Stratigraphy and lithology
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pdf Paleogeography of the West Siberian sedimentation basin in the Early Cretaceous era
Based on the integration of geological and geophysical information, the facies and sedimentation environments of the Early Cretaceous terrigenous strata of Western Siberia were determined. As a result, paleogeographic maps were constructed for the petroleum structures of the Early Cretaceous: Berriasian, Early and Late Valanginian, Hauterivian and Barremian.
The studies conducted at the current level allowed us to significantly clarify and detail the overall picture of paleogeographic development and identify the main stages of the Early Cretaceous sedimentation basin for the entire territory of Western Siberia, determine its structure models and clarify the lateral correlation of productive sections within the paleobasin. Facies promising for the formation of non-structural hydrocarbon traps were established.

Keywords: Lower Cretaceous terrigenous strata, facies, sedimentation environments, paleogeography, non-structural hydrocarbon traps, West Siberian sedimentary basin.
article citation Shimanskiy V.V., Taninskaya N.V., Nizyaeva I.S., Kolpenskaya N.N., Vasil'ev N.Ya., Myasnikova M.A., Zel'tser V.N., Nugumanova A.A., Grislina M.N., Shimanskiy S.V. Paleogeografiya Zapadno-Sibirskogo sedimentatsionnogo basseyna v rannemelovuyu epokhu [Paleogeography of the West Siberian sedimentation basin in the Early Cretaceous era]. Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2025, vol. 20, no. 2, available at: https://www.ngtp.ru/rub/2025/13_2025.html EDN: OWJQGO
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