GEOGRAPHICAL
SETTING
Eastern offshore Tunisia.
ACREAGE
3820 km².
PREVIOUS
EXPLORATION
About
1670 km of seismic have been shot and four wells have been
drilled.
GEOLOGICAL
SETTING
The Skhira Block lies within the western Gulf of Gabes which
acted during the Early Mesozoic as a subsident zone, in the
eastern continuation of the Chott Fejaj Basin. Since the
Cretaceous, the area evolved as a shallow marine carbonate -
evaporite platform and was affected by northwest - southeast
faulting system, with associated horsts and unconformities.
HYDROCARBON
POTENTIAL
Reservoirs :
The primary and well sealed reservoirs are the Cenomanian Zebbag
carbonates and especially the Jurassic Nara dolomites and
limestones. The Triassic sandstones may be an additional target.
Source Rocks :
The Jurassic Middle Nara organic rich shales are considered as
the main source rock in the area. Deeper Triassic and/or
Paleozoic source beds may also provide additional sourcing.
Traps :
Faulted blocks and anticlines are the main trap types.
SEISMIC
