A re-assessment of the organic maturation and palynostratigraphy of the wells R...

• Author(s): Fernandes, Paulo ; Borges, Marisa ; Rodrigues, B. ; Matos, Vasco
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5061
• Origin: Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve
• Subject(s): Maturação orgânica; Palinostratigrafia; Dinoflagelados; Mesozóico; Bacia Algarvia (Portugal)
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

The Algarve Basin is the southernmost geological province of portugal. The nowledge of its offshore geology is limited to a few hydrocarbon exploration wells and seismic profiles. Two of these wells, Ruivo-1 and Corvina, were studied in order to assess its organic maturation levels and age using the biostratigraphy of dinoflagellate cysts. The well Ruivo-1 intercepted a thick Callovian succession whereas the well Corvina intercepted a thick Oxfordian succession. Both Jurassic successions are within the oil-window.