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Geophysical Prospecting

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Advances in Geophysics, Tectonics and Petroleum Geosciences

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European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2017

In this study, a comparison between the realities of higher education in the three largest univer... more In this study, a comparison between the realities of higher education in the three largest universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been done before the fall of the Iraqi regime in 2003 and beyond. The statistical results of analyzed of more than 2000 sample data showed tangible and clear changes of the higher education reality toward the better of about 70% after the fall of the Iraqi regime in 2003. These changes are related to the openness of these universities toward the foreign universities of the world especially the European universities. Many professors and students of these universities contacted to the foreign universities to conduct joint research and take advantage of new experiences of professors of these foreign universities and using the new technology in teaching enhanced learning and scientific research, in addition to the using of new references such as journals and books. As well as the improved economic situation in the Region from a low level to the mode...

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Near-Surface Asia Pacific Conference, Waikoloa, Hawaii, 7-10 July 2015, 2015

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Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani - Part A, 2005

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Science Journal of University of Zakho

This study includes picking seven reflectors from intense sampling of 3D Seismic survey composed ... more This study includes picking seven reflectors from intense sampling of 3D Seismic survey composed of 40 inlines and 30 crosslines, the distance between the seismic lines is equal to 250m. The study deals with extracting and analysing volume seismic attributes of 3D seismic data of Chia Surkh area. The area is located east of Kalar City, Sulaimani Government, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The main aim is to determine locations of hydrocarbon accumulation by picking seven horizons as well as studying and analysing both subsurface structure and direct hydrocarbon indicators. The seismic volume attributes are calculated from the original seismic data that consist of (400) inlines and (300) crosslines, and the distance between two adjacent lines is equal to (25m). The seismic attributes used in the current study are, variance edge, curvature, root mean square, envelope and sweetness. Revealed existence of a major anticline, a major fault. As well as two small faults were detected and running pa...

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Iraqi Geological Journal

The current study aims to detect subsurface geologic features using 3D dense sampling seismic dat... more The current study aims to detect subsurface geologic features using 3D dense sampling seismic data in the Fatha Formation, in the Chia Surkh area, Kurdistan Region,Iraq. A3D cube seismic data covering 75 Km2 were used to image the Fatha Formation subsurface geologic structures. The seismic data and appropriate information were gathered from Pet Oil Company with the permission of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. A cube of seismic data was used to image the three units of the Fatha Formation. In this study, forty seismic sections with the direction of NE-SW and 30 crossline sections of NW-SE direction were used. The map shows the existence of several features such as a three-way dip closure elongated NW-SE and extended through the whole study area. The reflector three of the Fatha isochron map shows TWT ranging from 890 ms to 1720 ms. The depth map of Fatha unit 1 Formation, shows depth with seismic reference datum ranging from 838 m to 2334 m. The stud...

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Article, 2022

This study includes picking seven reflectors from intense sampling of 3D Seismic survey composed ... more This study includes picking seven reflectors from intense sampling of 3D Seismic survey composed of 40 inlines and 30 crosslines, the distance between the seismic lines is equal to 250m. The study deals with extracting and analysing volume seismic attributes of 3D seismic data of Chia Surkh area. The area is located east of Kalar City, Sulaimani Government, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The main aim is to determine locations of hydrocarbon accumulation by picking seven horizons as well as studying and analysing both subsurface structure and direct hydrocarbon indicators. The seismic volume attributes are calculated from the original seismic data that consist of (400) inlines and (300) crosslines, and the distance between two adjacent lines is equal to (25m). The seismic attributes used in the current study are, variance edge, curvature, root mean square, envelope and sweetness. Revealed existence of a major anticline, a major fault. As well as two small faults were detected and running parallel to the major fault, while the envelope and sweetness attributes emphasized appearance of several bright spots within Lower Fars, Dhiban, Jeribe and Euphrates Formations, which give quite evidence for accumulation of hydrocarbon. The study concluded that the complete system requires for existence of petroleum is available such as the major anticlinal structure, carbonate rocks as an excellent reservoir rocks and gypsum or (anhydrite) as an optimal cap rock. The existence of hydrocarbon is confirmed by bright spots.

