Regional petroleum geology
Section editor – PhD in geology and mineralogy Makarevich V.N.
Article # 46_2015 submitted on 11/27/2015 displayed on website on 12/28/2015
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pdf Interaction of igneous and sedimentary rocks of archipelago of Svalbard in the light of the petroleum potential evaluation
Inflow of gas and light oil in important quantities in the coal deposits on the Petunia bay banks in the upper reaches of Bill fjord on Western Svalbard Island, was a powerful argument in favor of oil and gas prospects of these and underlying Devonian sediments. Drill holes together with the results of ground-based studies have shown that metamorphic rocks of Atomfella series developed in the area of Bill fjord fault, which considered to be Archean-Early Proterozoic formations for a long time, are in fact Middle Paleozoic intrusions of gabbro, the thermal effect of which on the surrounding Upper Devonian and Lower Carboniferous rocks caused the accelerated maturation of the organic matter and intensive generation of light oil, revealed by boreholes.

Keywords: sediments, Devonian, Carboniferous, gabbro, intrusion, metamorphism, organic matter, generation of oil, Western Svalbard Island.
article citation Verba M.L. Vzaimodeystvie izverzhennykh i osadochnykh porod arkhipelaga Shpitsbergen v svete otsenki perspektiv neftegazonosnosti [Interaction of igneous and sedimentary rocks of archipelago of Svalbard in the light of the petroleum potential evaluation]. Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2015, vol. 10, no. 4, available at: http://www.ngtp.ru/rub/4/46_2015.pdf
DOI https://doi.org/10.17353/2070-5379/46_2015
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