XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
XXV.
SUMMA
Jo
Wadi Sir
the large
n
JORD
ARY
ordan has tw
han, Figure
er Mudawwa
F
Source
DAN
wo basins w
XXV. The t
ra Formation
Figure XXV-1.
e: ARI, 2013.
XX
with potential
target horizo
n.
Base Map an
EIA/ARI W
XV-1
l for shale g
on is the org
nd Cross-Sect
World Shale Gas
gas and oil, t
ganic-rich Sil
tion Location,
and Shale Oil R
the Hamad
lurian-age B
, Jordan.
Resource Assess
(Risha area
Batra Shale w
sment
) and
within
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
O
shale ga
1. In ad
place, wi
XXV-2.
n
Our assessm
s in-place w
ddition, we e
ith about 0.1
Tabl
Source: ARI 2
Physical Exten
tBasic Data
Resource
Reservoir
Properties
ment is that
with 7 Tcf of
estimate tha
1 billion bar
e XXV-1. Sha
2013.
Prospective Ar
Thickness (ft)
Depth (ft)
Basin/G
Shale FGeolo
Depositiona
Gas Phase
GIP Concentra
Risked GIP (Tc
Risked Recove
Reservoir Pres
Average TOC (Thermal MaturClay Content
XX
the Batra S
risked, tech
at the Batra
rels of riske
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Organically RicNet IntervalAverage
rea (mi2)
Gross Area
Formationogic Ageal Environment
ation (Bcf/mi2)
cf)
erable (Tcf)
ssure
(wt. %)rity (% Ro)
EIA/ARI W
XV-2
Shale in thes
hnically recov
Shale holds
ed, technical
voir Properties
Ham
(6,700
BatSilurMari
3,30
ch 1680
6,500 - 8,50
Norm
2.0%1.30
Medi
Dry G
25.
33.
6.7
World Shale Gas
se two basin
verable sha
s 4 billion b
ly recoverab
s and Resour
mad
mi2)
trarianine
00
0010,00000
mal
%0%ium
Gas
.3
.4
7
and Shale Oil R
ns contains
le gas resou
barrels of ris
ble shale oil
rces of Jordan
Wadi Sirhan
(4,700 mi2)
BatraSilurianMarine
1,050
12060
4,500 - 6,5005,500
Normal
4.0%0.80%
Medium
Assoc. Gas
3.7
1.6
0.2
Resource Assess
35 Tcf of r
urce, Table
sked shale o
l resource, T
n
sment
risked
XXV-
oil in-
Table
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
INTROD
E
the Mud
hydrocar
Tanezzu
These Lo
content,
A
Risha Fo
gas.3,4 H
to 1.5%,
n
Tab
DUCTION
Eastern Jorda
dawwara Fo
rbons in Nor
ft Formation
ower Siluria
having gam
Additional or
ormation. T
However, the
below the T
le XXV-2. Sha
Source: ARI, 2
an contains
ormation.
rth Africa, Ira
n in Libya an
n-age shale
ma-ray valu
rganically en
These shales
e TOC value
TOC cut-off s
Physical Extent Pro
Thi
Dep
Basic Data
Resource
Oil
OIP
Ris
Ris
Reservo
ir
Properties Res
AveTheCla
XX
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013.
Silurian-age
Similar Silu
aq and Saud
nd the Qusai
es are often
es of >150 A
nriched mar
s are 60 to
es of these U
set forth for t
OrNeIntAv
ospective Area (
ickness (ft)
pth (ft)
Basin/Gros
Shale FormGeologic
Depositional E
Phase
P Concentration
sked OIP (B bbl)
sked Recoverab
servoir Pressur
erage TOC (wt. ermal Maturity (ay Content
EIA/ARI W
XV-3
voir Properties
e organic-ric
urian organi
di Arabia. T
ba Shale of
called “Hot
API units, Fig
rine shales
120 feet th
Upper Ordov
this study.
