Using ground-penetrating radar to delineate fractures in the rus formation, dammam dome, eastern Saudi Arabia

A. A. Al-Shuhail; M. M. Hariri; M. H. Makkawi

doi:10.2747/0020-6814.46.1.91

Using ground-penetrating radar to delineate fractures in the rus formation, dammam dome, eastern Saudi Arabia

A. A. Al-Shuhail^*, M. M. Hariri, M. H. Makkawi

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Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has been used recently to detect many near-surface geological features in arid regions. In this study, GPR is used to delineate near-surface fractures within the Dammam Dome. This anticlinal structure covers ~160 km² and hosts the first oil well discovered in Saudi Arabia. Doming is due to the buoyancy of the Hormuz Salt. Rock units present within the dome range in age from Paleocene to middle Miocene. Well-developed fractures crosscut the dome and extend for several km. Our results prove that GPR techniques can be used successfully to map precisely near-surface open and filled fractures. This technique is demonstrably useful for environmental, engineering, and geological studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-96
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Geology Review
Volume	46
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2747/0020-6814.46.1.91
State	Published - Jan 2004

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