3D static reservoir modelling of Abu Madi paleo-valley in Baltim Field,Offshore Nile Delta Basin, Egypt

The 3D static reservoir modelling provides a good understanding for the hydrocarbon reservoir distribution and properties. This study aimed to construct a static model to study the gas-reservoir potentiality of the Messinian Abu Madi Formation in Baltim Field, offshore Nile Delta Basin. This model was constructed based on the interpretation of the thirty-seven 2D seismic sections besides the analysis of well logs data for five drilled wells(Baltim East-2, Baltim East-3, Baltim East-5, Baltim North-1 and Baltim North-2). The seismic interpretation exposed that the Abu Madi incised valley in Baltim Field is oriented NNW-SSE with width ranges from 5 to 8 km and approximately 32 km in length. The reservoir modelling revealed a relatively homogeneous reservoir facies qualities for gas production in two different zones within the Abu Madi sandstones. The trapping mechanism for these intervals is represented by pinching out in the two sides of the Abu Madi paleo-valley and bounded by two faults in the northern and southern parts of the study area.