Petroleum geology and resource assessment of the Timan-Pechora Basin, USSR, and the adjacent Barents-northern Kara shelf

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6639339

Ulmishek, G

The regions discussed contain thick sequences of sedimentary rocks ranging in age from early Paleozoic to Late Cretaceous and, occasionally, Cenozoic. Over 50 oil and gas fields, including two giants, are found in the Timan-Pechora Basin. The Barents-northern Kara shelf is still in the earliest stage of exploration. This report considers (1) tectonic regionalization of the Timan-Pechora Basin and major structures in each region; (2) facies characteristics of the sedimentary cover and the history of geological development; (3) the main hydrogeological features; (4) producing regions of each basin and the major oil and gas fields; (5) specificity of oil-gas generation and formation of fields; and (6) geology and conditions for expected productivity of the Barents-northern Kara shelf. Initial recoverable petroleum resources of the Timan-Pechora basin are estimated at 0.86 x 10/sup 9/ t (6.4 x 10/sup 9/ bbl) of oil and 1.7 x 10/sup 12/ m/sup 3/ (60 TCF) of gas, of which 0.41 x 10/sup 9/ t (3.0 x 10/sup 9/ bbl) of oil and 1.2 x 10/sup 12/ m/sup 3/ (42 TCF) of gas are yet to be discovered. Potential recoverable resources of the Barents-northern Kara shelf are estimated at 3.2 x 10/sup 9/ t (23.7 x 10/sup 9/ bbl) of oil and 10.2 x 10/sup 12/ m/sup 3/ (360 TCF) of gas.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6639339
• Report Number(s): ANL/EES-TM-199; ON: DE83004421
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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