ganically Richet tervalverage
(mi2)
ss Area
mationc Agenvironment
n (MMbbl/mi2)
)
ble (B bbl)
re
%)(% Ro)
World Shale Gas
s and Resourc
ch marine sh
ic-rich shale
The Batra Sh
f the Qalibah
t Shales” be
gure XXV-2
exist in the
hick and hav
vician shales
Wadi Sirh
(4,700 m
BatraSilurianMarine
1,050
12060
4,500 - 6,55,500
Norma
4.0%0.80%
Medium
Oil
8.8
3.7
0.15
and Shale Oil R
ces of Jordan
hales in the
es are a m
hale is time
h Formation
ecause of th
.2
e uppermost
ve thermal m
s generally
han
i2)
ne
500
l
m
Resource Assess
Batra Memb
major sourc
equivalent t
in Saudi Ara
heir high ura
t Ordovician
maturities fo
range from
sment
ber of
ce of
to the
abia.1
anium
n-age
or dry
0.5%
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
F
most val
20092), K
within the
entitled, “
Fi
Source: LithgeneralizedArmstrong (
1. GEOL
T
Sirhan ba
of the So
Batra Sh
southern
Type I/II
XXV-3 pr
n
or the shale
luable geolo
Keegan (199
e Natural Re
“Petroleum E
igure XXV-2.
hostratigraphy an depositional en(2009)
LOGIC SET
The Batra S
asins of eas
outhern Des
hale in Jorda
and easter
marine sha
rovides the d
e gas and oil
ogical work
906), and A
esources Au
Exploration
Lithostratigra
nd chronostratigvironments for o
TTING
hale is pres
stern Jordan
sert of Jorda
an. The Syr
rn limits of t
ale, deposite
depth and ar
XX
l resource as
and publica
hlbrandt (19
uthority prov
Opportunitie
aphy for the O
raphy for the Oroutcrops in the S
sent in the
, as well as
an. The He
ria, Iraq and
the Jordan p
ed along the
real extent fo
EIA/ARI W
XV-4
ssessment o
ations of Lu
9977). In a
vided import
es in Jordan”
Ordovician and
rdovician and SilSouthern Desert
sub-surface
in the near-
ercynian sub
Saudi Arab
portion of th
e margins o
or the prosp
World Shale Gas
of Jordan, w
uning (2000,
ddition, Jord
tant informat
”.8
d Silurian of J
lurian of Jordan region of Jordan
e in the Ham
-surface in t
b-crop estab
bia borders w
his shale de
of the reced
pective areas
and Shale Oil R
we have draw
,1 20053), A
dan’s Petro
tion in their
Jordan and Sa
and Saudi Arabn (redrawn from
mad (Risha
he Al Jafr a
blishes wes
with Jordan
posit. The
ing Gondwa
s of Batra Sh
Resource Assess
wn heavily o
Armstrong (2
leum Direct
2006 public
audi Arabia,
ia, showing Turner et al., 20
area) and
rea and outc
tern limits o
set the nort
Batra Shale
ana shelf. F
hale in Jorda
sment
on the
2005,5
torate
cation
005).
Wadi
crops
of the
thern,
e is a
Figure
an.3
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
T
called th
Shale”.3
resource
n
The Batra Sh
e “Lower H
We have
e assessmen
Fig
Source: ARI, 20
hale contains
ot Shale”, a
included the
nt.
gure XXV-3. D
013.
XX
s three distin
a middle uni
e “Lower H
Depth and Pro
EIA/ARI W
XV-5
nct organic-r
t within low
ot Shale“ a
ospective Area
World Shale Gas
rich intervals
wer organic c
and the “Up
as - - Batra Sh
and Shale Oil R
s - - a highly
content, and
per Hot Sh
hale, Jordan
Resource Assess
y organic-rich
d the “Uppe
ale” units in
sment
h unit
er Hot
n our
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
T
underlyin
“Lower H
Shale” ex
Shale” is
T
east. The
window)
Risha ar
approxim
during ea
n
The “Lower H
ng Dubaydib
Hot Shale” th
xists in the H
s at the top o
Figure X
Source: S. Lu
The thermal
e shale is i
in the Wadi
rea.3,7 Th
mated using
arly Silurian
Hot Shale”
b Formation
hins to the w
Hamad Basi
of the Batra S
XXV-4. Chono
ning, 2005.
maturity of t
mmature to
Sirhan area
e determina
graptolite re
time.)
XX
unit, deposi
, is present
west, north a
n’s Risha ga
Shale interva
ostratigraphy
the Batra Sh
early-matur
a, and is late
ation of the
eflectance an
EIA/ARI W
XV-6
ted at the b
in southea
and south in
as field area
al, XXV-Figu
of the Upper O
hale increas
re in the Al
e to post-ma
e thermal m
nd maximum
World Shale Gas
base of the
astern Jorda
the Wadi S
a along the I
ure 4.3
Ordovician-Si
es from sou
Jafr area,
ature (gas w
maturity for
m temperatu
and Shale Oil R
Batra Shale
an (Wadi Sir
Sirhan area.
raqi border.
ilurian in Jord
uth to north a
becomes m
indow) in the
the Batra
ure. (Vitrinite
Resource Assess
e and above
rhan Basin).
