Open Journal of Geology, 2018, 8, 753-763 http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojg ISSN Online: 2161-7589 ISSN Print: 2161-7570 DOI: 10.4236/ojg.2018.88044 Aug. 3, 2018 753 Open Journal of Geology Hydrocarbons Potential in the Azraq Area Abdurrahman Qteishat, Mehaysen Ahmed AL-Mahasneh Chemical Engineering Department, Al-Huson University Collage, Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Irbid, Jordan Abstract Azraq area occupied more than 1400 sq. km in the central part of Jordan. The stratigraphic sequences in the area consist of a lithological bedding of classic and carbonate rocks with representing good factors for oil generation and ac- cumulation. Wadi Sir (WS-2) Sediments have geochemical characteristics of a typical source rocks for oil source rocks which are mature below 9843 ft, and carbonate rocks of Hummar, Shueb, and Wadi Sir-2 formation formations (Turonian Cenomanian age) are a reservoir rocks, where reservoirs are capped by shale and argillaceous limestone which is sufficiently thick to cap underlying reservoir. Twenty wells have been drilled in different blocks in the Azraq area, and oil of 32 API has been discovered in 1982, in the area, and starts natural flow production about 1500 bbl/day from few wells, then pro- duction start decreasing due to lower reservoir pressure, then sucker rod pumps were used to produce oil. In this study, the regional maturity of the Wadi Sir-2 sediments appear that mature oil generation sources rocks occur within the northwesterly trending depression of the area where maturity of WS-2 sediments below 9843 ft occurs, these mature source rocks amount to about 220 sq. km, based on average thickness of 108.27 ft for WS-2 sediments and extractable organic matter that was determined 3008 ppm. The volume- tric method indicates that the total oil in place in the area is 480215 tons, tak- ing a primary recovery factor of 12% then the total recoverable oil is 57,625 tons, while the cumulative oil producing is 53,137 tons. Keywords Fuluk Fault, Structure, Geochemical, Maturity, Kerogen, Hummar Formations 1. Introduction Azraq area is represented by a stratigraphic sequence ranging in age from Early Paleozoic to Late Pleistocene. The thickness of the upper Cretaceous-Lower Ter- How to cite this paper: Qteishat, A. and AL-Mahasneh, M.A. (2018) Hydrocarbons Potential in the Azraq Area. Open Journal of Geology, 8, 753-763. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojg.2018.88044 Received: May 5, 2018 Accepted: August 1, 2018 Published: August 3, 2018 Copyright © 2018 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Open Access