The age and origin of reservoir sandstones which underlie the lowermost Silurian “hot” shales of the Sahmah Formation in the west of Oman is controversial. Here we describe one such sandstone which was cored and interpreted based on geological well evidence, and which then had to be re-interpreted when definitive palynological results became available. The findings are enhanced when interpreted along with other deep wells in the area which have consistent palynological data.

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阿曼苏丹国西部最下部志留纪“热”页岩下的储层砂岩的年龄、起源和背景

阿曼西部 Sahmah 组志留系“热”页岩最下部的储层砂岩的年龄和成因存在争议。在这里，我们描述了一种这样的砂岩，它根据地质井证据进行了取芯和解释，然后在获得明确的孢粉学结果时必须重新解释。当与该地区具有一致孢粉学数据的其他深井一起解释时，这些发现得到了加强。