Asfahani, Jamal ， Kattaa, Bssam
2025-01-01 JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY 2025 334(卷), 1(期), (979-994页)
Aerial gamma-ray spectrometry technique is applied for investigating probable hydrocarbon structural and stratigraphic traps of the Syrian Desert (Area-1), Central Syria. The thorium normalization approach allows detecting twelve new subtle hydrocarbon micro-seepage anomalous patterns, where a prospective probability is indicated for oil-bearing pay zones and feasible subsurface hydrocarbon accumulations in the study region. Those detected anomalous occurrences are characterized by high uranium residual values in relation to potassium, termed as DRAD% values, accompanied with low residual potassium values termed as KD%. The DRAD% of bigger than 1.34 is adapted for characterizing the detected micro-seepage hydrocarbon anomalies. The normalization Th technique can be used in petroleum exploration domain, for detecting successfully hydrocarbon micro-seepage anomalies worldwide.