This research deals with the geometry of Khalakan Anticline by using field data. The anticline is located in NE Iraq, within the High Folded Zone of the Iraqi Western Zagros Fold -Thrust Belt where the southwestern limb of it represents the boundary between the Low and High folded zones. The age of the exposed rocks in the study area ranges from Cretaceous to Late Pliocene. Qamchuqa and Kometan formations expose in the two limbs as oldest rocks, while the youngest rocks in the northeastern limb are covered by Dokan Conglomerate. Consequently the fold geometry was determined by the measured field data of Qamchuqa and Kometan formations only. Khalakan anticline was described as asymmetrical and overturned fold, with northeastern vergency, where the mean attitude of the NE limb is 220 ᴏ /89 ᴏ and the mean attitude of the SW limb is 219 ᴏ /55° in terms of dip direction and dip amount. The attitude the fold axis in terms of trend and plunge is 130°/1°, the attitude of the axial plane is 220°/72° in terms of dip direction and dip amount, the interlimb angle is 34°, consequently the fold was classified as Close Fold.
The Jaria Pika Gas field is a domal anticlinal structure in the northeast of Iraq NW trending, about 3.6 km long and 1.9 km wide. The 55 m thick gas bearing Jeribe Formation is the main reservoir. This study intends to well log interpretation to determine the petrophysical properties of the Jeribe Formation in the Jaria Pika Gas Field. Total porosity, effect porosity, and secondary porosity have been calculated from neutron, density, and sonic logs. Porosity is fair to good in the Jeribe formation. From RHOB-NPHI and N/M cross plot, the Jeribe Formation is composed mainly of dolomite, limestone with nodules of anhydrite. The Fatha Formation contains considerable amounts of anhydrite layers, so it's represented the cap rocks for the Jeribe Reservoir which is recognized based on the reading of Gamma-ray log, Density log, Neutron log, and Sonic log. The Jaria Pika is considered as gas field as the Jeribe reservoir rocks are gas saturated ones.
Nahr Umr oil field is one of the important productive southern Iraqi oil fields. This studyfocuses on the type of fold and faults of the Nahr Umr oil field. A structural analysis(geometric and genetic analyses) performed to identify its type, origin and to find its relevanceto main regional tectonic events. The structural classifications employed well and geophysicaldata through using structure contour maps, cross sections, and seismic section.The structural analysis inferred that fold of Nahr Umr oil field classified as antiform, upright,non-plunge, gentle, supratenous, dome feature, and asymmetrical. The limbs are unequalwhereas the length of left limb shorter than the right limb and its dip is greater than right limb.In addition, the thickness of crest is less than the thickness of limbs. Pattern of faults classifiedas compound, parallel, conjugates and radial with graben structure and these faultsconcentrated on crest of fold. The fold axis is almost N-S at early cretaceous and then clearlyturns to NW-SE and this may due to counterclockwise rotation of Arabian plate. Geophysicalinterpretations and results of structural analysis stated that Nahr Umr oil field formed by threecombined forces which are tectonic movements, reactivated basement, and salt structures.
The road network in Surdash anticline is considered as an important road network connecting lower Dukan town with the touristic upper Dukan town . Dukan lake plays an important role in the social and economic activities of Dukan town and the surrounding areas. For assessing the stability of the rock slopes in the area, 9 stations were selected along the upper Dukan road on both sides of Surdash anticline, and their stability was evaluated by the kinematic analysis using DIPS V6.008 software.Kinematic analysis of the studied stations shows thatplanar sliding is possible in stations No. 1, 2, 3 and 8, while wedge sliding is possible in station No. 5, 6, 7 and 9b. The other stations (No. 4and 9a) are stable. Tectonic structures played an extra paradoxical role in the stability of the rock slopes and the type of failure. In most of the selected stations , the geological structure had a negative role, which supported or promoted the failure in the study area. However, in few stations , it had a positive role and converted the slope from unstable to stable conditions. In addition, the presence of incongruent minor syncline folds, especially in the SW-limb of the major anticline, led to the occurring of wedge sliding instead of plane sliding.
This research aims to study the structural analysis of the 2D reflection seismic data for the Judaida subsurface structure located in Kirkuk province, northern Iraq. It is located 60 Km southwest of Kirkuk oil field, and 35 Km southwest of Jambur oil field, the Daquq River passes through the study area. The reflectors in the seismic section were picked and identified by using the synthetic seismograms generated from the logs data of the Jd-1 well. Three main seismic reflectors, Fatha, Jeribe, and the Euphrates were chosen. These mentioned sedimentary formations were deposited during the Middle Miocene, Lower Miocene, and Early-Mid Miocene respectively. Time and depth maps were drawn for these three reflectors by processing average data from Jd-1well. The structural interpretation results showed a structural closure on both time and depth domains in the middle of the study area. Judaida structure represented an asymmetrical longitudinal anticline fold. The Northeast limb has a dipping angle of 6-8 degrees more dip than the Southwest limb that has a dipping angle of 1-6 degrees, and the direction of the axis of the general structure is towards the Northwest-Southeast. The general dipping of the fold is toward the north east.
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