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Article, 2022

The current study aims to detect subsurface geologic features using 3D dense sampling seismic dat... more The current study aims to detect subsurface geologic features using 3D dense sampling seismic data in the Fatha Formation, in the Chia Surkh area, Kurdistan Region,Iraq. A3D cube seismic data covering 75 Km 2 were used to image the Fatha Formation subsurface geologic structures. The seismic data and appropriate information were gathered from Pet Oil Company with the permission of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. A cube of seismic data was used to image the three units of the Fatha Formation. In this study, forty seismic sections with the direction of NE-SW and 30 crossline sections of NW-SE direction were used. The map shows the existence of several features such as a three-way dip closure elongated NW-SE and extended through the whole study area. The reflector three of the Fatha isochron map shows TWT ranging from 890 ms to 1720 ms. The depth map of Fatha unit 1 Formation, shows depth with seismic reference datum ranging from 838 m to 2334 m. The study concluded the existence of several structural features; a major anticline trending with Zagros belt trend, and three longitudinal systematic reverse faults on the southwest side of the anticline, leading to the possibility for which the area is considered as a prospective oil reservoir, might work as a good trap, an anticline, evaporites work as a seal and limestone rocks as a reservoir.

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The study is carried out to detect the subsurface structures that have geological and economic im... more The study is carried out to detect the subsurface structures that have geological and economic importance by interpreting the available seismic reflection data of an area estimated to be about 1,752 km2. The study comprises of the Kalar–Khanaqin and surrounding area, which is located at Zagros folded zone. Twenty-five seismic sections had been interpreted. The total length of all the seismic lines is about 650.4 km. Interpretation of the seismic data is focused on two reflectors, lower Fars and Jeribe formation. The lower Fars reflector picked at the two-way time ranging from 0.1 to 2.6 second, while the Jeribe reflector picked at the two-way time ranging from 1.0 to 2.7 second. The constructed maps denote to the existence of many closed and nose structures, in addition, to numerous fault types. All these features were detected in the area having the NW–SE trend. The depth of the lower Fars formation is ranging from 100.0 to 4,800.0 m, while the depth of the Jeribe formation is rang...

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On Significant Applications of Geophysical Methods

In this study we interpreted, the gravity maps of west and southwestern part of Ninawa governorat... more In this study we interpreted, the gravity maps of west and southwestern part of Ninawa governorate, where, the regional gravity maps show large and extended positive and negative anomalies. These anomalies may be reflecting the effect of high and low blocks within sedimentary rocks and extended into the Basement such as Mosul block. These blocks bounded by deep faults trending NW-SE, E-W and NW-SE trend. The local positive anomalies on residual gravity maps may refer to the subsurface anticlines within the sedimentary rocks having NW-SE, E-W and NE-SW directions. These anticlines might have been formed during Najd, Hejaz and Alpine orogeny. The negative anomalies on gravity residual maps may reflect the presence of synclines within the sedimentary rocks. The assumed Fault locations on the maps may have the trending NW-SE, E-W and NE-SW. The modeling of some anomalies supported that regional anomalies reflecting the high and low features within sedimentary and basement rocks while, most of the local anomalies reflect the effect of the features with the sedimentary rocks. The depth of Moho discontinuity map constructed using Woollard (The Crust of the Pacific Basin. AGU, Washington, D.C., pp. 60–80, 1962 [1]) equation and the depth of Moho ranges 33–35 km in the area.

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GEO 2008

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Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013

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Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013

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Maastrichtian Aqra limestone Formation at Maukaba and Zardabe localities were sampled for paleoma... more Maastrichtian Aqra limestone Formation at Maukaba and Zardabe localities were sampled for paleomagnetic investigations. 80 oriented limestone drill cores were collected from these localities, which are situated at the northeast part of Iraq. Following stepwise thermal demagnetization procedures, two main magnetic components were determined; a low-temperature component at (20-200)ºC that is regarded as overprint secondary unstable magnetic component with magnetic direction around the present Earth's field; and medium-high temperature component at (250-600)ºC which is carried by high coercivity magnetic grains. It shows stable magnetic component. IRM reveals that the remanent magnetization in the Aqra limestone Formation is of a depositional origin and carried by a detrital magnetite grains. Rock magnetic analysis indicates that the primary mag netite is the dominant remanence carrying minerals observed in Maukaba and Zardabe specimens. Both of these rocks show stable and reverse ...

