FORMATIONS & GENERALIZED

LITHOLOGY DUBAI
MARCH, 2003

PAY AVE
SYSTEM SERIES FORMATION LITHOLOGY ZONE DESCRIPTION
THICKNESS
PLIOCENE
T AND UPPER AND MIDDLE
FARS
1100' - 1600' ANHYDRITE, GYPSUM, SHALE AND
MIOCENE LIMESTONE

E
R MIOCENE LOWER FARS 2000' - 3600'
ANHYDRITE, SHALE AND LIMESTONE
SOME SALT

T
ASMARI 470' - 650'
I OLIGOCENE LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE

A EOCENE
DAMMAM 1600' - 2200' AS ABOVE

R
Y
ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONES AND
PABDEH 900' - 1600'
PALEOCENE DOLOMITES

ARUMA 650' - 3200' SHALES, MARLS AND LIMESTONES

C ILAM 230' - 275' CHALKY PACKSTONE AND WACKESTONES

OCCASIONAL GRAINSTONE
UPPER
R LAFFAN 12' - 80' SHALE

E MISHRIF
VARIABLE
DUE TO
UNCONFORMITY
RUDIST GRAINSTONE

T KHATIYAH 18' - 435'

BASINAL LIMESTONES

A MAUDDUD
60' - 75'
AS ABOVE WITH INCREASE IN SHALE
(UP TO 160')
C
NAHR UMR
E
200' - 400' SHALE

T LIMESTONE (REEFAL)

O H
A
SHUAIBA

ZONE II
150' - 240'
150' - 170'
RUDIST SHELF LIMESTONES

M
U LOWER
A
M ZONE III (A-H) 700' - 800'
2250'
S
A AS ABOVE
ZONE IV 260'
G
R ZONE V 450'
O
DOLOMITE WITH PELLET GHOSTS
U VARIABLE'
P BASAL OOLITE (VI) 0'->400' AND OOLITES?
J HITH EQUIV. 220' DOLOMITE AND SOME ANHYDRITE
U
R UPPER ARAB - DARB 600' LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE
DIYAB 400' LIMESTONES
R
UPPER ARAEJ 200' LIMESTONES AND DOLOMITE
A ARAEJ
S GROUP
UW AINAT 175'
S LOWER ARAEJ 265'
LOWER-MID LIMESTONES
I IZHARA 800'
C HAMLAH 160'
GULAILAH 860'
TRIASSIC SUDAIR 810'
SHALE AND SALT

P
KHUFF 2700' ANHYDRITE AND DOLOMITE
E H2S
R
M
I PRE - KHUFF WELL ROUNDED QUARTZ SAND

A CLASTICS 300'+
N WAJID SWEET C1

GENLITH2003.CNV (OVERLAY FROM ORIGINAL GENLITH.CNV)

 Type Log : Gamma Ray And Lithologies

LITHOLOGY
GAMMA RAY
API
0.0

100.0

Shale (Clastic)
ARUMA SEAL Gray - Black

Limestone - Variable Textures

RESERVOIR
ILAM Packstones / Grainstones

Karst,
Soils,
Tidal Bars,
Channels

Shale (calcareous) with limestones

LAFFAN SEAL Gray - brown. Plant debris.
Pyrite + kaolinite at base.

Limestone. Generally porous.

RESERVOIR

MISHRIF
Grainstone And Packstones.

Predominantly rudist debris

SOURCE

Limestone. Organic - rich

KHATIYAH Black - Dk Gray
Burrowed.
RESVR.

Limestone (generally tight)

MAUDDUD Variable textures.
Some shale interbeds.

Shale (clastic)
NAHR UMR SEAL Gray - Brown
Minor Limestones.
RESERVOIR

THAMAMA Limestones. Generally tight

Fractures are common.

NIGEL/MOIDEE N/1994