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OIL YIELD POTENTIAL OF AZRAQ BASIN OIL SHALE EAST OF JORDAN By Geologist Hazem Al-Ramini Head of Policies & Contracts Division Geophysicist Ula Al-Tobasi Oil Shale Technical Committee Members The Natural Resources Authority of Jordan

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OIL YIELD POTENTIAL OF AZRAQ BASIN OIL SHALE – EAST OF JORDAN

By Geologist Hazem Al-Ramini Head of Policies & Contracts Division Geophysicist Ula Al-Tobasi Oil Shale Technical Committee Members The Natural Resources Authority of Jordan hramini@nra.gov.jo & utobasi@nra.gov.jo

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PRESENTATION OUTLINES:

Ò Introduction

É Azraq Basin Geology É Azraq Basin Structural Setting

Ò Organic Matter Type Ò Geochemical Parameters: Total Organic

Carbon (TOC) & Rock-Eval Pyrolysis

Ò Visual Kerogen Assessment Ò Geophysical & Geological Profiles Ò Oil Yield based on Electric Logs

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OIL, ASPHALTS, TAR SAND, & DRY GAS OCCURRENCES IN JORDAN

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JORDAN LAND SAT IMAGE

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Az Azraq Ar Area

SUM UMMARY

Ò The

he A Azraq B Basin is lo located i in e n eastern J n Jordan n

Ò 30 w

wells lls ha have b been d n drille lled i in t n the he A Area STRATIGR IGRAPHIC IC C COLUM UMN

Ò Composed o

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carbona nate, s , sand ndstone ne, a , and nd s sha hale le

Ò Sedime

ment nts rang nge in n age from m Early ly Pale leozoic to Ple leistocene ne

Ò Aggregate t

thi hickne kness i in e n excess o

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5500 me meters.

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GEOLOGICAL COLUMN OF AZRAQ BASIN

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WEST-EAST STRATIGRAPHIC CROSS SECTION OF JORDAN

Azraq Basin

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OIL SHALE PYROLYSIS “S1” DISTRIBUTION IN AZRAQ BASIN

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OIL SHALE PYROLYSIS “S2” DISTRIBUTION IN AZRAQ BASIN

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OIL SHALE RASTER CALCULATION IN AZRAQ BASIN

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SEM, TRANSMITTED & REFLECTED LIGHT MICROSCOPY

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ELECTRIC LOG SIGNATURE OF THE ORGANIC RICH OIL SHALE HORIZONS

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q TOC% Values are highest in the Ghareb

Formation Oil Shale

q High Values are also present in Taqiueh &

Amman Formations

q Vertical variation is pronounced in the

TOC% vs. Oil Yield relationship

TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT

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TOTAL EXTRACTS VS. TOC OF AZRAQ BASIN OIL SHALE

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ROCK-EVAL HISTOGRAM OF AZRAQ BASIN OIL SHALE

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GEOLOGICAL AL C CROSS S SECTION A A-A’

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AZRAQ B BAS ASIN -

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GEOLOGICAL AL C CROSS S SECTION B B-B’

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AZRAQ B BAS ASIN -

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GEOLOGICAL AL C CROSS S SECTION C C-C’

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AZRAQ B BAS ASIN -

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OIL YIELD CALCULATED FOR HO-2 WELL – AZRAQ BASIN OIL SHALE

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Log Density vs. Yield

Density calculations Min 1.7 Max 2.5 Mean 2.014 Standard Deviation 0.1537 Yield Min 6.24 Max 53.78 Mean 34.653 Standard Deviation 9.511

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Conclusions

Ò Oil Yield Potential is tremendous within Azraq

Basin

Ò Less Energy required for kerogen conversion Ò Less effect on hydrogeology due to the fact that

water is extracted from the overlying basaltic aquifer within the basin

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THANK YOU AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON IN JORDAN