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Book, 2014

This book is written mainly for university students taking a course on gravity as one of the meth... more This book is written mainly for university students taking a course on gravity as one of the methods used in geophysical exploration. It is designed to be an introductory text book that deals with the basic concepts underlying the application of the Earth gravitational field in the exploration of the subsurface
geological changes and in prospecting of petroleum and other mineral deposits.
As it is familiar with the exploration geophysicists, this subject is fully dealt with in many original authentic internationally-known text books. In this publication, no new subjects were added to those found in the other standard books which are well known in the geophysical library. In fact these and other related scientific papers and research reports formed the solid references for the present work.
There is, however, a difference in the design and presentation approach. The essential publications, used as references, are listed at the end of the book. The main feature of this work is being concise and logically sequenced. The objective was to present the subject in a simple and clear way avoiding excessive descriptions and unnecessary lengthy comments. For this reason the text was provided with numerous illustration figures for extra clarification.
The book consists of twelve chapters. The first five chapters cover the theoretical aspect of the subject including the gravitational attraction, shape of the planet Earth and nature of the gravity variations, which forms the basis for the
exploration capability of the method. The following five chapters deal with measuring instruments, field surveying techniques, data processing, concept of the gravity anomaly and interpretation. A closely associated with gravity anomaly is the phenomenon of isostasy. This was presented in chapter 10. Some modern aspects of the method were covered in chapter 11 and in the last chapter 12 actual gravity field-surveys were reviewed. The first case history is an actual field survey conducted by one of the authors (Hamid Alsadi) in the south-west England in 1965-1966 and the others (by Zuhair Al-Sheikh and Ezzadin N. Baban) were carried out in Iraqi territories. These are included here to serve the purpose of showing how a real gravity surveying is carried out in practice under
actual field and processing environments.
As always in any publication material, there is always a room for improvement if extra time and effort has been allocated. From personal experience this is an endless process. However, this book is no exception to this rule. With feed-backs from future users of the book it is hoped to make the improvement changes needed that will be incorporated in future editions.

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Book, 2020

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Geophysical Prospecting

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Advances in Geophysics, Tectonics and Petroleum Geosciences

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European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2017

In this study, a comparison between the realities of higher education in the three largest univer... more In this study, a comparison between the realities of higher education in the three largest universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been done before the fall of the Iraqi regime in 2003 and beyond. The statistical results of analyzed of more than 2000 sample data showed tangible and clear changes of the higher education reality toward the better of about 70% after the fall of the Iraqi regime in 2003. These changes are related to the openness of these universities toward the foreign universities of the world especially the European universities. Many professors and students of these universities contacted to the foreign universities to conduct joint research and take advantage of new experiences of professors of these foreign universities and using the new technology in teaching enhanced learning and scientific research, in addition to the using of new references such as journals and books. As well as the improved economic situation in the Region from a low level to the mode...

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Near-Surface Asia Pacific Conference, Waikoloa, Hawaii, 7-10 July 2015, 2015

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Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani - Part A, 2005

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Science Journal of University of Zakho

This study includes picking seven reflectors from intense sampling of 3D Seismic survey composed ... more This study includes picking seven reflectors from intense sampling of 3D Seismic survey composed of 40 inlines and 30 crosslines, the distance between the seismic lines is equal to 250m. The study deals with extracting and analysing volume seismic attributes of 3D seismic data of Chia Surkh area. The area is located east of Kalar City, Sulaimani Government, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The main aim is to determine locations of hydrocarbon accumulation by picking seven horizons as well as studying and analysing both subsurface structure and direct hydrocarbon indicators. The seismic volume attributes are calculated from the original seismic data that consist of (400) inlines and (300) crosslines, and the distance between two adjacent lines is equal to (25m). The seismic attributes used in the current study are, variance edge, curvature, root mean square, envelope and sweetness. Revealed existence of a major anticline, a major fault. As well as two small faults were detected and running pa...

