A bulk kinetic, burial history and thermal modeling study of the Albian Kazhdumi and the Eocene-Oligocene Pabdeh formations in the Ahvaz anticline, Dezful Embayment, Iran

The Kazhdumi Formation entered the main stage of oil generation during the Late Miocene (6.5 Ma) and the Pabdeh Formation reached early stage of oil window from the Early Pliocene (3.5 Ma). Our results provide the bulk petroleum generation kinetic parameters description of the Kazhdumi and Pabdeh formations and demonstrate the thermal maturation state of source rocks, especially the Albian shales, that has been recognized as most important source rock in the Dezful Embayment.