Bykadorov V.A.

vbykadorov@yandex.ru




Graduated from Rostov State University (1957), specialization "Exploration Geologist Engineer".
PhD in Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Senior Researcher.
Senior Researcher of the Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Badge of honor for the discovery of oil and gas fields.
Area of scientific interests: geology and petroleum potential of sedimentary basins.
Author of 129 publications, tectonic maps of Kazakhstan and the atlas of thematic maps of Eurasia.
Regional petroleum geology
Article # 21_2026 submitted on 07/17/2026 displayed on website on 08/14/2026
33 p.
Upper Paleozoic strata of the Kazakhstan paleocontinent and their petroleum potential
This study examines the structural architecture of the Upper Paleozoic, demonstrating that late Paleozoic geodynamic processes drove orogeny, folding, magmatism, and extensive denudation, which likely resulted in the destruction of earlier hydrocarbon accumulations. Favorable conditions for the formation and preservation of gas accumulations are restricted to the central paleocontinent, specifically within the Teniz and Chu-Sarysu depressions. By analogy with the Zaisan depression, minor hydrocarbon accumulations are predicted in the Pavlodar Irtysh region, specifically within synclinal depocenters filled with Middle Carboniferous-Lower Permian coal-bearing strata and sealed by a Triassic-Jurassic sedimentary cover.

