Prospecting and Mapping of Archaeological Sites in Valley of the Golden Mummies Using Ground Penetrating Radar at Bahriya Oasis, Egypt

El-Sayed Abdul Azim Issawy,

Application of ground-penetrating radar in Egypt has been addressed in archeological application in the last decade. The problem of the research is that the locations of the buried graves were not...

Petrophysical Properties Distribution in The Framework of Electrofacies for Khasib Formation in Nasiriya Field, South of Iraq

Ali Al-jubory, Abbas Kareem Abdulsahib Mohammed,

Determining petrophysical properties remains a paramount concern for oil companies, encompassing crucial properties such as porosity, permeability, and water saturation. Constructing accurate...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.145456.1199

Building a Model to Extract the Hydrological Characteristics of the Soil of Bashiqa Region

Dali khalaf alj-ubory, Wael Hazem Al-jwari,

Studying soil properties in the field and conducting laboratory examination of soil samples have become important issues that give significant hydrological indications through what the soil...

Hydrogeological Assessment of The Aquifers in Chamchamal Sub-Basin / Iraq

Omer Sabah Al-Tamimi, Hadeel Salah Al-Jumaily,

Chamchamal sub-basin is located in the northeastern part of Iraq, within the Sulaimani governorate. The study area covers about (285) Km2. Most of the study area is an elevated area, ranging...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.145978.1215

Paleoenvironment and Paleoclimatic Imprints of the Khurmala Formation in Bakoz Village, Duhok Governorate, Northern Iraq

Ali Al-jubory, Zaid A. Malak, Ahmed Natheer Al Fattah, Ali Ismail Al-Juboury,

Although the deposition of the Khurmala Formation within the Paleocene-Eocene AP10 Megasequence was controlled by the tectonic environment, the synchronization of AP10 deposition with the so-called...

Water Harvesting for Wadi Al-Qasab, in Nineveh Governorate by Constructing a Virtual Dam

Ali Al-jubory, Ali Z.A. Al-Ozeer,

Wadi Al-Qasab basin is considered one of the seasonal largest basins located in the eastern part of Nineveh Governorate. However, the region suffers from water scarcity in summer and abundance in...

Sulphates Suggested Guide Groundwater Quality for Irrigation, in the Eastern Regions of Nineveh Governorate.

kotayba tawfiq Al-Youzbakey, Alaa Saad kateb,

The quality of the water used for irrigation depends on the total amount of dissolved salts, their species soil properties, and crop type. One hundred thirty-nine samples were taken from wells in...

Petrography and Diagenetic History of the Sarki Formation (Lower Jurassic) in Selected Sections from Kurdistan Region, Northeastern Iraq

Ali Al-jubory, Bzhar Abdulmanaf Kheder, Waleed Sulaiman Aswad, Arkan O. Sharazwri, Nagham Omar,

The petrography and diagenetic processes of the lower Jurassic Sarki Formation as one of the main Jurassic formations in Iraq, are studied in two selected sections in Warte and Zarwan, in the...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.144223.1170

Geotechnical and Geochemical Study of Shatt Al-Hilla Banks’ Soil in Babylon Governorate, Middle of Iraq

Haider Abaid AlAmar,

This research deals with the engineering and geochemical features of Shatt Al-Hilla banks' soil. Six samples are collected to study the chemical properties of the banks soil such as pH, Gypsum, EC,...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.144800.1177

Microfacies and Depositional Environment of Kometan Formation within Sequences (Turonian-Lower Campanian) in Bai Hassan Field/Northern Iraq

Faris Najrees Hassan, Abdulsalam Mehdi, Omar mahmood Omar,

The present study included the study of the microfacies and the depositional environment of the Kometan Formation within the sequences of the (Turonian- lower Campanian) cycle in three subsurface...

Topographic Analysis for Landform Classification Using Geographic Information System: A Case Study of Kirkuk City, Iraq

Jalal Abdul Rahman Al-Jubouri, nihad hassan,

Landform classification is the process of identifying and grouping different types of landforms based on their physical characteristics. This study investigated the use of Digital Elevation Models...

