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Ghaba Salt Basin Province and Fahud Salt Basin Province, Oman -- Geological Overview and Total Petroleum Systems

By
RICHARD M. POLLASTRO1

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Open-File Report 99-50D


This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with the U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

1999

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Table Of Contents

FOREWORD
REFERENCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
     Abstract
INTRODUCTION
PROVINCE GEOLOGY AND PETROLEUM OCCURRENCE
     Province Boundaries
     Structural Setting
     Stratigraphy
     Petroleum System Overview
     Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production History
TOTAL PETROLEUM SYSTEM AND ASSESSMENT UNITS
    Ghaba Salt Basin Province (2014)
           North Oman Huqf/`Q' - Haushi(!) Total Petroleum System (201401)
           Reservoirs, seals, and trap styles
           Source rock character and geochemistry
           Burial history, generation, and migration
           Ghaba-Makarem Combined Structural Assessment Unit (20140101) 
    Fahud Salt Basin Province (2016)
           North Oman Huqf - Shu'aiba(!) Total Petroleum System (201601)
           Reservoirs, seals, and trap styles
           Source rock character
           Burial history, generation, and migration
           Fahud-Huqf Combined Structural Assessment Unit (20160101)
           Middle Cretaceous Natih(!) Total Petroleum System (201602)
           Source rock lithology and geochemistry
           Reservoirs, seals, and trap styles
          Burial history, generation, and migration
           Natih-Fiqa Structural/Stratigraphic Assessment Unit (20160201)
SUMMARY
References Cited
List of Figures
List of Tables


1U. S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, 80225

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