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Evaluation of gravity data in the Kifl oil field and adjacent areas, south of Iraq
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Walid A.
al-Sharia, Ghazi H.
Ahmad, Musa A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 50, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.65-75, 11 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2017-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Topics
Abstract EN
The study area located in southern part of Iraq, it covers about 4009 Km².
The data used in this research consists of Bouguer anomalies (Regional and Residual anomalies) with scale of 1: 250 000.
These data are mosaicked and clipped for the area of interest.
The main interpretation of regional gravity map with contour interval 0.5 mGal showed three anomalies in the study area with different amplitudes and shapes.
The main interpretation of residual gravity map with contour interval 0.1 mGal showed negative and positive anomalies with different shapes, sizes, and trends.
It gave a good conception about the anomalies.
The map could be important in hydrocarbon exploration.
Two enhancement methods applied on residual anomalies data to obtain more information about their location, extent, size, shape, and trends, as well as information about faults and tectonic boundaries.
The research illustrated that the convolution filter-kernel 7*7 horizontal is effective and gave better result to conception the gravity anomalies than convolution filter-kernel 7*7 vertical.
In addition, the 3D enhancement map showed that some faults and tectonic boundaries, follow NW-SE trending were almost identical with the tectonic boundaries between (Najaf – Abu Jir – Hadhar Subzone) and (Tikrit – Amara Subzone).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Walid A.& al-Sharia, Ghazi H.& Ahmad, Musa A.. 2017. Evaluation of gravity data in the Kifl oil field and adjacent areas, south of Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal،Vol. 50, no. 1, pp.65-75.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-890493
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Walid A.…[et al.]. Evaluation of gravity data in the Kifl oil field and adjacent areas, south of Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal Vol. 50, no. 1 (2017), pp.65-75.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-890493
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Walid A.& al-Sharia, Ghazi H.& Ahmad, Musa A.. Evaluation of gravity data in the Kifl oil field and adjacent areas, south of Iraq. Iraqi Geological Journal. 2017. Vol. 50, no. 1, pp.65-75.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-890493
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 74-75
Record ID
BIM-890493