Merkulova A.N.
Graduated from the National Mineral Resources University (2013), specialization "applied geochemistry, petrology and mineralogy".Researcher at the St. Petersburg branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "All-Russian Research Geological Oil Institute".
Area of scientific interests: lithology, sedimentology, petrography, petroleum geology, natural reservoirs.
Stratigraphy and lithology
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| 32 p. | Taninskaya N.V., Vasil'ev N.Ya., Myasnikova M.A., Zel'tser V.N., Merkulova A.N., Grislina M.N., Nizyaeva I.S. |
| Paleogeography of the Pechora-Barents Sea paleobasins in the Late Ordovician-Early Devonian | |
| Modern studies have made it possible to clarify and detail the overall picture of paleogeographic development and establish the basic patterns of the structure of Upper Ordovician-Lower Devonian sedimentary column in the Pechora-Barents Sea megabasin. The strata of the Upper Ordovician, Silurian and Lower Devonian are divided into 10 sedimentary sequences reflecting cycles of fluctuations in the level of the 3rd order of the World Ocean, lasting from 4 to 10 million years. The identified sequences made it possible to compare different facies in the sedimentation basin and confirm the conclusion about the existence of a single Pechora-Barents Sea megabasin in the Ordovician, Silurian and Early Devonian. Based on the analysis of facies maps, extensive and prolonged transgressions and the most pronounced regressive stages in the development of the basin have been identified. Keywords: facies, sequence, paleogeography, Late Ordovician, Silurian, Early Devonian, Pechora-Barents Sea paleobasin. |
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| article citation | Taninskaya N.V., Vasil'ev N.Ya., Myasnikova M.A., Zel'tser V.N., Merkulova A.N., Grislina M.N., Nizyaeva I.S. Paleogeography of the Pechora-Barents Sea paleobasins in the Late Ordovician-Early Devonian. Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2026, vol. 21, no. 2, available at: https://www.ngtp.ru/rub/2026/13_2026.html EDN: NSGXMS |
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Taninskaya N.V., Lazarev D.K., Viskunova K.G. Sequensstratigraphy of Silurian carbonate strata of the Timan-Pechora province. Prospecting, exploration and production of oil and gas in the Timan-Pechora basin and the Barents Sea. St. Petersburg, 1994, pp. 191-197. (In Russ.).
Taninskaya N.V., Lazarev D.K., Viskunova K.G. Sequensstratigraphy of the Upper Ordovician-Silurian carbonate strata of the Timan-Pechora province. Biostratigraphy of oil and gas basins. St. Petersburg, 1995, pp. 190-195. (In Russ.).
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| Article # 21_2024 | submitted on 07/17/2024 displayed on website on 08/19/2024 |
| 19 p. | Merkulova A.N., Petrova Yu.E., Shimanskiy S.V. |
| Characteristics of petroleum systems of the Baltic oil-bearing region | |
| The information on the formation features of hydrocarbon systems of the Baltic oil-bearing region: Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian are summarized and analysed. Based on the consideration of geochemical and filtration-capacity properties of rocks, the composition and distribution of dispersed organic matter in oil and gas source strata, as well as the results of 1D basin modelling, it was established that all three sections meet all critical conditions for the formation of hydrocarbon accumulations within the framework of the concept of petroleum systems. At the same time, the Cambrian and Ordovician petroleum systems contain accumulations of a conventional type, and in the Silurian, an unconventional reservoir dominates. The Silurian oil and gas source rocks are also characterized by the greatest enrichment in organic matter. Oil and gas source strata of all three petroleum systems in the eastern part of the Kaliningrad region did not enter the main phase of oil and gas generation, the transformation coefficient of the organic matter contained in them does not exceed 7%, therefore, traditional petroleum accumulations in this region could only be formed due to the migration of fluids from the western regions. Taking into account the features of the tectonic structure of the region and the nature of the distribution of petroleum systems in the section, it was determined that conventional oil accumulations in the reservoirs of all oil and gas structures were formed due to the flow of hydrocarbons from all three oil and gas source rocks. Keywords: oil and gas source rock, petroleum system, basin modelling, organic matter, transformation coefficient, Baltic oil-bearing region, Kaliningrad region. |
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| article citation | Merkulova A.N., Petrova Yu.E., Shimanskiy S.V. Kharakteristika uglevodorodnykh sistem Baltiyskoy samostoyatel'noy neftenosnoy oblasti [Characteristics of petroleum systems of the Baltic oil-bearing region]. Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2024, vol. 19, no. 3, available at: https://www.ngtp.ru/rub/2024/21_2024.html EDN: TJIPZC |
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