name: AlQasem saad

sirt basin
 introduction:
 The Sirt Basin is located on the
northern margin of the African plate in
the north central part of Libya and
covers an area of about 600,000 km2.

 The sirt basin province ranks 13th

among the words petroleum province.

 There are 23 fields 16 of which are

large.

 The sirt basin a continental rift

Structure of the sirt basin

1prerift:(Paleozoic)
It includes the Al- Qarqaf group
and includes formation Al-
Jafra Shaibiyat , Al- Hasawna ,
.Hawaz
2 Syn_rift: (Cretaceous_Triassic)

consist nuba formation of clastic continental

sediments and this
.formation unconformity

3
post_rift )lateCretaceous_Ce
nozoic)

This stage represent the Oligocene -

Miocene sediments
(Arida_sandstone Formation) .
Stratigraphy of sirt basin:
 :The petroleum system in sirt basin

The sirt basin province ranks

13th among the words
.petroleum province

Source rock
There are three main source
rock
from the upper cretaceous
sirt basin in libya
Rashmat , etel,sirt shale
.formations
 Reservoir rock:

 sirt basin is linked to a

close association with the
tectonic movements.

 Where the basin and

sedimentation is increased
in the west and from the
south to the north.
Seal or cap rock:
 The deposits of the
evaporates and salt
of the basic cover
in the sirt basin.

 Which will be seen

to 1500m and
consist of the
dolomite and
anhydrite.
Economic importance of the sirt basin:

 The geographical location of the basin overlooking the

Mediterranean coast.
 The sirt basin contain about 80% percent of libya oil
reserves.
 There are more than 23 large oil fields and 16 giant fields.
 Basin from a complete petroleum system known as sirte
zliten.
 References
Abugares, Y.I., 1996, Sedimentology and hydrocarbon potential of the Gir

Formation, Sirt Basin, Libya, in Salem, M.J., El-Hawat, A.S., and Sbeta, A.M., eds., The geology
,of Sirt Basin: Amsterdam, Elsevier, v. II

.p. 45–64

Abdulghader, G.S., 1996, Sedimentology and reservoir heterogeneities of

,.the Nubian Formation, southeastern Sirt Basin, Libya, in Salem, M.J

:El-Hawat, A.S., and Sbeta, A.M., eds., The geology of Sirt Basin

.Amsterdam, Elsevier, v. II, p. 223–250

Ahlbrandt, T.S., Klett, T.R., and Pollastro, R.M.,

Thnak you