Gravity and Magnetic Exploration for Unconventional Oiland Gas Traps in Buried Volcanic Formations
Keywords:
Volcanic trap, Unconventional trap, Oil and gas exploration, hydrocarbon exploration , Gravity, Magnetic, Volcanic rockAbstract
This study considers the determination of the geometric shape of volcanic formations in geological sections of the Middle Kura Depression (MKD) in connection with the identification of hydrocarbon accumulations within them. Using gravity and magnetic
exploration data, the distribution zones of volcanic formations were identified, and their depths of occurrence and thickness in the study area were determined. Given the presence of numerous oil and gas traps in igneous formations across many basins worldwide, the potential for unconventional volcano-tectonic traps in the MKD was investigated. The presence of a sedimentary complex beneath the volcanic strata in the region, which may contain oil and gas accumulations, is substantiated. A local distribution of volcanoes was
revealed, and an uneven thickness distribution of volcanic rocks across the area was established. It was shown that the thickness of lava flows around the volcano's outlet channel is large (more than 2000 m) but decreases with distance to 400-500 m, at which point the full thickness of the volcanic formations can be uncovered.
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