The “Uppe
The “Uppe
dan.
and from we
middle-matur
e Hamad Ba
Shale has
e did not yet
sment
e the
. The
er Hot
er Hot
est to
re (oil
asin’s
been
exist
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
A
“Lower H
“Upper H
2. RESE
L
Shale” ra
that the s
Hot Shal
net pay
provides
XXV-1 pr
Source: NR
n
As shown in
Hot Shale” in
Hot Shale” in
ERVOIR PR
Lower Hot S
anges from
shale in this
e” unit in th
of about 60
a north to
rovides the c
Figure
A Petroleum Dir
Figure XXV
n the oil-pron
the gas-pro
ROPERTIE
Shale. In th
4,500 to 6,5
s area is at
e Wadi Sirh
0 ft (using 1
south cross
cross-sectio
e XXV-5. Nort
rectorate Jordan
XX
V-3, we hav
ne Wadi Sirh
one Risha ar
S (PROSP
he Wadi Sir
500 ft, avera
normal pres
han prospect
50 API unit
s-section for
n locations.3
th to South Re
, 2006.
EIA/ARI W
XV-7
ve mapped a
han area and
rea.
ECTIVE AR
han prospec
aging 5,500
ssure. The o
tive area ran
ts of backgr
the Batra S
3,8)
egional Cross-
World Shale Gas
a prospectiv
d a prospec
REA)
ctive area, t
ft. Based
organic-rich
nges from 3
round gamm
Shale in the
-Section, Wad
and Shale Oil R
ve area of 1
ctive area of
the depth o
on analog d
gross interv
30 to 100 ft,
ma radiation)
e Wadi Sirha
di Sirhan Basi
Resource Assess
1,050 mi2 fo
3,300 mi2 fo
f the “Lowe
data, we ass
val of the “L
with an ave
). Figure X
an area.8 (F
n.
sment
or the
or the
er Hot
sume
Lower
erage
XXV-5
Figure
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
T
of about
Ro equiv
analogs f
(A) Total org(HC)/g TOCδ13C values
U
Hot Shal
we assum
Hot Shal
about 80
cross-sec
n
The TOC of t
4%, Figure X
valent, avera
for suppleme
Figure XX
ganic carbon (TOC). (C) Steranes/s of organic carb
Upper Hot S
e” ranges fr
me that the
e” unit in th
0 ft, based on
ction for th
the “Lower H
XXV-6.2 The
aging 0.8%
ental reserv
XV-6. Bulk Or
OC) content of th/17α-hopanes rabon (OC) versus
Shale. In the
rom 6,500 to
shale is at
e Risha pro
n a minimum
e Batra Sh
XX
Hot Shale” u
e thermal m
Ro. We ha
oir data for t
rganic Carbon
he bulk sedimenatio shows its higs Vienna Peedee
e Hamad Ba
o 10,000 ft, a
normal pres
ospective are
m 2% TOC v
hale in the
EIA/ARI W
XV-8
unit ranges f
aturity of the
ave used oth
the “Lower H
n, Biomarker a
nt. (B) Hydrogen ghest value at 12e belemnite (VPD
asin/Risha p
averaging 8
ssure. The o
ea is about
value cutoff.
Risha area
World Shale Gas
from 1.5% to
e shale unit
her Silurian-
Hot Shale” in
and Stable Ca
index (HI) of the2.94m above theDB) in parts per
rospective a
8,500 ft. Bas
organic-rich
160 ft thick
Figure XXV
a (see Figu
and Shale Oil R
o 9%, with a
is estimated
-age “hot sh
n the Wadi S
arbon Isotope
e bulk sediment e base of the Ba mil (‰).Source
area, the dep
sed on limite
gross interv
, with an av
V-7 provides
ure XXV-1 f
Resource Assess
an average v
d at 0.7% to
hale” deposi
Sirhan Basin
Data.
(mg hydrocarbotra formation. (D: Armstrong (200
pth of the “U
ed well test
val of the “U
verage net p
s a north to s
for cross-se
sment
value
1.0%
its as
.
ons D) 09)
Upper
data,
Upper
pay of
south
ection
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
location.)
intervals
estimated
“hot sha
Hamad B
Source: NR
F
backgrou
n
).8 The ave
using the n
d at above
le” deposits
Basin (Risha
Figure XXV
A Petroleum Dir
igure XXV-8
und value fo
erage TOC
net to gross
1.2% Ro eq
s for supple
a Area).