Determination of Elastic Moduli for the Geotechnical Site Characterization Using Compressional and Shear Seismic Refraction Tomography at the Proposed Site for Baba Gur-Gur University, Northeastern Kirkuk, Iraq

Ahmed Jaddoa Al-Heety, Kamal Hassanein Abdelrahman, Mahmood A. Al-Mufarji, Burkan S. Othman,

Seismic refraction tomography is carried out at a proposed site for the University of Baba Gur-Gur, Kirkuk, Iraq. Four parallel compressional and shear-wave refraction profiles are accomplished to...

Assessment of the Validity of Limestone Rocks in The Mishraq Area, North of Iraq, For Building Purposes and As a Railway Ballast Stone

Ali Al-jubory, Aref Mohammed Ayid,

The study aims to assess the validity of Fatha Formation limestone rocks in Mishraq area, Ninavah Governorate in northern Iraq for building stones and a railway ballast stones. Eight stations are...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.145658.1204

Record of the Equivalent of The Upper Bakhtiari (Bai Hassan) Formation in The Chwarta-Mawat Area Within Zagros Thrust Zone, Kurdistan Region, NE-Iraq

Ali Al-jubory, kamal Haji karim, Amanj Ibrahim Fattah,

This study is concerned with a thick succession of polymictic conglomerates which is exposed in the Chwarta, Mawat and Qandil areas inside the Imbricated and Thrust Zone. It is about 1500 m thick...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.144691.1178

Permeability Determination of The Mishrif Carbonate Reservoir in Buzurgan Oilfield Using the Integration Between Well Logs and Regression Analysis Technique

Muneef Mahjoob Mohammed, Hameed Mahmood Salih

The permeability is considered one of the most significant rock properties used in evaluating hydrocarbon reservoirs because this property controls the directional movement and flow rate of the...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.143801.1156

Using Azimuthal Resistivity Survey Technique to determining Subsurface Fractures of Quaternary Deposits in the University of Mosul - Northern Iraq

Mahmoud Ahmed, Bashar Al-Juraisy, Auday Al-Mashhadany, Marwan Mutib,

The current study includes conducting two-dimensional azimuthal electrical resistivity survey in order to obtain some subsurface electrical characteristics of the Quaternary deposits especially the...

The Effect of Satellite Image Fusion on the Classification Process by Using Multiple Sensors

Nehad Hameed Al-salmany, Taghreed Abdalhameed Naji,

Accurate land use and land cover (LU/LC) classification is essential for various geospatial applications, which demand high spatial and spectral resolution imagery. This study investigates the...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.143380.1145

The Indication of Geomorphic Evidence for Lateral Propagation of Sheikhan Anticline - Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt – Northern Iraq

Ali Al-jubory, Rabeea Kh. Zand, Saddam Al-khatony,

The Sheikhan anticline is situated north of Mosul City near the Sheikhan town in the southwest boundary of the high folded zone within the part of the Zagros zone in the Iraqi segment. It is an...

Structural Analyses and Oblique Negative Inversion Tectonics of Gara Baran, Part of Baikher Anticline, Kurdistan Region/ Iraq

Nabeel Al-Azzawi, Bareen Ahmed sleman,

The anomalous case of Gara Baran which is a part of a very long Baikher Anticline, is carried out using high-resolution structural analyses such as Fold Geometry, Harmonic (Fourier) analysis,...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.142456.1124

Identification of Reworked (Contaminated) Early Cretaceous Dinoflagellate Cysts in the Butmah Formation (Early Jurassic) in Borehole Tel-Hajar-1.

Yasser Hassan Kddo, Maha Abdul Hameed Mustafa,

During the Palynological study of well documented Lower Jurassic Butmah Formation, Lower Cretaceous reworked Dinocysts are identified (11 genera and 12) species as follows:Spiniferites ramosus;...

