A scientific study at  University of Basrah examines the most important oil fields located in the Zubair Secondary Range in southern Iraq

A scientific study at  University of Basrah examines the most important oil fields located in the Zubair Secondary Range in southern Iraq

A scientific study was conducted at  University of Basrah - College of Science, prepared by Dr. Wathiq Ghazi Abdul Nabi and Dr. Maher Mandeel Mahdi with a number of students from the Department of Earth Sciences at  University of Basrah, entitled (Classification of oil fields located in the Zubair Secondary Range using contour maps in southern Iraq)

The study, which was published in the Journal of African Earth Sciences, classified within Scopus and Clarivate Q2 containers, showed

The study included a detailed study of Basrah oil fields, relying on a large group of sensors, scientific studies and oil reports.

The results showed that there are two types of structures, namely salt structures and linear structures. The most prominent linear structures are Rumaila and Zubair, which are relatively long and narrow structures with a north-south direction. Each of these structures consists of two domes separated by a saddle. The lower structures include Tuba, Lahis and Saba. The Ratawi is the only apical fold in the region. The salt formations are Nahr Omar, Majnoon, Sanam and Seeba. These formations in the Zubair sub-region were formed as a result of the formation of the Alps due to the collision between the Arabian and Eurasian plates, the salt tectonics of the Hormuz Formation under the Cambrian, and the movements of the basement rocks. All these factors have controlled the formation of the subsurface structures. The anticlines may be mostly influenced by the formation of the Alps and the basement faults.

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