To date, petroleum resources of Jordan have not been adequately tested. There are numerous oil and gas shows throughout Jordan, even in wells that are not located on valid structures, and there is an abundance of surface indications of hydrocarbons in the form of seeps , asphalt impregnation's, and near surface deposits of rich oil shales. Oil was discovered in, and was produced from, Cretaceous reservoirs In the Hamzeh oil field and the Azraq basin. Currently, in 2008, it is yielding up to 25 barrels per day. Gas also was discovered in and is produced from Ordovician sandstone reservoirs in the Risha area, with a cumulative production of 138 bcf by the end of the year 2005 .
The union is concerned with the affairs of the profession of geology and regulate the practice of the profession in Jordan, seeking to preserve the rights of its members and the demand and the provision of services to ensure a decent living for themselves and their families to serve the Jordanian society and the homeland. The Jordanian Geologists Association was founded under the law No. (47) of 1972 issued under article 31 of the Constitution.
Jordan is located in the heart of the Middle East, Northwest of Saudi Arabia, South of Syria, Southwest of Iraq, and East of the Palestenian National Authority. Jordan has access to the Red Sea via the port city of Aqaba, located at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba. Geographic co-ordinates: 29 - 34 00 N, 35 - 39 E Area total: 89,213 sq. km (34, 445 sq. miles) land: 88,884 sq. km (34, 318 sq. miles) water: 329 sq. km (127 sq. miles) Population: 4.9 million
practice of the profession in Jordan, seeking to preserve the rights of its members and the demand and the provision of services to ensure a decent living for themselves and their families to serve the Jordanian society and the homeland. The Jordanian Geologists Association was founded under the law No. (47) of 1972 issued under article 31 of the Constitution. 