Borehole Seismic Test and Seismic Surface Waves Survey for Site-Specific Investigation at Al Layyah Power Generation Plant, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Ahmed Jaddoa Al-Heety, Zainab M. Shanshal, Biman K. Dey, Kamal Hassanein Abdelrahman, Sherif Ali,

Integrated geophysical seismic measurements have been carried out at Al Layyah Power Generation Plant site, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates to determine the geotechnical properties of soil/rocks. The...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.146196.1222

Investigation of Petrophysical Properties of Butmah Formation (Early Jurassic) Using Well Logs of Selected Wells, Northern Iraq

Maha Muneeb Al-Dabagh, Irfan Sh. Asaad,

Petrophysical properties of the Early Jurassic Butmah Formation are investigated in three wells (Kand-1, Kd-1; Sheikh Adi-1B, SA-1B; and Shaikan-5B, Sh-5B), in northern Iraq. The data from the well...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.146079.1218

The Diagenetic Processes History of Kometan Formation (Upper Cretaceous) in Azmir Anticline, Sulaimani Governorate, NE Iraq

Barween Othman Qader,

In This research, the effect of diagenesis processes has been examined on the Kometan Formation, a fractured carbonate petroleum reservoir in the northern Iraq, that dates from the Upper Cretaceous...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.143828.1157

Application of Rusle Model to Mapping the Soil Erosion Risk in Gebel Watershed

Jihad Ibrahim Salim, Haliz S. Mohamad Ali, Ghariba Y. Haji, Vaman M. Mohamad,

The study has been carried out to mapping the risk of soil erosion in the Gebel watershed (Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq) using the RUSLE model. All RUSLE factors (R, K, LS, C, and P)...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.143444.1146

Microfacies Analysis and Depositional Environment of Bekhme Formation (Late Campanian- Early Maastrichtian) in Selected Outcrops, North and Northeastern Iraq

Ali Al-jubory, Zaid A. Malak, Nisreen M. Aziz,

The present study deals with the microfacies analysis and the sedimentary environment of the Bekhme Formation (Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian) in two sections, the first (Badi section) in the...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2023.143837.1158

Land Surface Temperature Estimation from Landsat Thermal Infrared Imagery in Karbala, Iraq

Athraa Abbas Kadhim,

The land surface temperature (LST) of the Earth is one of the most important factors influencing the exchange of energy and moisture between the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Through this, it can...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.144879.1179

The Petrophysical Characteristics of the Sinjar Formation, Kirkuk Oil Field, Northeastern Iraq

Radhwan Khaleel Hayder Alatroshe, Ammar Ramadhan Algburi,

The current research presents a petrophysical evaluation of the carbonate reservoir rocks of Sinjar Formation units (Paleocene-Early Eocene) in well (K-319), Kirkuk Oilfield, northeastern Iraq. The...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.145207.1191

Hydraulic Characteristics of Groundwater of Khanaqin Sub-Basin, Diyala Governorate, Northeast of Iraq

Rayan Ghazi Thannoun, Mayyadah Ahmed Abdullah, Arwa Ahmed Baider,

This study deals with the spatial distribution of hydrogeological and hydraulic characteristics of the groundwater in Khanaqin sub-basin. The study area is located between (45.00- 45.69) east...

Hydrogeochemistry and Health Risk Assessments of Surface and Groundwater Around Industrial District in Qayarah Area, Northern Iraq

Ibraheem Rasheed Baddi, Fawzi Omer, Aahed Younis Al-Mallah

Fourteen samples are selected from surface, ground and springs waters around the city of Qayarah, northern Iraq. Analyses of major components: Ca+2, Mg+2, Na+, K+, Cl-, SO4-2, NO3- and HCO3-, as...

DOI: 10.33899/earth.2024.143727.1154

Hydrological analysis and modeling of surface runoff of water basins in the area (Shirqat District - Saladin Governorate) A comparative study between the (CN-SCS) and (Snyder) methods

Nooraldeen Faisal alshamany, Dali khalaf alj-ubory,

The area (1558,3) km2 in AL- Sharakat district had been studied. The importance of this subject was fulfilled through the (pools / rain basins) in the area of the study which is considered seasonal...