Mineral resources of Jordan were utilized by different civilizations since prehistoric time. The
following review highlights important and strategic commodities that are found in a small …

Mechanical properties of layered rocks are critical in ensuring wellbore integrity and
predicting natural fracture occurrence for successful reservoir development, particularly in …

We present evidence that hydrocarbon source rocks can be preconditioned for primary
hydrocarbon migration at an early stage of catagenesis by pore-scale processes linked to …

Cretaceous sedimentary successions in Jordan are among the most promising
unconventional global petroleum resources. The Upper Cretaceous deposits in the Azraq …

In this study, oil shale samples were collected from Late Cretaceous Muwaqaar Chalk Marl
Formation (MCM) in Jordan to study their petrologic and organic geochemical properties …

Accurately identifying sweet spots remains a significant challenge for the petroleum industry
despite the growing amount of information available for unconventional hydrocarbon …

Bituminous carbonate rocks of the Upper Cretaceous Shu'ayb Formation from the Ajloun
outcrop in Northern Jordan were geochemically and petrologically analyzed in this study …

Local geological and tectonic processes have been pivotal in sha** the diverse
sedimentation patterns observed in Jordan, forming sub-basins characterized by elevated …

Immature organic-rich siliceous chalk ('oil shale') and organic-poor limestones of the
Maastrichtian-Paleocene Muwaqqar Chalk Marl Formation (MCM)(central Jordan) deposited …

Late Cretaceous oil shales, located in the Yarmouk sub-basin (North Jordan), were
analysed using techniques of organic and inorganic geochemistry, coupled with a …