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What is a sedimentary basin? A sedimentary basin is an area of regional settling that can be characterized in space, time, and sedimentary fill .It is a physical depression at the earth's surface which accumulates and preserves sediments. The scale of basins varies greatly, from ocean basins to small ponds.[1]

Below is a list of basins and fields; however this is a short list since there are more than 65,000 oil and gas fields of all sizes in the world. However, 94% of known oil is concentrated in fewer than 1500 giant and major fields. Most of the world's largest oilfields are located in the Middle East, but there are also supergiant (>10 billion bbls) oilfields in India, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, and Russia.

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Africa

Algeria

  • Hassi Meddaoud

Angola

Libya

Nigeria

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Asia

China

  • Daqing field Onshore-Oil
  • Jidong field
  • Nanpu oil field
  • Tahe field

Kazakhstan

Australia

  • Halibut
  • Kingfish

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Central and South America

Includes the countries south of the United States

  • Cuyo
  • Golfo San Jorge
  • Magallanes
  • Neuquén
  • Rio Colorado
  • Salado

Brazil

Colombia

  • Cupiagua/Cusiana

Mexico

Venezuela

  • Bolivar Coastal field
  • Boscán field, Venezuela


Europe

Norway

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Russia

  • Arlanskoye field
  • Arukutun-Dagi
  • Ayash field East-Odoptu field
  • Kamennoe field
  • Mamontovskoye field
  • Nizhne-Chutinskoe field
  • North-Caucasus Basin
  • North-Dolginskoye field
  • Odoptu
  • Piltun-Astokhskoye field
  • Prirazlomnoye field Offshore-Oil
  • Russkoye field Onshore-Oil
  • Sakhalin Islands Offshore-Oil and Gas
  • South-Dolginskoye field
  • South-Hilchuy field
  • Sutorminskoye field
  • Talakan field
  • Tevlinsko-Russkinskoye field
  • Tuymazinskoe field
  • Urengoy group
  • Ust-Balykskoe field
  • Vankor field Onshore-Oil and Gas
  • Vatyeganskoye field
  • Verhne-Chonskoye field
  • West-Matveevskoye field
  • Romashkino field Onshore-Oil
  • Fyodorovskoye field
  • Lyantorskoye field
  • Priobskoye field Onshore-Oil
  • Samotlor field Onshore-Oil

United Kingdom

  • Clair oilfield
  • Forties oilfield

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Middle East

Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Al-Zukum

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

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Iran

Iraq

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Kuwait

Oman

  • Mukhaizna oil field
  • Yibal

Qatar

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Saudi Arabia

  • Abqaiq field
  • Abu-Sa'fah field
  • Berri field
  • Ghawar field
  • Manifa field
  • Shaybah field
  • Faroozan-Marjan field
  • Safaniya oil field

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North America

Canada

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United States

  • Alpine
  • Kuparuk oil field
  • Prudhoe Bay
  • Thunder Horse oil field
  • Bakken oil field
  • East Texas oil field
  • Kelly-Snyder / SACROC
  • Spraberry Trend
  • Yates oil field
  • Coalinga oil field
  • Elk Hills
  • Kern River basin
  • Midway-Sunset field
  • South Belridge oil field
  • Wilmington oil field
  • Wasson basin
  • Hugoton gas field

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References

  1. ↑ Helwig, J. A. 1985. Origin and Classification of Sedimentary Basins. Offshore Technology Conference. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.4043/4843-MS

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Noteworthy papers in OnePetro

Elliott, D. G., Gordon, J. C., Norris, M. W., & Torres, L. (1966, October 1). Delaware Basin Drilling. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/1396-PA

Ellwood, E. T. 1972. Producing Operations in the Uintah Basin, Utah. Society of Petroleum Engineers. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.2118/4069-MS

Freire, W. 1988. An Overview On Campos Basin. Offshore Technology Conference. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.4043/5807-MS

Gill, W. D. 1967. The North Sea Basin. World Petroleum Congress OnePetro

Mosher, D. C., Shimeld, J., Hutchinson, D., Chian, D., Lebedova-Ivanova, N., & Jackson, R. 2012. Canada Basin Revealed. Offshore Technology Conference. http://www.doi.org/doi:10.4043/23797-MS

Roque, P. C., de Ferrariis, C., Mingramm, A., Rolleri, E., Simonato, I., & Suero, T. 1959. 49. The Sedimentary Basins of Argentina. World Petroleum Congress. OnePetro

Spadini, A. 2008. Carbonate Reservoirs In Brazilian Sedimentary Basins. World Petroleum Congress. OnePetro

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External links

Wikipedia

[Encyclopædia Britannica Online, s. v. "petroleum".

Journal of Petroleum Technology

See also

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