South Oman Salt Basin
The South Oman Salt Basin is a sedimentary basin in Oman, at the southeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula.[1][2] It is one of the oldest commercial deposits in the world.[2] Its oil is associated with source rocks of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian-era Huqf Supergroup.[2]
In 1937, the first operating license in South Oman was awarded to Petroleum Development Oman and Dhofar.[3] In 1976, the discovery of moveable oil in Nasir-1 boosted the carbonate intrasalt stringer exploration.[3] As the difficulty in delivering expected reserves was greater than expected, operations went dormant in 1986.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Ghori, K. A. R.; Craig, Jonathan; Thusu, Bindra; Lüning, Sebastian; Geiger, Markus (2009). "Global Infracambrian petroleum systems: a review". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 326 (1): 109–136. doi:10.1144/SP326.6. S2CID 129415352.
- ^ a b c Grosjean, E.; Love, G. D.; Stalvies, C.; Fike, D. A.; Summons, R. E. (1 January 2009). "Origin of petroleum in the Neoproterozoic–Cambrian South Oman Salt Basin". Organic Geochemistry. 40 (1): 87–110. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2008.09.011. ISSN 0146-6380. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Al-Siyabi, Hisham A. (1 October 2005). "Exploration history of the Ara intrasalt carbonate stringers in the South Oman Salt Basin". GeoArabia. 10 (4): 39–72. doi:10.2113/geoarabia100439. ISSN 1025-6059. S2CID 240237692. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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