Journal Title
Title of Journal: Arab J Geosci
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Abbravation: Arabian Journal of Geosciences
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Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Authors: Mohammed Benaafi Mustafa Hariri Osman Abdullatif Mohammed Makkawi Abdulaziz AlShaibani
Publish Date: 2017/03/01
Volume: 10, Issue: 5, Pages: 106-
Abstract
The Wajid Group is a CambroPermian sedimentary succession in southwest Saudi Arabia This group is a wellknown groundwater aquifer in the Wadi AlDawasir and Najran areas The group also represents siliciclastic hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Rub AlKhali Basin The Wajid Group is exposed in an area extending from Wadi AlDawasir southward to Najran city This study aims to map and characterize the lineament traces of the Wajid Group outcrops Landsat8 OLI/TIRS satellite images with 30m resolution Spot5 satellite images with 25m resolution and SRTM digital elevation models DEM with 30m resolution were used for lineament trace detection Those lineament traces supplemented by aeromagnetic lineaments detected from reduced to pole magnetic anomaly map of the studied outcrop Multiscale lineament trace maps were generated and the lineament datasets including orientation and length were analyzed statistically Eight lineament trace trends were identified including NWSE NNWSSE NS NNESSW NESW ENEWSW EW and WNWESE The northerly northwesterly and northeasterly trending lineament traces are predominant The lineament trace lengths are generally followed the power law distribution The lineament trace trends were validated through field investigation of the Wajid Group outcrop The reported outcrop fracture trends are consistent with major lineament trace trends Lineaments within the Wajid Group outcrop are also consistent with those of the southern portion of the Arabian Shield The results of this study provide insight into the tectonic origin of the Wajid Group outcrop lineaments and understanding of the lineaments distribution which can help to predict the fluid flow behavior within the groundwater fractured aquifers or hydrocarbon fractured reservoirs in Rub’ AlKhali BasinWe would like to thank the Geosciences Department College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences KFUPM and KACST King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology for support and assistance provided for field and laboratory studies And great thanks are due to the Deanship of Research KFUPM for the financial support Project No FT141013
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