V-7. Regional
rectorate Jordan
8 is an isop
r determinin
XX
value is ab
s pay ratio.
quivalent3. W
emental rese
Geologic Cro
, 2006
pach map fo
g organically
EIA/ARI W
XV-9
bout 2%, a
The therm
We have us
ervoirs data
oss-Section, E
or the Batra
y rich shale.
World Shale Gas
fter exclusio
al maturity
sed analog d
for the “U
Eastern Hamad
a Shale usi
.3
and Shale Oil R
on of the lo
of the “Upp
data from o
pper Hot S
d Basin (Risha
ng the 150
Resource Assess
ower TOC v
per Hot Sha
other Silurian
hale” unit in
a Area).
API gamm
sment
value
ale” is
n-age
n the
ma-ray
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
Figure X
n
XXV-8. Isopacch Map of OrgAP
XXV
anic-Rich SiluPI Correspond
EIA/ARI W
V-10
urian Shales wding to Organic
World Shale Gas
with Total Gamc Richness.
and Shale Oil R
mma-Ray Valu
Resource Assess
ues Exceeding
sment
g 150
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
3. RESO
W
Basin is
the Jord
resource
associate
T
is estima
favorable
of 0.1 bil
Sirhan B
H
Basin/Ris
east by t
Batra Sh
T
Based o
recovera
area.
4. RECE
A
prospect
of 42o A
have rep
remains
area into
the wells
overlying
accumula
n
OURCE AS
Wadi Sirhan
limited on th
anian borde
e concentrat
ed gas.
The risked re
ated at 4 bill
e reservoir p
lion barrels
asin.
Hamad/Rish
sha area is l
the Jordania
ale has a re
The risked sh
on moderat
ble shale ga
ENT ACTIV
A number o
ing for oil. O
PI oil from s
ported shows
confidential
o the Risha t
s are reporte
g Silurian-a
ation.
SSESSMEN
Basin. The
he west by th
er. Within t
tion of 9 m
esource in-pl
ion barrels o
properties, w
plus small v
a Area. Th
imited on th
an border. W
esource conc
hale resourc
tely favorab
as resource
VITY
of deep exp
One well (W
sandstones
s of light oil.8
. Another s
ight sandsto
d to be prod
age Mudaw
XXV
NT
e prospectiv
he thinning a
the 1,050-m
illion barrels
lace for the
of oil plus 2
we estimate
volumes of a
he prospect
e west by th
Within the 3
centration of
ce in-place f
ble reservo
e of about 7
ploration we
Wadi Sirhan #
associated
8 However,
eries of wel
one member
ducing at a c
wwara Form
EIA/ARI W
V-11
ve area for th
and thermal
mi2 prospecti
s of oil per
shale oil pro
Tcf of asso
a risked, te
associated s
tive area for
he pinch-out
3,300-mi2 pro
f 25 Bcf/mi2.
for the gas p
ir propertie
Tcf for the
ells have b
#4) is report
with the Ba
much of the
ls (31) have
r of the Ordo
combined rat
mation, is
World Shale Gas
he Lower Ba
maturity of
ive area for
r mi2 plus m
ospective ar
ociated shale
echnically re
hale gas for
r the Upper
of the shale
ospective ar
prospective
es, we esti
Batra Shale
been drilled
ted to have
atra Shale, w
e data from
e been drille
ovician-age D
te of 30 MM
considered
and Shale Oil R
atra Shale in
the shale an
r oil, the Ba
moderate v
rea of the W
e gas. Base
coverable s
r the Batra S
r Batra Sha
e and on the
rea for wet
area is esti
mate a ris
e in the Ham
d in the W
produced 25
while other
these deep
ed in the Ham
Dubaydib Fo
cfd.7 The B
the sourc
Resource Assess
n the Wadi S
nd on the ea
atra Shale h
olumes of s
Wadi Sirhan B
ed on moder
hale oil reso
Shale in the
le in the Ha
north, south
and dry gas
mated at 33
sked, techn
mad Basin/R
adi Sirhan
5 barrels pe
exploration
exploration
mad Basin/R
ormation. F
atra Shale, i
ce of this
sment
Sirhan
ast by
has a
shale
Basin
rately
ource
Wadi
amad
h and
s, the
3 Tcf.
nically
Risha
area
er day
wells
wells
Risha
ive of
in the
gas
XXV. Jordan
June, 2013
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