My Research

My PhD research at the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Geneva, aims to study the sedimentology and reservoir characteristics of the fluvial Late Miocene, Messinian Qawasim and Abu Madi sandstones in the onshore Nile Delta, Egypt. These sandstones are characterized by alternated massive and laminated sandstones interpreted as a result of alternation between high and low density turbidites. In addition identifying the source rock of West Dikirnis oil which is the firstsignificant oil discovery in the onshore Nile Delta province using various organic geochemical investigations.The biomarker analyses suggested that this oil has been generated from terrestrial clay rich source of late Cretaceous-early Tertiary source migrated through faults and trapped in the Messinian reservoirs. The most important objective of this study is identification the migration pathways using the available seismic lines and determination the probable locations for future oil discoveries in the Nile Delta.

This study is financed by Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and is carried out in collaboration with the Mansoura University, Mansoura (Egypt).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Sequence stratigraphy
• Organic geochemistry
• Reservoir characterisation
• Fluvial geology
• Wireline logging interpretation