Petroleum Source Rock Assessments of the Upper Permian Strata in the Central Taurus Region of Turkey

Demirel I. H.

PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol.32, no.20, pp.2520-2527, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 20
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10916466.2013.812115
  • Journal Name: PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2520-2527
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This study presents the hydrocarbon source rock potential and organic maturity of the Upper Permian Tozara Formation in the Gazipasa-Sugozu area in the central Taurus region. The Tozara Formation deposited oxic to dysoxic shelf conditions consists of algal limestone and organic matter-rich shales. In order to assess the hydrocarbon source rock potential of the Upper Permian lithologies, two different stratigraphic sections described and sampled for organic geochemical analyses and determination of mineralogical composition.