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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

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

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

JORDAN LAND SAT IMAGE

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 of c 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 of 5 5500 me meters.

GEOLOGICAL COLUMN OF AZRAQ BASIN

WEST-EAST STRATIGRAPHIC CROSS SECTION OF JORDAN Azraq Basin

OIL SHALE PYROLYSIS “S1” DISTRIBUTION IN AZRAQ BASIN

OIL SHALE PYROLYSIS “S2” DISTRIBUTION IN AZRAQ BASIN

OIL SHALE RASTER CALCULATION IN AZRAQ BASIN

SEM, TRANSMITTED & REFLECTED LIGHT MICROSCOPY

ELECTRIC LOG SIGNATURE OF THE ORGANIC RICH OIL SHALE HORIZONS

TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT 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 EXTRACTS VS. TOC OF AZRAQ BASIN OIL SHALE

ROCK-EVAL HISTOGRAM OF AZRAQ BASIN OIL SHALE

GEOLOGICAL AL C CROSS S SECTION A A-A ’ - AZ AZRAQ B BAS ASIN - -

GEOLOGICAL AL C CROSS S SECTION B B-B ’ - AZ AZRAQ B BAS ASIN - -

GEOLOGICAL AL C CROSS S SECTION C C-C ’ - AZ AZRAQ B BAS ASIN - -

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

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

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

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