Foreword	6
	Contents	7
	About the Editors	9
	Editorial	12
	Lithosphere Architecture	17
	1 Crustal and Upper Mantle Structures Beneath the Arabian Shield and Red Sea	18
	Abstract	18
	Introduction	19
	Seismotectonics and Seismic Structures	21
	Methodology	24
	Data Collection and Validation	24
	Teleseismic Travel Time Tomography	24
	Receiver Functions	26
	Teleseismic Shear Wave Splitting	26
	Regional and Far-Regional Surface Wave Modeling	27
	Data Analysis and Results	28
	Teleseismic Travel Time Tomography	28
	Resolution Tests	29
	Modeling of Surface Wave Dispersion	30
	Mantle Anisotropy from Shear-Wave Splitting	34
	Discussion and Conclusions	37
	Crustal Structures	41
	Acknowledgments	43
	References	43
	Reservoirs, Conduits and Fluids	45
	2 Architectural and Hydraulic Characteristics of Fault Zones in the Mesozoic Carbonate Formations of Central and Eastern Saudi Arabia	46
	Abstract	46
	Introduction	46
	Stratigraphic Setting	48
	Lithostratigraphic Sequences	48
	Unconformities	48
	Stratigraphic Seals	49
	Structural Setting	50
	Hydrogeologic Setting	51
	Hydrocarbon Systems	52
	Pressure and Thermal Regimes and Systems	53
	Pressure Regimes and Systems	53
	Overpressure Generation Mechanisms	55
	Spatial Distribution of Overpressures	56
	Thermal Regimes	56
	Anomalies in the Pressure and Thermal Systems	57
	An Integrated Thermo-Pressure Model	60
	Conclusions	61
	Acknowledgments	62
	References	62
	3 Optimal Aquifers and Reservoirs for CCS and EOR in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Overview	64
	Abstract	64
	Introduction	65
	Geological Setting	65
	Water Dominant Sector (Non-Hydrocarbon Prolific Area)	69
	Hydrocarbon Dominant Sector	69
	Long Term CO2 Sequestration	70
	Climatic Implications and Economic Perspectives	74
	Discussion	74
	Conclusions	76
	References	76
	4 Tectonostratigraphic Study of Carbonate Breccias (Calciturbidites) in the Upper Triassic Baluti Formation (Northern Iraq): New Insights on Tethyan Geodynamics	79
	Abstract	79
	Introduction	79
	Geologic Setting	81
	Characteristics of the Breccias	81
	Facies Associations	87
	FA1 Hemipelagic Turbidites	87
	FA2 Debris Flow	87
	FA3 Slump Turbidite/Debrites	87
	Interpretation of Depositional Model	88
	Slope Turbidites/Hemipelagic System	88
	FA2 Debris Flow System	89
	FA3 Slump Turbidite/Debrites System	90
	Tectonogentic/Diagenetic Relationships	90
	Insights on Geodynamics	92
	Upper Permian-Lower Triassic (Start Opening of the Neo-Tethys)	93
	Middle Triassic-Upper Triassic (Carnian-Norian) (Extensional Tectonics)	93
	Upper Triassic, Rhaetian (Progressive Extensional Stage, Carbonate Ramp)	95
	Conclusion	96
	References	96
	Tectonic Styles: From Rifts and Salt Tectonics to Foreland Inversions and Thrust Tectonics	99
	5 Structural and Stratigraphic Architecture of the Corinth Rift (Greece): An Integrated Onshore to Offshore Basin-Scale Synthesis	100
	Abstract	100
	Introduction	101
	Geodynamic Setting	102
	Pre-rift Fabrics and Rift Pattern	104
	Onshore Stratigraphic Architecture	105
	Updated Syn-rift Description	106
	Age Model	108
	Offshore Seismic Stratigraphy	109
	Upper Group	109
	Middle and Lower Groups	110
	Comparison with Surrounding Basins	112
	Lower Group and Equivalent Strata	113
	Middle Group and Equivalent Strata	113
	Upper Group and Equivalent Strata	113
	Rift Architecture and Subsidence	114
	Western Domain	114
	Central Domain	114
	Eastern and Easternmost Domains	116
