Geology and hydrocarbon prospects of Latvia

Journal Article · Mon Dec 06 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5539549

Freimanis, A ^[1]; Margulis, L; Brangulis, A; Kanev, S; Pomerantseva, R ^[2]

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1. Latvian Dept. of Geology, Riga (Latvia)
2. Inst. of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Riga (Latvia)

Oil prospects in Latvia are associated with the Baltic syneclise. Latvia occupies about one fourth of that large tectonic depression; zones of oil accumulation continue there from adjacent areas: the Telshai rampart (Lithuania) and the Leba nose (Polish offshore). The oil prospects in separate areas are determined by their position regarding the sources of oil generation--the Gdansk-Kura and Liepaya depressions. The most prospective areas are the Liepaya-Saldus zone of highs and the Pape-Barta trough. The Liepaya-Saldus zone was situated so that the hydrocarbon migration path crossed it. It probably is an important oil accumulation zone. The paper describes the geology of Latvia and the one oil field in Latvia.

• OSTI ID: 5539549
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 91:49; ISSN 0030-1388; ISSN OIGJAV
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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