U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 97-470B Version 2.0 Map Showing Geology, Oil and Gas Fields and Geologic Provinces of The Arabian Peninsula By R.M. Pollastro, A.S. Karshbaum, and R.J. Viger U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resources Team Box 25046, MS939 Denver, CO 80225-0046 1998 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bruce Babbitt, Secretary U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Charles G. Groat, Director Distributed free of charge by either: U.S. Geological Survey Christa Lopez Box 25046, Building 25, MS 939 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225-0046 Telephone: (303) 236-1644 Email: clopez@usgs.gov or U.S. Geological Survey Information Services Box 25286, Building 810 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225-0086 Telephone: (303) 202-4200 TABLE OF CONTENTS * Introduction * Contacts * Scientific Report * Troubleshooting * Reference INTRODUCTION This is one of a series of products resulting from the World Energy Project of the U.S. Geological Survey. This digitally compiled map includes geology, geologic provinces, and oil and gas fields of the Arabian Peninsula. The map is part of a worldwide series on CD-ROM by the World Energy Project of the U.S. Geological Survey. The goal of the project is to assess the undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources of the world and report these results by the year 2000. For data management purposes the world is divided into eight energy regions corresponding approximately to the economic regions of the world as defined by the U.S. Department of State. The Arabian Peninsula (part of Region 2) includes Barhrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Yemen, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Each region is then further divided into geologic provinces on the basis of natural geologic entities and may include a dominant structural element or a number of contiguous elements. Some provinces contain multiple genetically related basins. Geologic province boundaries for the Arabian Peninsula are delineated using data from a number of geologic maps, and other tectonic and geographic data (see References). Offshore province boundaries are defined by the 4000-meter bathymetric contour. Each province is assigned a unique number; the first digit is the region number. It is attempted to number the provinces in geographical groups; onshore, offshore, and combined on and offshore. The list of the provinces sorted by Code is shown in Adobe Acrobat Arbnprov.pdf file. Oil and gas field data from Petroconsultants International Data Corporation worldwide oil and gas field database are allocated to these provinces. The geologic provinces are being further subdivided into petroleum systems and assessment units in order to appraise the undiscovered petroleum potential of selected provinces of the world. Specific details of the data sources and map compilation are given in the metadata files (FLD2A, GEO2A, POL2A, PROV2A, and MAP) on this CD-ROM. Smaller stratigraphic subdivisions of Phanerozoic rock are combined to simplify the map and to maintain consistency with other maps of the series. Precambrian rocks are undivided. Oil and gas field markers represent field center-points published with permission from Petroconsultants International Data Corp., 1996 database. This map is compiled using Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) ARC/INFO software. Political boundaries and cartographic representations are based on ESRI's ArcWorld 1:3M digital coverages, and used with permission from ESRI (attachment B). These same features are used for general reference only and have no political significance. Portions of this database covering the coastline and country boundaries contain intellectual property of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), and are used herein with permission. Copyright 1992 and 1996, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. CONTACTS For more information on the World Energy Project contact: Tom Ahlbrandt ahlbrandt@usgs.gov phone: 303-236-5776 Box 25046 MS 939 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046 For more information on this CD-ROM contact: David Ferderer dferdere@usgs.gov phone: 303-236-3611 Box 25046, MS 939 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046 or Bill Larson billl@usgs.gov phone: 303-236-5640 Box 25046, MS 973 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046 or Richard Pollastro pollastro@usgs.gov phone: 303-236-5750 Box 25046, MS 939 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046 SCIENTIFIC REPORT TROUBLESHOOTING This Arcview project was developed in Arcview 3.0. When opened in Arcview 3.1 there may be a message asking whether to upgrade to 3.1 tools. It is suggested that the user respond no. There will still be tools and buttons not intended in the original project, but they have no impact on the functionality of the project. If a "segmentation violation" occurs when using the zoom or pan tools, it is an indication that the Univers Medium font is not present on your computer. Suggested solutions are either to install the font, create a new project with the shapefiles and shadesets provided, or the copy the project and alter the avenue scripts to use a font that is present for labeling cities and geologic age. REFERENCE