	Fault Birth and Death	117
	Late Faults and Present Day Active Faults	117
	Subsidence and Sedimentation Rates	117
	Stratigraphic Architecture and Rifting Scenario	118
	Syn-rift 1	118
	Rift Initiation ca. 5.3 Ma	118
	Rift Widening ca. 5.3–3.0 Ma	120
	Rift Climax ca. 3.0–2.6 Ma	121
	Northward Fault Migration ca. 2.6–0.8 Ma	121
	Syn-rift 2: Southern Margin Uplift, Basin Axis Rapid Subsidence ca. 0.8–Present Day	121
	Discussion	122
	East to West Onshore Correlation	122
	Onshore to Offshore Correlation	124
	Age Model	124
	Fault and Rift Dynamics	125
	Inherited Structure and Geodynamic	125
	Conclusion	126
	Acknowledgments	126
	References	126
	6 Styles of Salt Tectonics in the Sab’atayn Basin, Onshore Yemen	132
	Abstract	132
	Introduction	132
	Geological Setting and Regional Structure	135
	Stratigraphy of the Sab’atayn Basin	135
	Data Sets and Methodology	141
	Seismic Expression of the Stratigraphy and Interpretation Challenges on Vintage 2D Seismic Data	141
	Salt Tectonics Styles Interpreted on 2D Seismic Reflection Data: Observations and Interpretations	142
	Map-View Distribution of Salt Tectonics Styles	149
	Temporal Evolution of Salt Tectonics	150
	Record of Extensional Deformational Stages in the Basement	153
	Discussion	155
	Conclusions	155
	Acknowledgments	157
	References	157
	7 The Effect of the Palmyra Trough and Mesozoic Structures on the Levant Margin and on the Evolution of the Levant Restraining Bend	159
	Abstract	159
	Introduction	159
	Regional Geology	161
	Main Tectonic Provinces	161
	Palmyrides Ranges	161
	Jhar Fault	162
	The Central Levant Margin	163
	Current Crustal Configuration	164
	Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution	164
	Pre-Neogene History of the Levant Region	164
	Neogene History of the Levant Region	168
	Analogue Models	169
	Materials and Scaling	169
	Modelling Parameters	171
	Results	171
	Simple Transpressive Experiment	171
	Experiments with Pre-existing Faults	172
	Discussion	174
	Reactivation of Pre-existing Structures	174
	Comparison with the Central Levant Margin	175
	The Relationship Between the Palmyrides and the Levant Margin	176
	Impact on the Evolution of the LFS	176
	Conclusion	179
	Acknowledgments	179
	References	179
	8 Tectonic Style and Structural Features of Alpine-Himalayan Orogeny in Central Arabia	183
	Abstract	183
	Introduction	184
	Geologic Setting	184
	Methodology	187
	Results	187
	The East Arabian Block	188
	Majma’ah Fault Zone	188
	Artawiyah Depression	189
	Fault-Related Folds	189
	Basin-and-Dome of the Sulaiy Formation	191
	Fracture Analysis and Stresses	191
	Discussion	193
	Conclusion	194
	Acknowledgments	194
	References	194
	9 Fast-Track 2D Seismic Processing While Drilling to Ameliorate Foothills Exploration and Optimize Well Trajectory: An Example from the Central Kurdistan Region of Iraq	196
	Abstract	196
	Introduction	196
	Geological Setting	197
	Pre-Drill Seismic Processing and Interpretation	200
	First Well Leg Drilling	200
	The Jurassic Section—12 ¼? Phase	200
	The Triassic Section—8 ½? Phase	203
	Seismic Re-Processing and Re-Interpretation	203
	Second Well Leg Drilling	206
	Discussion	209
	Seismic processing workflow and its place in foothills exploration sequence	209
	Intense and Localized Shortening	209
	Conclusion	210
	Acknowledgments	210
	References	210
	10 Erratum to: Lithosphere Dynamics and Sedimentary Basins of the Arabian Plate and Surrounding Areas	212
	Erratum to:	212