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D. — Areas whose prospects depend more or less on the success or failure 



of certain neighbouring areas. 



1. Jabal Khanuqah. — Depending on results in the Jabal Makhul 



(Rep. 3.) 



2. Kharrar.— Depending on results in the Jabal Mishrak. 



(Rep. 5.) 



3. Hills W. of Hammam Ali and ground N.W. of Shura. — 



Doubtful and depending on any success in the Hammam 

 Ali area — should be mapped on a large scale if boring in 

 the latter should prove successful. (Rep. 5.) 



4. Humairah. — Depending on Hawi Arslan. A small area 



(Rep. 6.) 



E. — Areas of speculative location. 



1. Hammam Ali, including, to the N.N.W. the Huslaun plain 



and hills between Lazaka and Abu Sif, to the S.S.E. 

 the Yuhainah plain, and E'wards the islands in the river. — 

 Purely speculative in so far as the location of the boring 

 is concerned, but almost fit to be classed at the base of C 

 or with No. 2 in D, if the location of the test were not so 

 difficult. (Reps. 5 and 6.) 



2. Nimrud. — Speculative as the structure is hidden beneath 



alluvium. Otherwise fit for the base of C, since the 

 situation is favourable, the presence of a gentle anticlinal 

 fold very probable, and the seepages " lively " and fairly 

 copious. (Rep. 6.) 



F. — Purely speculative areas. 



1. Tuz Khurmatu. — A speculation even for shallow boring, and 



unimportant as regards quantity. (Rep. 11.) 



2. Kani Qadir. — A pure gamble even for shallow bores. Large 



quantities of oil very improbable. (Rep. 12.) 



3. Table Mountain. — Structure favourable, but no surface in- 



dication of oil noticed. (Rep. 14.) 



4. Judaidah. — Area probably restricted and prospects doubt- 



ful. (Rep. 6.) 



5. Jabal Gilabat. — A gamble and an expensive one since boring 



would have to be deep. (Rep. 13.) 



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