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Iraqi Geological Journal

The current study aims to detect subsurface geologic features using 3D dense sampling seismic dat... more The current study aims to detect subsurface geologic features using 3D dense sampling seismic data in the Fatha Formation, in the Chia Surkh area, Kurdistan Region,Iraq. A3D cube seismic data covering 75 Km2 were used to image the Fatha Formation subsurface geologic structures. The seismic data and appropriate information were gathered from Pet Oil Company with the permission of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. A cube of seismic data was used to image the three units of the Fatha Formation. In this study, forty seismic sections with the direction of NE-SW and 30 crossline sections of NW-SE direction were used. The map shows the existence of several features such as a three-way dip closure elongated NW-SE and extended through the whole study area. The reflector three of the Fatha isochron map shows TWT ranging from 890 ms to 1720 ms. The depth map of Fatha unit 1 Formation, shows depth with seismic reference datum ranging from 838 m to 2334 m. The stud...

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Article, 2022

This study includes picking seven reflectors from intense sampling of 3D Seismic survey composed ... more This study includes picking seven reflectors from intense sampling of 3D Seismic survey composed of 40 inlines and 30 crosslines, the distance between the seismic lines is equal to 250m. The study deals with extracting and analysing volume seismic attributes of 3D seismic data of Chia Surkh area. The area is located east of Kalar City, Sulaimani Government, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The main aim is to determine locations of hydrocarbon accumulation by picking seven horizons as well as studying and analysing both subsurface structure and direct hydrocarbon indicators. The seismic volume attributes are calculated from the original seismic data that consist of (400) inlines and (300) crosslines, and the distance between two adjacent lines is equal to (25m). The seismic attributes used in the current study are, variance edge, curvature, root mean square, envelope and sweetness. Revealed existence of a major anticline, a major fault. As well as two small faults were detected and running parallel to the major fault, while the envelope and sweetness attributes emphasized appearance of several bright spots within Lower Fars, Dhiban, Jeribe and Euphrates Formations, which give quite evidence for accumulation of hydrocarbon. The study concluded that the complete system requires for existence of petroleum is available such as the major anticlinal structure, carbonate rocks as an excellent reservoir rocks and gypsum or (anhydrite) as an optimal cap rock. The existence of hydrocarbon is confirmed by bright spots.

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Article, 2022

The current study aims to detect subsurface geologic features using 3D dense sampling seismic dat... more The current study aims to detect subsurface geologic features using 3D dense sampling seismic data in the Fatha Formation, in the Chia Surkh area, Kurdistan Region,Iraq. A3D cube seismic data covering 75 Km 2 were used to image the Fatha Formation subsurface geologic structures. The seismic data and appropriate information were gathered from Pet Oil Company with the permission of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. A cube of seismic data was used to image the three units of the Fatha Formation. In this study, forty seismic sections with the direction of NE-SW and 30 crossline sections of NW-SE direction were used. The map shows the existence of several features such as a three-way dip closure elongated NW-SE and extended through the whole study area. The reflector three of the Fatha isochron map shows TWT ranging from 890 ms to 1720 ms. The depth map of Fatha unit 1 Formation, shows depth with seismic reference datum ranging from 838 m to 2334 m. The study concluded the existence of several structural features; a major anticline trending with Zagros belt trend, and three longitudinal systematic reverse faults on the southwest side of the anticline, leading to the possibility for which the area is considered as a prospective oil reservoir, might work as a good trap, an anticline, evaporites work as a seal and limestone rocks as a reservoir.

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The study is carried out to detect the subsurface structures that have geological and economic im... more The study is carried out to detect the subsurface structures that have geological and economic importance by interpreting the available seismic reflection data of an area estimated to be about 1,752 km2. The study comprises of the Kalar–Khanaqin and surrounding area, which is located at Zagros folded zone. Twenty-five seismic sections had been interpreted. The total length of all the seismic lines is about 650.4 km. Interpretation of the seismic data is focused on two reflectors, lower Fars and Jeribe formation. The lower Fars reflector picked at the two-way time ranging from 0.1 to 2.6 second, while the Jeribe reflector picked at the two-way time ranging from 1.0 to 2.7 second. The constructed maps denote to the existence of many closed and nose structures, in addition, to numerous fault types. All these features were detected in the area having the NW–SE trend. The depth of the lower Fars formation is ranging from 100.0 to 4,800.0 m, while the depth of the Jeribe formation is rang...

