Third Borehole Geology Field Trip

Borehole image and outcrop aspects of fractures and fractured reservoirs in Jabal Madmar (Oman)

Observation, interpretation and calibration
By Loic Bazalgette, Mohammed Helmy and Salim Al Shuaili (PDO)

Jabal Madmar is a well-exposed anticline located close to the city of Adam. It is part of the Salakh Arch structure in the southern foothills of the Oman Mountains. It shows excellent exposures of fractured carbonates in the Natih formation. For more information on the field trip outline and topics, you may download it here.