To determine the prime potential locations of the hydrocarbon structural traps in
Al-Qaryatein region, which can help in the hydrocarbon exploration processes and reducing a lot of time and fieldwork efforts, lineaments and circular features were i
dentified in the study area by processing and analysing Satellite data using several Remote Sensing techniques and Geographic Information Systems. The priority locations of subsurface structures were distinguished using several special criteria; these criteria are related to the density of the lineaments and their directions within the circular features of the study area. The priority locations of subsurface structures were evaluated by the integration of remote sensing and non-seismic geophysical data which were processed and interpreted by using their own techniques, to determine the prime potential locations of the hydrocarbon structural traps which reached three locations in the study area. The integration between geophysical data and remote sensing techniques increased the trust in the results of this study.
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.
