PALEOZOIC PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OF THE ARABIAN PLATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION
The main objectives of the study are to provide the sequence stratigraphy of existing hydrocarbon accumulations and relate these to the type reference sections of the Paleozoic formations of the Arabian plate. Factors described include those that control the hydrocarbon source rock generation, and the migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons within the Paleozoic reservoirs. This information is integrated with all the data used to establish potential plays in the region. We have carried out a detailed re-assessment of the hydrocarbon potential of the various Paleozoic sedimentary basins in the study area, together uaing all the available geological data. This has enabled the hydrocarbon habitat of each country to be established. The report ends with a summary, conclusions and recommendations.
PART ONE
- Introduction
- Regional Setting
- Summary of Tectonic Framework and Structural Evolution
- Summary of Stratigraphic Evolution
Paleozoic Sequence Stratigraphy
· Introduction · Cambrian · Ordovician · Silurian
· Devonian - Lower Carboniferous · Upper Carboniferous – Permian
Structural Evolution
· Late Precambrian Structures · Early Paleozoic Structures
· Caledonian Structures · Hercynian Structures
PART TWO
Paleozoic sequence stratigraphic type and reference sections: Major geological formations established for each country ( Iran, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia) describing in term of: a) lithological interpretation, b) sequence stratigraphy, c) fossils and age, d) contacts, e) depositional setting, f) areal distribution and g) hydrocarbon potential (if any).
PART THREE
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in SE Turkey
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in Iran
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in Syria
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat of Iraq
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in Jordan
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in Saudi Arabia
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in Oman
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in Qatar
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in UAE
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in Bahrain
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in Yemen
- Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Habitat in Kuwait
- Paleozoic Potential Plays
- References
- Figures and Tables