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TÜBİTAK

2020

Hydrocarbon source rock

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Microfossil Assemblages (Diatoms, Calcareous Nannofossils, And Silicoflagellates),Paleoenvironment, And Hydrocarbon Source Rock Potential Of The Oligocene Ruslarformation At Karadere, Bulgaria, Emilia Tulan, Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer, Jakub Witkovski, Gabor Tari, Stjepan Coric, Achim Bechtel Jan 2020

Microfossil Assemblages (Diatoms, Calcareous Nannofossils, And Silicoflagellates),Paleoenvironment, And Hydrocarbon Source Rock Potential Of The Oligocene Ruslarformation At Karadere, Bulgaria, Emilia Tulan, Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer, Jakub Witkovski, Gabor Tari, Stjepan Coric, Achim Bechtel

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

The Oligocene Ruslar Formation, an equivalent of the Maykop Suite, is a potential hydrocarbon source rock in the western Black Sea Basin. In contrast to the offshore areas, the depositional environment and hydrocarbon source rock potential of onshore Bulgaria sediments are largely unknown. Hence, a 14-m-thick section of the Ruslar Formation, exposed near Karadere (Black Cape) along the Black Sea coast, provides an excellent opportunity to study the upper part of the Ruslar Formation. Here, laminated diatomrich mudstones with frequent thin sandstone beds and a prominent concretion horizon are exposed. Furthermore, the fossil diatom assemblages provide a key component to …


Source Rock Potential And Depositional Environment Of The Lower Oligocene İhsaniyeformation In Nw Turkey (Thrace, Karaburun), Emilia Tulan, Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer, Gabor Tari, Rachel Flecker, Vanessa Fairbank, Magdalena Pupp, Ryan B. Ickert Jan 2020

Source Rock Potential And Depositional Environment Of The Lower Oligocene İhsaniyeformation In Nw Turkey (Thrace, Karaburun), Emilia Tulan, Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer, Gabor Tari, Rachel Flecker, Vanessa Fairbank, Magdalena Pupp, Ryan B. Ickert

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

The Lower Oligocene succession of the İhsaniye Formation, exposed at Karaburun on the Turkish (Thrace) coast of the Black Sea, provides insights into potential hydrocarbon source rock extent in the southwestern part of the Black Sea Basin. Presently, no detailed study of the İhsaniye Formation exists with regards to organic matter content and type. We analyzed 78 fine-grained samples from a c. 70-m-thick section near Karaburun. Relatively high total organic carbon (TOC) contents (average 1.45 wt.%) are present in the lower part of the İhsaniye Formation; the hydrogen index values reach a maximum of 252 mg HC/g TOC, indicating the …