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Development of stress-induced fracture patterns and accessing reservoir potential of the exposed formations of Panoba Anticline

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Kohat Plateau has huge hydrocarbon potential and most of the reservoirs are structurally controlled. Panoba Anticline is among the largest anticlines in Kohat Plateau consists of Paleocene to Eocene sequence. In this research petrophysical properties (density, porosity and permeability of the fractures) of reservoir formations esposed in the Panoba Anticline are analyzed. The main and regional compressional stresses on Panoba Anticline are north-south oriented and the other stresses are might be its derivatives. Based on petrophysical properties the formations of Panoba Anticline are analyzed for reservoir potentiality. Petrophysical properties varies from formation to formation as well as within a same formation because of the fractures behaviors. The reservoir types were assigned to reservoir formation by comparing the results on qualitative basis with Nelson (2001) naturally fractured reservoir (NFR) system. The reservoir character of Kohat Formation is Type 4 to Type 2; Shekhan Formation Type 3 to Type 1; Patala formation Type 4 to Type 3, while the Lockhart Formation has Type 3 to Type 1 reservoir character. In conclusion the petrophysical analysis of Panoba anticline offers a valuable insight into the formations reservoir potentiality which contributes a better understanding of the hydrocarbon prospects in the Kohat Plateau.

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For this study, we acknowledge the research facilities provided by the National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. We are thankful to the IT group (Shahid Waheed, Syed Sajid Shah, and Asif Jalil) of NCEG for helping in providing the computer facilities.

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Tariq Khan and Sohail Wahid designed the concept and selected the study region. Syed Ali Turab and Tariq Khan conduct field for data collection. Zahid Rahman organized the manuscript and prepared Figures. The authors of this manuscript contributed to analysis of data and interpretations in joint discussions. Tariq Khan and Zahid Rahman prepared the first draft of the manuscript and refined it by incorporating the recommendations by Sohail Wahid.

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Khan, T., Wahid, S., Rahman, Z. et al. Development of stress-induced fracture patterns and accessing reservoir potential of the exposed formations of Panoba Anticline. Carbonates Evaporites 39, 42 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-024-00964-3

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