"ملف ١/٥ I الرسوبيات النفطية والمعدنية في أراضي الكويت: عمليات المسح" [ظ‎‎١‎٨] (٢١٦/٣٦)

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type of folding suitable for an oil-field. As to its geographical position, this
locality is not on the line of strike of the rich oil deposits now being worked
above Alm az, and is, in fact, over 170 miles to the south-west of this line.
This does not necessarily mean that oil in commercial quantity does not occur
below Burqan, but it adds a decidedly speculative element to any operations.
A “floating tract of naphtha,” coiaciding no doubt with a submarine seepage
was described by Captain Constable as occurring between the islands of Qaru
and Kubbar, some 56 miles south-east of Burqan. On the whole, my opinion
is that the chances are not unfavourable, and that an oil company would not
require much inducement to test it, if protection and permanency of concession
were guaranteed. The central plain of Burqan would be the best site for tests,
and these should be as deep as possible, as the uppermost layers of the Bars are
probably all that are exposed. Under present conditions there would be great
difficulty in obtaining water for the boiler ; possibly an internal combustion
engine would have to be employed.
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