South Oman Salt Basin

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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 age 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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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