USGS Open File Report 99-50-D (References)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

By
RICHARD M. POLLASTRO

World Map with Province

Open-File Report 99-50-C

Petroconsultants, Inc., 1996, Petroleum Exploration and Production Database: Petroconsultants, Inc., P.O. Box 740619, 6600 Sands Point Drive, Houston TX 77274-0619, USA or Petroconsultants, Inc.,P.O. Box 152, 24 Chemin de la Mairie, 1258 Perly, Geneva, Switzerland.

Pollastro, R.M., Karshbaum, A.S., and Viger, R.J., 1998, Map showing geology, oil and gas fields, and geologic provinces of the Arabian Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-470B, one CD-ROM.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This manusript has benefited considerably from the scientific contributions and assistance from several individuals. In particular, I would especially like to thank Joachim Amthor, Jos Terken, Graham Tiley, and Mike Naylor of Petroleum Development Oman, and Wallace Pierce of Amoco Production for contributing information and data, and participating in discussions on the petroleum systems of Oman. I would also like to thank Tim Klett, Tom Ahlbrandt, Chris Schenk, and Jim Schmoker for their suggestions and discussions during the preparation of this report. Moreso, the manuscript has improved greatly from critical reviews by Chris Schenk and Tom Ahlbrandt. Thanks also to Felix Persits for his assistance in preparing the digital maps.

REFERENCES

Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., 1992, ArcWorld 1:3M digital database: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), available from ESRI, Redlands, CA, scale: 1:3,000,000.

Klett, T.R., Ahlbrandt, T.A., Schmoker, J.W., and Dolton, G.L., 1997, Ranking of the world's oil and gas provinces by known petroleum volumes: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-463, one CD-ROM.

Magoon, L. B., and Dow, W. G., 1994, The petroleum system, in Magoon, L. B., and Dow, W. G., eds., The Petroleum System - from Source to Trap: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 60, p. 3-24.

Petroconsultants International Data Corporation, 1996, Petroconsultants Wordwide Oil and Gas Field Database 1996: Geneva, Switzerland, Petroconsultants International Data. Digital database available from Petroconsultants International Data Corporation, P.O. Box 740619, 6600 Sands Point Drive, Houston TX 77274-0619, USA or Petroconsultants, Inc.,P.O. Box 152, 24 Chemin de la Mairie, 1258 Perly, Geneva.