Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East

by A.E.M. Nairn, A.S. Alsharhan

Overview

The wealth of petroleum has made the Middle East one of the most actively explored regions of the world. The volume of geological, geophysical and geochemical data collected by the petroleum industry in recent decades is enormous. The Middle East may be a unique region in the world where the volume of subsurface data and information exceeds that based on surface outcrop.This book reviews the tectonic and geological history of the Middle East and the regional hydrocarbon potential on a country by country basis in the context of current ideas developed through seismic and sequence stratigraphy and incorporating the ideas of global sea level change.Subsurface data have been used as much as possible to amplify the descriptions.The paleogeographic approach provides a means to view the area as a whole. While the country by country approach inevitably leads to some repetition, it enhances the value of the volume as a teaching tool and underlines some of the changing lithologies within formations carrying the same name.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080540832
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/11/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	878
File size:	104 MB
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Table of Contents

Chapter headings: An Introductory Overview. The Geological History and Structural Elements of the Middle East. Infracambrian of the Middle East. The Early Paleozoic Quiescent Phase in the Middle East: The Sauk Cycle and the Early Part of the Tippecanoe Cycle. The Early-Late Paleozoic of the Middle East: The Kaskaskia Cycle. The End of the Paleozoic and the Early Mesozoic of the Middle East: The Absaroka Cycle. The Late Mesozoic Part of the Zuni Cycle in the Middle East: The Jurassic. The Late Mesozoic Part of the Zuni Cycle in the Middle East: The Cretaceous. The Latest Part of the Zuni and Tejas Cycles of the Middle East: The Cenozoic. Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Middle East. Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Greater Arabian Basin. The Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Zagros Basin. The Hydrocarbon Habitat of the Oman Basin.

Editorial Reviews

Reviews the tectonic and geological history of the Middle East and the regional hydrocarbon potential on a country by country basis in the context of current ideas developed through seismic and sequence stratigraphy and incorporating the ideas of global sea level change. Thirteen chapters discuss geological history and structural elements; infracambrian; the Paleozoic phases (Sauk, Tippecanoe, Kaskaskia, and Absaroka); the late Mesozoic part of the Zuni and Tejas cycles (Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Cenozoic); and hydrocarbon habitats of the Greater Arabian, Zagros, and Oman basins. Contains many figures and tables and an appendix summarizing some of the oil and gas fields. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

M.P. SearleThis monumental work reviews every aspect of the geology of the World's largest petroleum producing area, the Middle East...this is a very large and impressive compilation of all the stratigraphic data for the Middle East...a monumental book, one that will last for many years to come...Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatogy, Palaeoecology 143...This comprehensive volume will appeal to those interested in the geology of the Middle East in industry and academia.Australian Mineral Foundation AlertA.M. Ziegler...an essential reference work.Journal of Geology

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