Oil-gas potential of late Precambrian deposits

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Int. Geol. Rev.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6240625

Vassoevich, N B; Vysotskiy, I V; Sokorov, B A; Tatarenko, E I

The available materials on the distribution of Precambrian nonmetamorphosed sedimentary formations and the naphthide occurrences associated with them show that oil and gas potential of the Late Proterozoic deposits can and should be regarded as an important and potentially profitable matter of great scientific and economic significance. This paper reviews distribution and geochemical properties of the Precambrian rock in Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe and the Americas. The main emphasis is on distribution in the USSR. The practical solution to the problem will expand the potential oil and gas reserves of the sedimentary mantel, both in known oil and gas basins of the USSR, and new basins located in the areas of ancient platforms.

• Research Organization: Moscow State Univ., USSR
• OSTI ID: 6240625
• Journal Information: Int. Geol. Rev.; (United States), Vol. 13:3; Other Information: Translated from Sov. Geol.; No. 4, 66-79(1970)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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