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Review

Petroleum Geology of the United Arab Emirates

아랍에미리트의 석유지질

Jaehong Ko1
고 재홍1
1Petroleum and Marine Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
1한국지질자원연구원 석유해저연구본부
*교신저자. *Corresponding Author. 
31 December 2015. pp. 632-671
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Abstract

Petroleum geology of the UAE that is becoming our close strategic partnership country has been comprehensively reviewed. Its proven oil and gas reserves are 97.8 Bbbl and 215 Tcf, respectively. It produces 3.471 Mbbl/day, which is ranked 6th in the world. Since the Permian the UAE was in low latitude by the Equator, and became the depositional site of carbonate that consists excellent reservoirs. Especially Cretaceous Thamama Group that includes rudist buildup complexes is the most petroliferous, and constitutes several off- and onshore giant oil fields such as Zakum, Umm Shaif, Bu Hasa, Asab, Bab and Sahil. Oil was generated from argillaceous lime mudstones rich in organic matter deposited in anoxic intrashelf basins including Diyab, Bab, and Shilaif. Hith evaporite, and shales and fine-grained carbonate rocks of the Nahr Umr, Laffan, Fiqa, and Umm Er Radhuma formations act as seals for vertical migration and influence on distribution of oil and gas accumulations. Anticlinal traps were developed involving basement movement or salt tectonics.

Keywords
United Arab Emirates
Petroleum geology
Carbonate
Reservoir

우리나라와 전략적 동반자 관계로 발전하고 있는 아랍에미리트의 석유지질을 고찰하였다. 아랍에미리트는 석유와 천연가스의 확인매장량이 각각 97.8 Bbbl, 215 Tcf이고, 석유 생산량은 3.471 Mbbl/일로 세계 6위이다. 아랍에미리트는 페름기 이후 저위도 지역에 위치하여 탄산염암이 꾸준히 퇴적되면서, 페름기～백악기의 거의 모든 층준이 저류층을 포함하고 있다. 특히 백악기 Thamama 층군은 루디스트 군집 복합체가 해상의 Zakum, Umm Shaif 등을 비롯하여, 육상의 Bu Hasa, Asab, Bab, Sahil 등의 거대 유전에서 양질의 저류층을 형성하고, 아랍에미리트에서 가장 많은 석유를 부존하고 있다. 근원암은 대륙붕 상에 빈번하게 발달했던 소분지(Diyab, Bab, Shilaif)의 무산소 환경에서 퇴적된 이회암들이 담당한다. 덮개암은 쥐라기 Hith 증발암층과 Nahr Umr, Laffan, Fiqa, Umm Er Radhuma 층 등의 셰일이 담당하여, 석유의 수직적 이동 및 분포를 좌우한다. 트랩은 기반암 또는 암염 유동을 수반한 배사 구조가 형성한다.

키워드
아랍에미리트
석유지질
탄산염암
저류층
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
  • Volume : 52
  • No :6
  • Pages :632-671
  • Received Date : 2015-09-02
  • Revised Date : 2015-12-08
  • Accepted Date : 2015-12-17
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.12972/ksmer.2015.52.6.632
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