Ramadan Oil Field

EL SHAZLY, SALAH, Gulf of Suez Petroleum Co., Cairo, Egypt, and G. A. GAROSSINO, Amoco Production Co., Tulsa, OK

Ramadan oil field, located in the central Gulf of Suez, is one of the giant oil fields of Egypt. It is named for the Islamic month of Ramadan during which it was discovered through the drilling of the well GS303-1 in September of 1974. Production comes primarily from within the massive sandstone reservoir of the Nubia "C" Formation which covers some 2850 ac with an oil column in excess of 1000 ft. Secondary production occurs within both the Nubia "A" Formation and Nezzazat Group.

The northeasterly dipping Nubia "C" reservoir is bounded to the west by two northwest-southeasterly oriented fault systems which are of similar throw but have significantly different ages. Northern Ramadan field is bounded by a late Miocene age fault, which transfers 75% of its throw through a series of southwest-northeasterly trending faults to a preexisting Oligo-Miocene age fault to the south. The latter bounds the southern half of the field and is typified by a heavily eroded scarp present at the pre-Miocene unconformity. The recent discovery of this scarp has allowed the westward repositioning of the updip limit of the Nubia "C" reservoir resulting in a significant increase in recoverable reserves.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #91004 © 1991 AAPG Annual Convention Dallas, Texas, April 7-10, 1991 (2009)