Abstract
This paper provides the results of geochemical studies with products of mud volcanoes conducted for a purpose of evaluating the generative potential of the South-Caspian basin. The kerogen types have been identified for different stratigraphic intervals and stages of the organic matter (OM) thermal maturity have been determined. A correlation has been established between the generative potential and the basin deposition and subsidence rate.
Highlights
There is no analog in the world to the South-Caspian oil and gas basin in terms of the number of mud volcanoes and their diversity
The region of the South-Caspian basin is built by a tremendous thickness (25 – 30 km) of Mesozoic-Cenozoic sediments and represents a unique opportunity for a depth study of Earth
For a purpose of evaluating the generative potential of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic complex in the South-Caspian depression, in the geochemical laboratory studies have been conducted of 69 rock samples from 22 mud volcanoes
Summary
There is no analog in the world to the South-Caspian oil and gas basin in terms of the number of mud volcanoes and their diversity. For a purpose of evaluating the generative potential of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic complex in the South-Caspian depression, in the geochemical laboratory studies have been conducted of 69 rock samples from 22 mud volcanoes. Micro-oil samples from mud volcanoes Lokbatan, Chapylmysh and Gushchu have been studied.
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