Target exploration petroleum geology of southern iraq. Northern iraq kurdistan study southern iraq study the study can be purchased as a northern iraq kurdistan substudy, a southern iraq substudy, or a combined entire iraq study see figure above. Elsevier, amsterdam 2003 geology of iraq, edited by saad z. Geographical distribution of iraqi oil fields and its. The geological society of london geology of iraq, the.
The petroleum geology of iraq from scientific press. It is seen from that table that most of this production comes from basra province, followed by kirkuk province. Summary of petroleum geology of iraq and the middle east. This book presents a comprehensive, uptodate appraisal of the reservoir rocks, source rocks, seals and traps that control iraqs petroleum resources. He worked for years as an exploration geologist with the iraq national oil company and was involved with much of the exploration effort in iraq during the 1970s and 80s. Just a fraction of iraq s known fields are in development, and iraq may be one of the few places left where vast reserves, proven and unknown, have barely been exploited. Petroleum geology of south iraq article pdf available in aapg bulletin 671. Nomenclature for the oilfields of the basrah area, published in a recent paper by r. Petroleum geology of the widyan basin and interior platform.
Held in the margins of the world banks fifth middle east and north africa development. From southwest to northeast, the thick postprecambrian sediments of the arabian basin dip gently off the arabian shield, beneath the plains of the tigris and euphrates rivers, and later become involved in the strongly folded zagros fold belt. Iraq in 2003, the countrys oil production capability was estimated at around 2. Bouguer gravity values are low in the northeast, presumably due to the extreme thickness of sedimentary rocks, and become progressively higher. The sehkaniyan formation in surdash anticline sargelu formation middle jurassic, bajocian bathonian near ranya, the formation consists of thinly bedded shaley black limestone and shale with black chert and brown dolomitic marl, highly fossiliferous 10. Welcome to iraq overview of resources industrial minerals metals fossil fuels investment sources. Aqrawi and others published the petroleum geology of iraq find, read and cite all the research you need. Aqrawi and others published the petroleum geology of iraq find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Gis in an overview of iraq petroleum geology search and discovery. This growth has been underpinned by iocled development at its giant and supergiant southern oil fields rumaila, west qurna, zubair, halfaya. The aims of the book are to present a synthesis of the geological history of iraq and a description of its economic geology, and to provide a key reference for both students and professional geologists. This book presents a comprehensive, uptodate appraisal of the reservoir rocks, source rocks, seals and traps that control iraqs petroleum.
Sedimentary provinces of much of europe, africa, and. The petroleum geology of iraq konert 2010 journal of. Southwestern deserts of iraq, particularly during cambrian, ordovician and silurian. The basement rocks are presumed to be accretionary rocks assembled during the late precambrian panafrican orogeny, although no wells reach the basement rock in iraq. There are more than 100 oil and gas fields in iraq, containing more than 7 billion barrels of recoverable oil gbo and 106 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas tcfg. Petroleum geology and total petroleum systems of the widyan basin and interior platform of saudi arabia and iraq.
Bioturbated chalky limestones of the khasib formation upper turonian lower coniacian form potential reservoir rocks at oilfields and structures in central iraq. The zagros fold belt is one of the main petroleum basins in iraq, extending from northern to. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The petroleum geology of iraq wiley online library. Petroleum systems of iraqi oil flelds extended abstract oil and gas fields in iraq are distributed in geographic locations with giant oil fields toward the east and giant gas field toward the west. Geology of iraq download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This book is written by 16 experienced geologists with first hand knowledge of the geology of iraq and deals with all aspects of the countrys geology.
Iraq is located in the northern part of the arabian tectonic plate. Summary and conclusions 347 references 351 list of figures 1. Since the discovery of oil in the middle east in 1908, western powers have sought dominance over the regions resources. In early 2006, iraqs oil production rates averaged around 2. Geographical history of exploration and drilling for oil in iraq. Geology and structure of wadi shalghah area, east erbil, north iraq hala a. However, along with political, economic, and safety issues that confront future production, exploration problems remain. Iraq is the worlds fourth biggest oil producer at 4. Tectonic and structural evolution of the mesopotamia foredeep saffa f. Petroleum geology and total petroleum systems of the.
