Volume 23 Issue 2
Published: 2023-12-01
Contents
Research Paper
Sedimentological Study of the Chia Gara Formation Successions in Selected Outcrop Sections of Northern Iraq,
Rafee Al-Hameedy, Ameen Satam Ahmed
The current study deals with the rock successions of the Chia Gara Formation (Late Jurassic- Early Cretaceous) in two outcrop sections (Rania and Barsarin) from the northern part of Iraq. The...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2022.134929.1020
Evaluation of Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution Using the DRASTIC Model and GIS in the Plain Part of the Khazir River Basin, Northern Iraq
Chiman Ismael Ahmed, Jalal Younis
For its vastness and range of crops, the Khazir River Basin is an important agricultural region. Since groundwater supplies domestic and agricultural water, it is heavily pumped there. This study...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.138170.1040
Assessment Of Utilization of Sediments of The Wand Dam Reservoir For The Purposes Of Making Clay Bricks In Khanaqin, Diyala Governorate, Northeastern Iraq
manal Samir AL-Bayati, Mahmoud Fadhil Al-Jomaily, Khaled Ahmed Abdullah
. (SiO2) (CaO) . (8) (250) \2, (950) (4) (Soaking Time) . (C,B,A)...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.138500.1045
Porosity Type Determination Using the Velocity Deviation Technique for The Sheikh Allas Formation in The Kirkuk Oil Field, Northeastern Iraq
Dhuha Mahmood Al-hamdani, Maan Hasan Abdullah, Rafee Al-Hameedy, Saad Ahmed Al Hamdani
AbstractThe current study aimed to show the utility of the velocity deviation technique in determining the porosity types of Sheikh Allas Formation in the Kirkuk oil field. Log data collected from...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.139106.1059
Comparison of the Fold Shape Between Rocks of The Cretaceous and Tertiary Periods in The Chia Gara Anticline in Northeastern Iraq by Using Fourier Mathematical Analysis
Saddam Al-khatony, Nawal Al-Abdullah, Mahmood Abdulhaq Alsumaidaie
Analyses and comparsion of fold style in the Chia Gara anticline, which is located in the high folded zone of Iraq have done between the rocks of the late cretaceous (Bekhme Formation) and rocks of...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.141529.1113
Stratigraphical Position of Piran Limestone Unit in Piran Area, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq: Insights from Occurrence of Calcareous Nannofossils
Rzger Abdulkarim Abdula, Omar Ahmed Al-Badrani
The Piran Limestone Unit in the Kani Rash in Piran Subdistrict was studied in order to determine the stratigraphical and palaeontological relationships. Based on the general geology and structural...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.138635.1049
The Geomechanics Classification of Rock Mass with Using RMR and CRMR Method To Determine the Stability of Some Karst Caves in Haditha Area, Western Iraq
Mohammed Rashid Abood, Mustafa Ibrahim, Ali M. Abed
The main goal of this study is to figure out how safe rock formations are that have buildings on them and are often visited for research or exploration. In order to do this, the rock masses will be...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.138666.1050
A Comparison between SCS-CN and Rational Methods to Runoff Estimation for Duhok Dam Watershed, Northern Iraq
Rondik Bahjat Mohammed Salih, Mohammed Fawzi Omer
Estimating surface runoff that reaches the dams reservoir is an urgent demand in the design of dams construction projects and managing water resources. There are many techniques used to estimate...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.138819.1053
Petrographical and Petrophysical Porosity Evaluation for Subsurface Cretaceous Nubia Sandstone at South-Ghara Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt
Osama Elnaggar, Sherif Farouk, Mostafa Temraz, Mamdooh Shehata
AbstractDue to information scarcity of the study area so, this work is trying to uncover an important subsurface Nubia sandstone oil reservoir characteristics mainly in terms of porosity using...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.138830.1055
Heavy Metals Pollution Assessment in Soil of Al-Zubair area, Southern Iraq
Sattar Jabbar Al-khafaji, Sajad Wafaa Jaafar
Fourteen soil samples were collected from different stations in Al-Zubair City. The inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was applied for determinations of (Pb, Zn, Ni, Cd, Co, Fe,...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.139641.1072
