The inclined shear restoration technique was used in this research as the primary
method to remove the effects of fault displacements. These displacements were resulted
from the impact of the NE-SW trending extensional forces. The inclined shear re
storation
technique was applied to the NE-SW trending seismic section (Inline A2157) along the
Elward Area, using 2D move software.
The vertical shear restoration technique was used as a complementary method to
remove the effects of folding associated with faulting, especially to formations under the
Base Upper Cretaceous Unconformity (BKU).
The inclined shear and the vertical shear restoration techniques contrib uted to build
many geological sections according to depth seismic section (Inline A 2157). These
sections showed the Tectonic setting of the study area from Upper Ordovician till current
time.
In area of Elward east located in Euphrates Graben, 2D and 3D
Seismic data were used to reveal subsurface geological structures,
especially Reservoir Rutbah Formation dated as Lower Cretaceous
and to explore hydrocarbon traps of this Formation. And to
discover new drillable locations by integrating geological and
seismic data and using seismic attribute techniques such as Dip
and coherency.
