Hydrocarbon potential of the Jeza-Qamar Frontier Basin, Dhofar, southern Oman

The Jeza-Qamar Basin is a Mesozoic sedimentary basin across the Oman-Yemen border. The basin was formed as a rifting depositional site linked to the Mesozoic breakup of Gondwanaland. The basin is geographically and geologically akin to hydrocarbon-producing basins in the region. This study provides initial results of a multiennial research project to decipher the stratigraphic framework, sedimentologic attributes and hydrocarbon potential of the basin, in general, and of the Oman sector, in particular. Data collected so far show encauraging signs of excellent reservoir and source intervals within the Mesozoic strata of the basin along with appreciable trapping mechanisms.