Rheological, thermometric and geochemical signatures of oil and gas bearing capacity of the Western Kamchatka shelf

The relations of structural, rheological, thermophysical and geochemical characteristics of the Earth's crust of West Kamchatka with the adjacent shelf are studied. This oil-and-gas-bearing region is confined to the region of juxtaposition of the Pacific crust, pushed under Kamchatka, with the...

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Main Author: A.M. Petrishchevsky
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Language:Russian
Published: Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS 2025-03-01
Series:Вестник Камчатской региональной ассоциации "Учебно-научный центр". Серия: Науки о Земле
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Online Access:http://www.kscnet.ru/journal/kraesc/article/view/841
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description The relations of structural, rheological, thermophysical and geochemical characteristics of the Earth's crust of West Kamchatka with the adjacent shelf are studied. This oil-and-gas-bearing region is confined to the region of juxtaposition of the Pacific crust, pushed under Kamchatka, with the Okhotskplate. The lower layer of the Kamchatka crust with lower density is a source of thermal anomalies that provide optimal conditions for catagenesis of oil (temperature 120–130 °C) and gas (temperature 200–00 °C) deposits in the upper layers of the crust. The temperature characteristics of the upper crust of the West Kamchatka shelf are identical to those of the oil and gas bearing area on the northeastern shelf of Sakhalin Island. On the West Kamchatka shelf, zones of reduced density contrast in the lower crust and thermal anomalies are correlated with geochemical signatures of oil and gas accumulation, as well as with gas deposits in the southwest of the peninsula (in the Kolpakovsky Trough). On the southern flank of the West Kamchatka shelf, signs of a central-type structure were found, which divides the West Kamchatka trough into southern gas-bearing and northern oil-bearing zones. Prospects of future oil and gas prospecting in this area are estimated.
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spelling doaj-art-6727660fa689447aa172325e2d07fde42025-08-20T01:50:37ZrusInstitute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RASВестник Камчатской региональной ассоциации "Учебно-научный центр". Серия: Науки о Земле1816-55241816-55322025-03-01651384810.31431/1816-5524-2025-1-65-38-481123Rheological, thermometric and geochemical signatures of oil and gas bearing capacity of the Western Kamchatka shelfA.M. Petrishchevsky0Institute of Complex Analysis of Regional Problems FEB RAS, Birobidzhan, RussiaThe relations of structural, rheological, thermophysical and geochemical characteristics of the Earth's crust of West Kamchatka with the adjacent shelf are studied. This oil-and-gas-bearing region is confined to the region of juxtaposition of the Pacific crust, pushed under Kamchatka, with the Okhotskplate. The lower layer of the Kamchatka crust with lower density is a source of thermal anomalies that provide optimal conditions for catagenesis of oil (temperature 120–130 °C) and gas (temperature 200–00 °C) deposits in the upper layers of the crust. The temperature characteristics of the upper crust of the West Kamchatka shelf are identical to those of the oil and gas bearing area on the northeastern shelf of Sakhalin Island. On the West Kamchatka shelf, zones of reduced density contrast in the lower crust and thermal anomalies are correlated with geochemical signatures of oil and gas accumulation, as well as with gas deposits in the southwest of the peninsula (in the Kolpakovsky Trough). On the southern flank of the West Kamchatka shelf, signs of a central-type structure were found, which divides the West Kamchatka trough into southern gas-bearing and northern oil-bearing zones. Prospects of future oil and gas prospecting in this area are estimated.http://www.kscnet.ru/journal/kraesc/article/view/841structurerheologytemperatureoilgaswest kamchatka shelf
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Rheological, thermometric and geochemical signatures of oil and gas bearing capacity of the Western Kamchatka shelf
Вестник Камчатской региональной ассоциации "Учебно-научный центр". Серия: Науки о Земле
structure
rheology
temperature
oil
gas
west kamchatka shelf
title Rheological, thermometric and geochemical signatures of oil and gas bearing capacity of the Western Kamchatka shelf
title_full Rheological, thermometric and geochemical signatures of oil and gas bearing capacity of the Western Kamchatka shelf
title_fullStr Rheological, thermometric and geochemical signatures of oil and gas bearing capacity of the Western Kamchatka shelf
title_full_unstemmed Rheological, thermometric and geochemical signatures of oil and gas bearing capacity of the Western Kamchatka shelf
title_short Rheological, thermometric and geochemical signatures of oil and gas bearing capacity of the Western Kamchatka shelf
title_sort rheological thermometric and geochemical signatures of oil and gas bearing capacity of the western kamchatka shelf
topic structure
rheology
temperature
oil
gas
west kamchatka shelf
url http://www.kscnet.ru/journal/kraesc/article/view/841
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