INTRODUCTION
MULTI-CLIENT REPORTS FOR EXPLORATION GEOLOGISTS
The reports previewed on this site are Multi-Client studies which address a variety of issues relevant to the petroleum geology of the Middle East, with particular emphasis on Iraq. The reports provide both data and interpretations, and are primarily based on new petrographic and organic geochemical analyses of core, cuttings and outcrop samples from the University of Reading Middle East Archive.
The reports are written primarily for use by Oil Company Exploration Geologists to provide a thorough understanding of the petroleum geology, hydrocarbon habitat and play concepts, backed up by hard data.
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING MIDDLE EAST ARCHIVE
The Archive contains well and outcrop samples and thin sections which were donated to the University of Reading by the Iraq Petroleum Company . The collection includes samples from Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Qatar, UAE, Oman and Yemen. The Archive samples were recently purchased by a major oil company.
REPORT FORMAT
Most of the reports were originally provided in hard copy, but are now be supplied entirely in digital format. This “digital report library” consists of a series of hyperlinked PDF files, with supplementary alpha-numeric digital data sets. All the reports have a similar format:
- Volume-1 in each case provides a regional synthesis and interpretation of our analytical results and discusses the implications for petroleum exploration.
- Subsequent volumes provide the detailed analytical results and interpretations on a well-by-well basis.
- Well logs, correlations and maps are presented as individual pdf files, with hyperlinks to the report library.
- Wireline logs and other relevant alpha-numeric digital data are provided in LAS, Excel spreadsheet and GIS formats.
HISTORY
Work on this series of reports began in 1984 with an evaluation of source rock potential based on new geochemical analysis of samples from 38 wells throughout the Middle East. Subsequent reports have covered the facies and stratigraphy of Iraq, Syria and Jordan, oil to source biomarker correlations for Iraq, and an overview and digital well data base for Iraq. To date, nine reports have been completed. The latest study, completed 2006-2007 was an update of our Iraq overview and database report. We have recently completed conversion of the older reports into digital format.
ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED
Five organisations have been involved in producing the reports. These are Petroleum Geological Analysis Limited, Quantock Geological Services, Saker Geological Services, University of Reading and Petra-Chem Ltd. See Section 7 of this brochure for company details.