Microfacies Analysis and Depositional Environment of Baba Formation in Selected Wells from Kirkuk Oil Field, Northeastern Iraq
Zaid A. Malak, Rania Tahseen Simo, َQahtan Mohammed Hussein, Saad Ahmed Mahmood
Abstract: The Baba Formation succession (Middle-Late Oligocene) were studied within the wells (K-1) and (K-2) in the Kirkuk oil field, North-eastern Iraq. As the formation thickness in the first...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.139055.1057
New Biostratigraphic Ideas About the Cretaceous / Paleogene Boundary from Selected Sections in Kurdistan -Mesopotamian Foreland Basin, Northern Iraq
fadhil Ahmed LAWA, Heshw Ahmed Qadir
A composite biostratigraphic study has been carried out from four selected sections representing an interval between the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) boundary within the Imbricated Zone (Chwarta...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.139689.1069
Microfacies and Paleoenvironment of Jaddala Formation in Selected Wells in Kirkuk and Jambour Fields in Northeastern Iraq
Wissam Ahmed Mohammed, Faris Najrees, Amaar Jamad Muhammed
AbstractThe microfacies were identified within the Jaddala Formation in wells (Ja_40, K_243 and K_411) in northeastern Iraq and from the petrographic study it was found that most of the skeletal...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.139514.1065
The Use of Geophysical Well Logs in Determining the Some Petrophysical Properties of the Bajawan Formation in Selected Wells From the Kirkuk Field / Northern Iraq
Farah M. Al-Mawla, Bashar Al-Juraisy, Rafee I. Al-Hamidi, Kahtan M Hussain
The Kirkuk oil field is one of Iraq's large and old oil fields, as it was produced in the thirties of the previous century (twentieth century). The production of oil for long periods may lead to a...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.139651.1067
Time Series Analysis of Drought Indices for Monitoring Desertification and Land Degradation
Ayad Abdullah Khalaf, Ali Hasan Hummadi
The goal of research is estimation of meteorological drought indices and impact in desertification and Land Degradation. The climatic data for time series from 1990-2021 (31 years) were used. The...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.139660.1068
Hydrochemistry of Groundwater in Dibdibba Aquifer Between Karbala and Najaf, Centeral Iraq
ahmed Ismail al-Qaisi, sabbar abdullah salih, ahmed Qwair
Thirty-seven water samples were collected from the study area between Karbala and Najaf under longitudes (4390-4425) and latitudes (3195-3240) to study the physicochemical properties including...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.139794.1074
Utilizing Shallow Seismic Refraction, Electric Resistivity Tomography, and Ground Penetrating Radar Techniques, to Evaluate Geotechnical Properties at El Galala Plateau, Gulf of Suez, Egypt
Tarek Farag Shazly, Ahmed Abd El Hady El Khafeef, salah sheble saleh, shokry soleman, mohammed hassan Farag
The present study is a trial to interpret the geophysical data including shallow seismic refraction (SSR), electric resistivity tomography (ERT), and ground penetrating radar (GPR), in the...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.139838.1076
Evaluation of the Validity of the Rocks of the Pila Spi Limestone Formation in Duhok Anticline / Northern Iraq for Riprap Purposes
ibrahim adnan salih, Mohammed Rashid Abood
The research aims to show the validity of limestone rocks for Pila Spi formation in the fold of Duhok / northern Iraq for Riprap purposes. The formations of Pila Spi, Al-Fatha and Injana in...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.140666.1090
The Geological Approach to Predict the Abnormal Pore Pressures in Abu Amoud Oil Field, Southern Iraq
amel habeeb
Anticipating pore pressures are essential for the operation of drilling success for oil and gas wells in particular that may anticipate encounter abnormal pressure, i.e. higher than normal...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.140601.1088
Groundwater Investigation Using Self-Potential (SP) Method in Part of Kirkuk City - Northern Iraq
dhahir khaleel Ali
Abstract: Surface self-potential SP geophysical method conducted in Seikanian suburban area situated in north of Kirkuk city about 5 km which is suffer from deficiency of water supply. To acquire...
DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.141257.1099
