UAE geo field trip

Connecting surface geology with subsurface.

The Emirates of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), located in the Musandam peninsula, hosts part of the Hajjar mountains arc, elongating 600 km from the Hormuz straight (North) to the East cost of Oman (South East). The sequence, ranging from the Permian to the late Cretaceous, is outcropping in the Ras Al Khaimah mountains. This carbonate dominated sequence was deposited on the Eastern border of the Arabian continental passive margin of the Neo Tethyan ocean. During the Late Cretaceous, the obduction  of the oceanic crust in the South Eastern part of the Arabian Platform (Oman) caused the emplacement of the deep marine sediment layers onto the platform. In the Northern Emirates, the obduction thrusted the Upper Permian, Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous onto the Late Cretaceous at the outskirt of today Ras Al Khaimah city. During the Tertiary, a compressive tectonic episode related to the Zagros chain finished crafting todays spectacular landscape in the Northern Emirates.

After successfully running our Northern Emirates Geological field trip for 5 years, we have now designed the best field trip formula that includes:

• Bringing awareness of the principal reservoirs of the UAE / Middle East
• In depth focus on the Thamama reservoirs for people who are actively exploring / developing Thamama reservoirs in the region
• Focus on the Deeper Reservoirs (Jurassic and older) for people interested in having a better understanding of reservoirs under the Thamama
• Fractured reservoirs complexities

These field trip programs will provide a renewed understanding of the regional geology and its most salient features. In addition, the attendees will identify the subsurface threats and opportunities necessary to developing a comprehensive technical understanding of the Arabian Peninsula in an exploration or development contexts.