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Russian Geology and Geophysics

2001 year, number 11-12

Role of past earthquakes in formation of oil and gas accumulation zones.

K. I. Mikulenko
Keywords: Past earthquakes, autochthonous, allochthonous, and transit traps, zones of oil and gas accumulation
Pages: 1774-1784

Abstract

Studies of the traces of Riphean and Phanerozoic earthquakes in the Caucasus, West Siberian Plate, and Siberian Platform, as well as their comparison with the geological evidence of modern earthquakes, show that they may have played a role in the formation of oil and gas traps and accumulation zones. The seismogenic zones of oil and gas accumulation, which are of three main varieties (autochthonous, allochthonous, or transit), are considered in terms of their formation mechanisms and prediction. For such zones in the Caucasian foredeep, West Siberian Plate, and Siberian Platform, probable stratigraphic levels, locations, and types are outlined and example predictions are suggested.