Petroleum geology of the widyan basin and interior platform of saudi arabia and iraq, 2002. The capacity or production potential of the currently producing fields is equal to about 2. Goff, geology of iraq, published by dolin, prague and moravian museum, brno, 2006, p. The petroleum geology of iraq konert 2010 journal of petroleum geology wiley online library skip to article content. Pages in category geology of iraq the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. Ferruh demirmen examines western influence in iraq s oil industry, from the creation of the turkish petroleum company in 1911 by the uk, the netherlands and germany to the entry of us oil giants after world war i. Iraq, with a total population of 31,129,225 as of july 2012, is located in the middle east, bordering the persian gulf, between iran and kuwait. Overview of iraq petroleum geology, by jingyao gong and larry gerken. The petroleum geology of iraq is a wellresearched, informative and detailed book, compiled by experts, which will be of great assistance to anyone interested in petroleum exploration in this important region, and i would like to congratulate the authors for this tremendous effort. Use of brand names does not constitute endorsement by the u. The aims of the book are to present a synthesis of the geological history of iraq and a description of its economic geology, and to provide a key reference for both students. Petroleum geology and total petroleum systems of the widyan basin and interior platform of saudi arabia and iraq by james e. In 1973, when the yom kippur war broke out, iraq nationalized american and dutch companies, and in 1975 it nationalized the.
The aims of the book are to present a synthesis of the geological history of iraq and a. The country mostly has a desert climate and covers a total area of 438,317 km 2. Request pdf the petroleum geology of iraq the petroleum geology of iraq by a. Ahlbrandt foreword this report was prepared as part of the world energy project of the u. Production has averaged considerably less than that in recent years, at 1.
The gaara uplift in western iraq is a large basementinvolved high area where erosion has exposed paleozoic strata. Petroleum geology and total petroleum systems of the widyan basin and interior platform of saudi arabia and iraq electronic resource responsibility by james e. Also in 1972 the iraq petroleum company ipc was nationalized with compensation, and a national company, the iraqi company for oil operations, was established to operate the fields. Apr 30, 2007 iraq embraces the northwestern portion of the prolific arabian basin and the zagros fold belt. They are accompanied by the other illustrations in pdf format, with appropriate links. Click download or read online button to get geology of iraq book now. Thermal modeling and hydrocarbon generation of the late jurassic. For this project, the world was divided into eight regions and 937 geologic provinces. Iraq petroleum geology and exploration potential he deng fa on. The petroleum geology of iraq request pdf researchgate.
Pdf the petroleum geology of iraq fadhil sadooni academia. Media in category geology of iraq the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. The current situation of oil extraction in iraq may be summarized as follows. Iraq was the worlds 5th largest oil producer in 2009, and has the worlds fifth largest proven petroleum reserves. The definitions include those of all rockunits which are recognized currently as at 31.
Iraq s oil s ssues and rice universitys baker institute. On april 89, 2006, iraq revenue watch irw hosted a workshop on managing iraqs oil industry which brought together leading petroleum experts, activists, economists and policy makers from across iraqs regions and political spectrum. There are some small oil and gas discoveries on the arabian platform in iraq, mostly along the eastern edge, which is a structural monocline that flexes downward into the mesopotamian foredeep. Iraq is bordered by the persian gulf, iraq and kuwait to the east, turkey to the north, syria and jordan to the west, and saudi arabia to the south. D in petroleum geology carbonate reservoir characterization from the university of bristol. Iraq is a part of the major oil basin that covers most of the territory of the levant in general and the arab gulf region in particular. The aims of the book are to present a synthesis of the geological history of iraq and a description of its economic geology, and to provide a key reference for both students and professional. Geologic evolution of the iraqi zagros, and its influence on the. Mesopotamian zone of iraq, after buday and jassim 1984 and 1987. Petroleum geology and total petroleum systems of the widyan.