Arabian Basin
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The Arabian Basin is a major sedimentary basin on the Arabian Plate renowned for its vast hydrocarbon reserves and extensive petroleum-producing formations.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arabian Basin petroleum system | 1 |
| Arabian Gulf sedimentary basin | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| contains |
giant gas fields
ⓘ
giant oil fields ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
Cenozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ Paleozoic ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | passive margin basin ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
major global gas supply
ⓘ
major global oil supply ⓘ |
| hasExplorationActivity | petroleum exploration ⓘ |
| hasLithology |
carbonate rocks
ⓘ
clastic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasPetroleumSystemElement |
reservoir rocks
ⓘ
seal rocks ⓘ source rocks ⓘ stratigraphic traps ⓘ structural traps ⓘ |
| hasProductionActivity |
gas production
ⓘ
oil production ⓘ |
| hasResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | thick sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive petroleum-producing formations
ⓘ
petroleum production ⓘ vast hydrocarbon reserves ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicPlate | Arabian Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies |
parts of Iraq
ⓘ
parts of Kuwait ⓘ parts of Oman ⓘ parts of Qatar ⓘ parts of Saudi Arabia ⓘ parts of United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arabian Gulf sedimentary basin
this entity surface form:
Arabian Basin petroleum system