Study of the Upper Ordovician - Current Time tectonic evolution of the Elward Area in the Syrian Euphrates Graben Using restoration techniques

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 restoration 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.