On The Issue of Developing a Mathematical Model of The Mechanism of Physical and Chemical Migration of Hydrocarbons in The Earth’s Crust

Abstract

Summary The development of geophysical methods for prospecting for hydrocarbon deposits, in particular seismic prospecting, and their implementation made it possible to make a huge leap in the efficiency of prospecting and exploration. These methods work well in locations with favorable geological conditions. At the same time, in difficult and unfavorable areas, seismic data is often not confirmed. The negative results obtained undermine the confidence of geologists and reservoir developers in seismic exploration. Seismic exploration is quite expensive and the share of costs for their production is increasing rather rapidly, especially in undeveloped areas with undeveloped infrastructure, due to the increasingly difficult geological conditions and the increasing difficulty of finding search objects. In this regard, it is necessary to develop new approaches to the search and exploration of hydrocarbon deposits. For this, it is necessary to consider in more detail the processes of formation of hydrocarbon deposits, in particular, the process of migration of hydrocarbon components from the place of their maturation to the place of deposition.