oa The Applicability of Gravity Gradiometry as from Exploration Tool in East Dubai, U.A.E

The east of the Emirate of Dubai is dominated by the geologically complex western thrust front of the<br>northern Omani Mountains. This deformation front is the boundary between the western foredeep basin<br>and the eastern Omani fold-and-thrust belt.<br>Complex geology makes conventional exploration challenging. The reservoir (Thamama Group)<br>structures are thrusted anticlines with the overlying Tertiary units showing large-scale thrusting as well.<br>The Lower Cretaceous Thamama Group limestone is one of the main hydrocarbon reservoirs in the<br>Middle East. It forms a major hydrocarbon-producing reservoir in the U.A.E., Iraq, Bahrain and Oman<br>and has a high hydrocarbon potential in southeast Iraq, offshore Oman and offshore northeast Saudi Arabia.