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.