Keywords: Famennian-Permian strata, geodynamic processes, Kazakhstan paleocontinent, hydrocarbon prospectivity.
article citation Bykadorov V.A., Antipov M.P., Kurina E.E., Tretyakov A.A., Fomina V.V. Upper Paleozoic strata of the Kazakhstan paleocontinent and their petroleum potential. Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2026, vol. 21, no. 3, available at: https://www.ngtp.ru/rub/2026/21_2026.html EDN: SOQDKG
References
   Abdulin A.A., Tsirelson B.S., Bykadorov V.A., Arefyev V.N., Kompaneytsev V.P., Nassonov V.A., Strashevsky N.L. Tectonics of the junction area of the Ural, Tien Shan, and Central Kazakhstan structures. Alma-Ata: Nauka, 1976, 236 p. (In Russ.).
   Akchulakov U.A. New hydrocarbon resource base of the Republic of Kazakhstan and ways of their possible implementation. Oil and gas basins of Kazakhstan and prospects for their development. Almaty: KONG, 2015, pp. 21-29. (In Russ.).
   Akchulakov U.A., Bigarayev A.B. Features of the geological structure and oil and gas potential of the Teniz rift basin. Geologiya i okhrana nedr, 2014, no. 2, pp. 2-8. (In Russ.). EDN: YNHRZZ
   Akchulakov U.A., Bigarayev A.B. Geological structure, state of study, and oil and gas potential prospects of the Pavlodar Irtysh region. Neft′ i gaz, 2015, no. 5, pp. 25-36. (In Russ.).
   Akchulakov U.A., Bigarayev A.B., Kuanyshev M.A., Ozdoyev S.M., Paragulgov T.Kh., Fazylov E.M. Aral basin - features of the structure and oil and gas potential. Izvestiya NAN RK. Seriya geologii i tekhnicheskikh nauk, 2013, no. 5, pp. 48-56. (In Russ.).
   Aleksandrov K.I., Nurlybayev A.N. Geology and copper content of the Teniz depression in Central Kazakhstan. Izvestiya AN Kazakhskoy SSR. Seriya geologicheskikh nauk, 1990, no. 2, pp. 8-16. (In Russ.).
   Antipov M.P., Bykadorov V.A., Volozh Yu.A., Kuandykov B.M. Structural features of pre-Jurassic strata of the South Turgay depression. Oil and gas basins of Kazakhstan and prospects for their development. Almaty: "CONG", 2015, pp. 375-384. (In Russ.).
   Antonyuk R.M., Vasyukov V.A. Geodynamics of the junction area of the Chingiz-Tarbagatai and Irtysh-Zaisan folded regions. Geosciences in Kazakhstan: reports of Kazakhstan geologists at MGK-32. Almaty: "KazGEO", 2004, pp. 65-72. (In Russ.).
   Atlas of lithological and paleogeographic, structural, palinspastic, and geoecological maps of Central Eurasia. Scale: 1:2,500,000 and 1:10,000,000. 2002. Chief editors S.Zh. Daukeev, B.S. Uzhkenov, N.V. Miletenko, A.F. Morozov, Yu.G. Leonov, Wang Futong, N.A. Akhmedov, E.Kh. Abdullaev, Sh.M. Murzagaziev, A.O. Orifov, A.A. Ali‑Zade. Responsible N.V. Militenko, O.A. Fedorenko. Research Institute of Natural Resources YUGGEO, Almaty, 2002, 132 p. (In Russ.).
   Atlas of oil and gas bearing and prospective sedimentary basins of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Ed. by U.A. Akchulakov, G.G. Zholtayev, B.M. Kuandykov, K.O. Iskaziyev, P.N. Kovrizhnykh, E.K. Ogay. Astana: JSC NC "KazMunayGas", 2014, 97 p. (In Russ.).
   Bigarayev A.B. Features of the geological structure and oil and gas potential of the Syr Darya sedimentary basin. Oil and gas basins of Kazakhstan and prospects for their development. Almaty: "KONG", 2015, pp. 419-428. (In Russ.).
   Bykadorov V.A., Antipov M.P., Fomina V.V. Comparative characteristics of the geological structure and oil and gas potential of the depressions of southeastern Kazakhstan and Dzungaria. Geologiya nefti i gaza, 2026, no. 1, pp. 33-47. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.47148/0016-7894-2026-1-33-47
   Bykadorov V.A., Antipov M.P., Tkacheva A.A. Structure and oil and gas potential of the Famennian-Lower Carboniferous strata of the Southern Trans-Urals (Kostanay saddle). Geologiya nefti i gaza, 2024, no. 5, pp. 89-104. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.47148/0016-7894-2024-5-89-104
   Bykadorov V.A., Sapozhnikov R.B., Antipov M.P. Paleozoic strata of the Syr Darya depression: structure, geodynamics, assessment of oil and gas potential. Geologiya nefti i gaza, 2016, no. 3, pp. 28-37. (In Russ.). EDN: WCFSLB
   Bykadorov V.A., Volozh Yu.A., Antipov M.P. Salt-dome structures of the Chu-Sarysu depression (Central Kazakhstan). Litosfera, 2015, no. 4, pp. 14-23. (In Russ.). EDN: UNASIZ
   Davydov N.G. Geological and geophysical modeling and oil and gas potential of the Syr Darya basin of Kazakhstan. Geologiya i okhrana nedr, 2004, no. 3, pp. 21-25.
   Deep structure and mineral resources of Kazakhstan. Ed. by S.Zh. Daukeev, B.S. Uzhkenov, V.N. Lyubetsky, L.A. Miroshnichenko, E.S. Votsalevsky. Vol. 1. Deep structure and geodynamics. Almaty: NAS of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2002a, 216 p. (In Russ.).
   Deep structure and mineral resources of Kazakhstan. Ed. S.Zh. Daukeev. Vol. 3. Oil and gas. Almaty: NAS of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2002b, 248 p. (In Russ.).
   Ditmar V.I. Tectonics and oil and gas potential prospects of the Chu-Sarysu and adjacent depressions of Kazakhstan. Moscow: Nauka, 1966, 174 p. (In Russ.).
   Geology of the USSR. Vol. XX. Useful Fossils. Book 1. Moscow: Nedra, 1989, 539 p. (In Russ.).
   Ibragimov F.M., Bogatyrev O.S., Ignatyuk O.V. Hercynian magmatism of the Northwestern End of the Karatau ridge. Izvestiya AN Kazakhskoy SSR. Seriya geologicheskikh nauk, 1974, no. 3, pp. 81-86. (In Russ.).
   Musagaliev M.Z., Bykadorov V.A., Fedorenko O.A. Assessment of oil and gas prospects of the Petropavlovsk region and Northern Torgay. Karotazhnik, 2005, no. 12-13, pp. 58-62. (In Russ.). EDN: KWMHNZ
   Ozdoev B.S., Medisheva R.K., Seilkhanov T.M., Portnov V.S., Isaev V.I. On the oil and gas potential of the weathering crust of the basement of the Aryskum trough of the South Torgai basin. Neft′ i gaz, 2020, no. 1 (115), pp. 17-32. (In Russ.).
   Stupakova A.V., Sokolov A.V., Soboleva E.V., Kiryukhina T.A., Kurasov I.A., Bordyuk E.V. Geological study and oil and gas potential of Paleozoic strata of Western Siberia. Georesursy, 2015, no. 2 (61), pp. 53-75. (In Russ.). EDN: UAPZAT
   Uzhkenov B.S., Mazurov A.K., Bykadorov V.A., Smirnov A.V., Fedorenko O.A. Paleogeography and geodynamics of Kazakhstan and adjacent territories. Geosciences in Kazakhstan: reports of Kazakhstan geologists at MGK-32. Almaty: "KazGEO", 2004, pp. 39-54. (In Russ.). EDN: VHRBJT
   Volozh Yu.A., Bykadorov V.A., Antipov M.P., Sapozhnikov R.B. Paleozoic sections of Turgai-Syrdarya and Ustyurt region - structural features (related to the petroleum potential of the cover’s deep layers). Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2016, vol. 11, no. 4, available at: http://www.ngtp.ru/rub/4/41_2016.pdf (In Russ.). DOI: 10.17353/2070-5379/41_2016
   Zhu X., Shen C., Zhao B., Hu S., Ge X., Wang L. Multi-stage hydrocarbon migration and accumulation of Permian petroleum system in the Zaysan Basin, NE Kazakhstan. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2022, vol. 208, part A. DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109291
   Zorin A.E., Zhemchuzhnikov V.G., Elnikov D.N., Buvtyshkin V.M. First discovery of hydrocarbons in the Greater Karatau mountains in the Turkestan region. Geologiya i okhrana nedr, 2020, no. 1, pp. 4-10. (In Russ.). EDN: CSBVQA
Petroleum potential and development
Section editor – PhD in geology and mineralogy Zharkov A.M.
Article # 39_2019 submitted on 08/22/2019 displayed on website on 11/18/2019
26 p.
pdf Oil and gas perspective targets of the sub salt Paleozoic of the Pre-Caspian basin
The data on the known and assumed subsalt oil and gas prospective structures (traps) of the Pre-Caspian depression are analyzed taking into account the new investigations. Among the major traps are dominated by carbonate (buildups) and terrigenous (fan deep sea deposits) types. A new type of erosion-lithological traps formed during sea level falls was revealed. Large undiscovered traps are located mainly at depths of 6-8 km. The present forecasted resources of hydrocarbons are significantly higher than have been explored ones.

