This digitally compiled map includes geology, oil and gas field
centerpoints, geologic provinces, and major faults of Iran with some of
these components extended into geographically adjacent areas. This digital
compilation is an interim product of the U.S. Geological Survey's World
Energy Project (WEP) and part of a series on CD-ROM. The goal of the WEP is
to assess the undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources
of the world and report the result of this assessment in the year 2000. For
data management purposes, the world was divided into eight energy regions
corresponding approximately to the economic regions of the world as defined
by the U.S. Department of State.
Each world energy region was then further divided into geologic provinces
on the basis of natural geologic entities and may include a dominant
geologic structural element or a number of contiguous elements. Some
provinces contain multiple, genetically related basins.
Geologic province boundaries for Iran were delineated using data from
different geologic maps, publications, and other tectonic and geographic
data. Each province was assigned a unique number; the first digit is the
region number. An attempt was made to number the provinces in geographical
order or groups (see Pollastro and others, 1998). The list of provinces
sorted by number is shown to the right of the map.
Centerpoints of oil and gas fields are shown and were plotted with
permission from Petroconsultants International Data Corporation, 1996
worldwide oil and gas field database.
Allocation of field data to geologic provinces provided a ranking of the
provinces by total known petroleum volume (see Klett and others, 1997). The
WEP further characterizes the geologic provinces by petroleum system and
assessment units in order to assess the undiscovered petroleum volume.
Specific details of map and data sources, and the procedure used in the
compilation of this geologic map of Iran are given in the metadata files
and described briefly in the text below.
Stratigraphic subdivisions of Phanerozoic rocks were combined to simplify
the geology and maintain consistency with other maps in this series.
Precambrian rocks are undivided.
This map was compiled using Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
(ESRI) ARC/INFO software. Political boundaries and cartographic
representations are used, with permission, from ESRI's ArcWorld 1:3M
digital coverages, have no political significance, and are displayed for
general reference only.
Version History:
Version 1.0 : October 1999
CONTACTS
Inquiries about this CD-ROM should be addressed to:
Richard M. Pollastro
U.S. Geological Survey
MS 939, Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225-0046
Tel: 303-236-5750
Email: pollastro@usgs.gov
or
Feliks M. Persits
U.S. Geological Survey
MS 939, Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225-0046
Tel: 303-236-3612
Email: fpersits@usgs.gov
Inquiries about the U.S. Geological Survey's World Energy Project
should be addressed to:
Thomas S. Ahlbrandt (Coordinator, World Energy Project)
U.S. Geological Survey
MS 939, Box 25046
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225-0046
Tel: 303-236-5776
Email: ahlbrandt@usgs.gov
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