Kirkuk / Bai Hassan / Khabbaz / Qara Chauq

This IPD image is just one RSDD-H view of the giant and super-giant fields of northern Iraq and Kurdistan. The strong dark anomalies coincide with the proven fields of Kirkuk, Bai Hassan, Khabbaz and Qara Chauq. The pale tone areas are Low Prospectivity Zones and the obvious cross-cutting valley provides a natural topographic “negative interference” zone to the hydrocarbon patterns.  In some cases there is recognised strong topographic relief in the anomalous areas but not in all. It is considered that the anomalies are a direct expression of the trapped sub-surface hydrocarbons. It is also apparent that there are undelineated field extensions such as NW Qara Chauq.

This example is just a small excerpt from an “Atlas of Zagros Fold Belt Petroleum Fields and Prospects in Kurdistan and Northern Iraq ” that Scotforth is putting together. The Atlas –including image displays of other recent discoveries such as Tawke, Miran and TaqTaq-  portrays with “new eyes” the prolific nature of this hydrocarbon province. More importantly, it is predicting further giant and super-giant discoveries in a series of site-specific locations on both licensed and available lands.