Abstract
The Triassic exploration campaign onshore Kuwait initiated during the 1980s was mainly based on the evaluation of regional 2D seismic data. To date, few scattered wells have penetrated this succession reaching the Minjur, Jilh and Sudair mixed clastic and carbonate formations. The latter reservoirs are expected to hold potential gas and condensates that are yet to be proven. This communication aims at deciphering the spatial and temporal evolution of sedimentary architectures and associated Triassic depositional environments and facies along Kuwait. An integrated G&G assessment utilizing multi-disciplinary and multi-scale dataset allowed to identify the major petroleum system elements and develop sequential conceptual depositional models. The proposed models are then tested using numerical process-based forward stratigraphic applications. The seismic interpretation points to dominantly south to north oriented progradations centered on the Dibdibah low with thicknesses reaching around 1300 ft in the Sudair. In addition, progradations oriented from East to West highlight the location of the basin margins around the Kuwait Arch and its northern extension. These prograding tendencies are also identified in the overlying Jilh Formation. Onlapping reflectors point to transgressional systems related to flooding events that are expected to deposit marine fine-grained carbonatesand thus act as potential seals. Minjur Formation on the other hand, shows thick siliciclastic deposits along the southern sector of the Kuwait Arch. These fluvio-deltaic deposits are 150 feet thick and thin towards the west. Stratigraphic modelling allowed to test and constrain the paleobathymetric evolution of the system. The latter ranges between 0 and 20 m (inner ramp) and 20–40 m (Middle ramp) and reaches up to 80 m in the deeper sectors of the basin. The resultant facies at 3rd- 4th stratigraphic order highlights the evolution of lithologies and facies with regards to the various system tracts leading to a better understanding of the timing and spatial extent of mixed carbonate systems, evaporites and siliciclastics. Future works will focus on a higher resolution mapping of geobodies and prospects using integrated shared earth approaches including seismic multi-attribute assessment and 3D inversion and characterization driven by novel artificial intelligence workflows.
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