My Publications


Find below a collection of publications by Dr. Fowzia Abdullah - office director.

  • 2023

    F. Abdullah, F. Shaaban, F. Khalaf, F. Bahman and B. Akbar, 2023, Petrography, Sedimentology, Palynomorphs and Diagenesis of the Paleozoic Khuff and Unayzah formations in Kuwait, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211430, Geoenergy Science and Engineering, Volume 223, April 2023, 211430.
  • 2022

    Fatma K. Bahman, Fowzia H. Abdullah , Abbas Saleh , Hossein Alimi, 2022, Organic geochemical and petrographical characteristics of the major lower cretaceous petroleum source rock (Makhul Formation) in Kuwait - Arabian Gulf, Kuwait J.Sci., Vol.49, No.(1),January.2022, pp(1-25).
  • 2021

    Fowzia Abdullah, 2021, Geology of the Arabian Gulf and Failaka Island-Review, Dilmun Journal, Bahrain Historical & Archeological Society, Kingdom of Bahrain, V. 29, p. 7-26.
  • 2021

    F. Abdullah, 2021, Porosity and Permeability of a Karst Carbonate Rocks along Unconformity Outcrop: A case study from the Upper Dammam Formation Exposure in Kuwait, Arabian Gulf, Heliyon, V. 7, e07444, p. 1-14
  • 2021

    F. Abdullah, F. Shaaban, A. Al-Khamis, F. Khalaf, F. Bahman, B. Akbar, 2021, Evaluation of Paleozoic Source Rocks in Kuwait, AAPG Bull, V. 105, No. 4, p. 721-748
  • 2017

    F. Abdullah, F. Shaaban , F. Khalaf, F. Bahaman, B. Akbar , A. El-Khamis, 2017, Petrophysics and Hydrocarbon potential of Paleozoic Rocks in Kuwait, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 15, pp. 105-120
  • 2017

    Khalaf, F., Abdullah F.H., Gharib, I.M., 2017, Petrography, diagenesis and isotope geochemistry of dolostones and dolocretes in the Eocene Dammam Formation, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf, Carbonates and Evaporites, DOI 10.1007/s13146-016-0330-5, pp. 1-19.
  • 2016

    Abdullah F.H., and T. El Gezeery, 2016, Organic geochemical evaluation of hydrocarbons in Lower Cretaceous Middle Minagish reservoir, Kuwait, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol 71, p. 41-54.
  • 2014

    Alsharhan, A. S., C. J. Strohmenger, F. H. Abdullah, and G. Al Sahlan, 2014, “Mesozoic stratigraphic evolution and hydrocarbon habitats of Kuwait”, in L. Marlow, C. Kendall, and L. Yose, eds., Petroleum systems of the Tethyan region: AAPG Memoir 106, p. 541– 611.
  • 2014

    Khalaf, F. and Abdullah F.H., 2014, Occurrence of diagenetic alunites within karst cavities infill of the Dammam Formation, Ahmadi, Kuwait: an indicator for hydrocarbon gas seeps. Arab J GeoScience, p 1-8.
  • 2013

    Khalaf, F. and Abdullah F.H., 2013, Cavity-fill dolocrete in the karstified Eocene Dammam Formation, Kuwait, GeoDerma, 207-208, p 58-65.
  • 2011

    Rao, K.S., H.K. Al-Jassar, F.H. Abdullah, J. Al-Kanderi, M. Al-Saeed and A. Al-Kandari, 2011, Least square approach for time series analysis of land subsidence ober Greater Burgan Oil Field, Kuwait, using Syntheric Aperture Radar Interferometry, Kuwait Journal of Science & Engineering, No 1A, Vol 38, pp. 141-171.
  • 2009

    Qabazard, S., Abdullah, F.H. and A. Al-Temeemi, 2009, Geochemistry and Nature of Organic matter of Pleistocene/Holocene Carbonate-Evaporite sediments in the Khiran area, southern coast of Kuwait, in: A. Alsharhan and C.G.St.C. Kendall, "Evaportie stratigraphy, structure and geochemistry, and their role in hydrocarbon exploration". Sedimentology, Special Issue.
  • 2008

    Abdullah, F.H., Saad, H.R., Farhan, A.R., Sharma, M.M., 2008, Investigation of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in oil fields and oil Lakes in Kuwait , Society of Petroleum Engineers - 9th International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 2008 - "In Search of Sustainable Excellence" 1, pp. 456-461
  • 2005

    Abdullah, F.H., B. Carpentier, I. Kowalewski, F. van Buchem, A.Y. Huc, 2005, Organic matter identification in source and reservoir carbonate in the Upper Cretaceous Mauddud Formation in Kuwait, GeoArabia: Middle East Petroleum Geosciences, v. 10, no. 4, p 17-34
  • 2005

    Abdullah, F.H., B. Carpentier, I. Kowalewski, A.Y. Huc, 2005, Organic geochemical approach in carbonate-clastic source-reservoir succession, Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering, v. 2, pp. 101-117
  • 2002

    Abdullah, F.H. and J. Connan, 2002, Geochemical study of some Cretaceous rocks from Kuwait: comparison with oils from Cretaceous and Jurassic reservoirs, Organic Geochemistry, Vol. 33 (2) pp. 125-148
  • 2001

    Abdullah, F.H., 2001, A preliminary Evaluation of Jurassic Source Rock Potential in Kuwait, Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol 24 (3), pp 361-378
  • 1997

    Abdullah, F.H.A., P.J.R. Nederlof, M.P. Ormerod, R.R. Kinghorn, 1997: Thermal history of the Lower and Middle Cretaceous source rocks in Kuwait, GeoArabia: Middle East Petroleum Geosciences, v. 2, no. 2, pp. 151-164.
  • 1996

    Abdullah, F.H.A., and R.R.F. Kinghorn, 1996, A preliminary evaluation of Lower and Middle Cretaceous source rocks in Kuwait, Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol. 19 (4), pp 461-481.

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