costanzo
, Martin Feely

Earth & Ocean Sciences

Kuwait Oil Company
University of Aberdeen

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Abstract

Fluid inclusion (FI) data provide insights into the origin of hot fluids in Cretaceous and Jurassic reservoirs in south Kuwait. FI data for Cretaceous reservoirs show anomalously high temperatures exceeding 200 °C compared to samples from the Jurassic. In addition, formation water chemical geothermometry data also show anomalous water-rock equilibration temperatures. The preservation of high temperatures indicates rapid migration from depth through deep-seated fault systems. This implies that very hot fluids probably migrated up-fault from near basement to the Cretaceous section. This approach helps to understand the role of hydrothermal activity associated with basement faults in south Kuwait.

Original language	English
Article number	41
Journal	Arabian Journal of Geosciences
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-016-2807-x
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

Fluid inclusions
Hydrothermal fluids
Kuwait petroleum system
Water chemical geothermometry

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