Keywords: carbonate buildups, fan deep sea sedimentation, erosion-lithological traps, structural traps, inferred hydrocarbons resources, Pre-Caspian basin.
article citation Volozh Yu.A., Bykadorov V.A., Antipov M.P., Bykadorov I.V., Parasyna V.S., Postnikova I.S., Sapozhnikov RB, Kheraskova T.N. Neftegazoperspektivnye ob"ekty paleozoyskogo podsolevogo razreza Prikaspiyskoy vpadiny [Oil and gas perspective targets of the sub salt Paleozoic of the Pre-Caspian basin]. Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2019, vol. 14, no. 4, available at: http://www.ngtp.ru/rub/2019/39_2019.html
DOI https://doi.org/10.17353/2070-5379/39_2019
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Regional petroleum geology
Section editor – PhD in geology and mineralogy Makarevich V.N.
Article # 41_2016 submitted on 08/11/2016 displayed on website on 11/07/2016
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pdf  Paleozoic sections of Turgai-Syrdarya and Ustyurt region - structural features (related to the petroleum potential of the cover’s deep layers)
The structure of the Paleozoic deposits of Turan young platform at the junction area of the Ural-Tien Shan folded area and the Kazakhstan continent during postcollisional stage of development is analyzed. The sedimentary and volcanic-sedimentary Paleozoic sections of the North Ustyurt, Turgay, Pre-Aral and Syrdarya depression were studied and compared. The history of tectonic development of the region is presented from the Late Proterozoic - Vendian up to the collisional and post-collisional processes in the Late Paleozoic. Paleozoic folded complex of the sedimentary cover should be considered as a significant additional hydrocarbons generator.

Keywords: sedimentary cover, folded and pre-plate complexes, collisional shifts, reflecting and refracting seismic boundaries, petroleum potential, Turan young platform.
article citation Volozh Yu.A., Bykadorov V.A., Antipov M.P., Sapozhnikov R.B. Osobennosti stroeniya paleozoyskikh otlozheniy Turgaysko-Syrdar'inskogo i Ustyurtskogo regionov (v svyazi s perspektivami neftegazonosnosti glubokikh gorizontov osadochnogo chekhla) [Paleozoic sections of Turgai-Syrdarya and Ustyurt region - structural features (related to the petroleum potential of the cover’s deep layers)]. Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2016, vol. 11, no. 4, available at: http://www.ngtp.ru/rub/4/41_2016.pdf
DOI https://doi.org/10.17353/2070-5379/41_2016
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