Abstract
The clastic sediments of the Abu Madi Formation host the main gasbearing reservoirs in the Nile Delta, Egypt. The current study integrates seismic andwell logging analysis in order to shed light on the Abu Madi formation in Salmadelta gas field which locates outside the Abu Madi main canyon. In the study area,Abu Madi Formation consists of sandstones, siltstones and shales which infill thesubaerial channels of the low-stand canyons incised during the Messinian salinitycrisis (MSC). The pay zone sandstones are thicker on the channel margins and onthe upthrown parts of the faults, whereas the sandstones in the downthrown regionsare often saturated with water despite their high porosity and low contents of clays.Therefore, Salma delta-1 and Salma delta-2 wells drilled on the channel margins arethe best productive wells. The pay zone sandstones are characterized by dominantlyquartzose composition with low clay ( thrown side of the main faults
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