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On Significant Applications of Geophysical Methods

In this study we interpreted, the gravity maps of west and southwestern part of Ninawa governorat... more In this study we interpreted, the gravity maps of west and southwestern part of Ninawa governorate, where, the regional gravity maps show large and extended positive and negative anomalies. These anomalies may be reflecting the effect of high and low blocks within sedimentary rocks and extended into the Basement such as Mosul block. These blocks bounded by deep faults trending NW-SE, E-W and NW-SE trend. The local positive anomalies on residual gravity maps may refer to the subsurface anticlines within the sedimentary rocks having NW-SE, E-W and NE-SW directions. These anticlines might have been formed during Najd, Hejaz and Alpine orogeny. The negative anomalies on gravity residual maps may reflect the presence of synclines within the sedimentary rocks. The assumed Fault locations on the maps may have the trending NW-SE, E-W and NE-SW. The modeling of some anomalies supported that regional anomalies reflecting the high and low features within sedimentary and basement rocks while, most of the local anomalies reflect the effect of the features with the sedimentary rocks. The depth of Moho discontinuity map constructed using Woollard (The Crust of the Pacific Basin. AGU, Washington, D.C., pp. 60–80, 1962 [1]) equation and the depth of Moho ranges 33–35 km in the area.

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GEO 2008

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Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013

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Maastrichtian Aqra limestone Formation at Maukaba and Zardabe localities were sampled for paleoma... more Maastrichtian Aqra limestone Formation at Maukaba and Zardabe localities were sampled for paleomagnetic investigations. 80 oriented limestone drill cores were collected from these localities, which are situated at the northeast part of Iraq. Following stepwise thermal demagnetization procedures, two main magnetic components were determined; a low-temperature component at (20-200)ºC that is regarded as overprint secondary unstable magnetic component with magnetic direction around the present Earth's field; and medium-high temperature component at (250-600)ºC which is carried by high coercivity magnetic grains. It shows stable magnetic component. IRM reveals that the remanent magnetization in the Aqra limestone Formation is of a depositional origin and carried by a detrital magnetite grains. Rock magnetic analysis indicates that the primary mag netite is the dominant remanence carrying minerals observed in Maukaba and Zardabe specimens. Both of these rocks show stable and reverse ...

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Book, 2014

This book is written mainly for university students taking a course on gravity as one of the meth... more This book is written mainly for university students taking a course on gravity as one of the methods used in geophysical exploration. It is designed to be an introductory text book that deals with the basic concepts underlying the application of the Earth gravitational field in the exploration of the subsurface
geological changes and in prospecting of petroleum and other mineral deposits.
As it is familiar with the exploration geophysicists, this subject is fully dealt with in many original authentic internationally-known text books. In this publication, no new subjects were added to those found in the other standard books which are well known in the geophysical library. In fact these and other related scientific papers and research reports formed the solid references for the present work.
There is, however, a difference in the design and presentation approach. The essential publications, used as references, are listed at the end of the book. The main feature of this work is being concise and logically sequenced. The objective was to present the subject in a simple and clear way avoiding excessive descriptions and unnecessary lengthy comments. For this reason the text was provided with numerous illustration figures for extra clarification.
The book consists of twelve chapters. The first five chapters cover the theoretical aspect of the subject including the gravitational attraction, shape of the planet Earth and nature of the gravity variations, which forms the basis for the
exploration capability of the method. The following five chapters deal with measuring instruments, field surveying techniques, data processing, concept of the gravity anomaly and interpretation. A closely associated with gravity anomaly is the phenomenon of isostasy. This was presented in chapter 10. Some modern aspects of the method were covered in chapter 11 and in the last chapter 12 actual gravity field-surveys were reviewed. The first case history is an actual field survey conducted by one of the authors (Hamid Alsadi) in the south-west England in 1965-1966 and the others (by Zuhair Al-Sheikh and Ezzadin N. Baban) were carried out in Iraqi territories. These are included here to serve the purpose of showing how a real gravity surveying is carried out in practice under
actual field and processing environments.
As always in any publication material, there is always a room for improvement if extra time and effort has been allocated. From personal experience this is an endless process. However, this book is no exception to this rule. With feed-backs from future users of the book it is hoped to make the improvement changes needed that will be incorporated in future editions.

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