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Journal of Petroleum Geology

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Journal of Petroleum Geology, Vol.16, No.3, pp. 353-364, 1993

©Copyright 2000 Scientific Press, Ltd.

THE ZUBAIR FORMATION, EAST BAGHDAD OILFIELD,
CENTRAL IRAQ

A. Jawad Ali*+ and Z. R. Aziz*

* Department of Geology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, P0 Box. 2083, Ilwiyah, Baghdad. Iraq.

+ Present address: Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.


Abstract

A number of depositional cycles have been defined from the Zuhair Formation in central Iraq (East Baghdad field). Each cycle represents the growth of a Previous HitdeltaicNext Hit lobe (construction phase), followed by a hiatus during which the delta margin was subjected to wave and tidal activity (destruction phase), succeeded by a marine transgressive shale by which the cycle was concluded. When the growth of the Previous HitdeltaicNext Hit lobe is renewed over a shale base, a new cycle begins.

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