AQUAPYROLYSIS OF ORGANIC MATTER FROM THE RIPHEAN CARBON-RICH ARGILLITE OF THE YURUBCHEN-TAKHOM OIL AND GAS ACCUMULATION ZONE

Abstract

Evident from the presented results, Riphean sedimentary rocks similar to the experimental ones may generate, in the course of natural OM maturation, approximately 40 kg/t of liquid and 50 kg/t of gaseous hydrocarbons (maximal estimate). Thus, our experimental results confirm the following fact. In terms of oil-generating potential, ancient organic matter is not inferior to its younger counterparts, including the well-known Bazhenov Formation, which is the main oil-generating formation in the West Siberian oil- and gas-bearing province. These results testify to a high oil-generating potential of Riphean sequences in the Yurubchen-Takhom oil and gas accumulation zone (Baikit oil- and gas-bearing region, Siberian Platform).