Modeling of geological features and hydrocarbon potential of the Maikop series of Black sea-Crimea region

Abstract

Summary Geological structure and composition of the Maikop series as well as geochemical and petrophysical properties of the Maikop series clay rocks of the southern margin of the East European Platform are considered. The sections of the Maikop series of Black Sea and the Crimean region, including the north-western area of the Black Sea shelf (wells Arkhangelsk-21, Golitsyn-1, 6, 7, 9, 12, 28); the central part of the Crimean peninsula (Dzhankojsk-1); the Kerch Peninsula (Fontanovsk-6, 12); the Azov Sea shelf (Nord-Kazantip-3); Near-Kerch area of the Black Sea shelf (Subbotin-1) are described. Comparative analysis is made between the Maikop series depositions that occur in following regions – the Kerch-Taman trough, the eastern part of the Black Sea, the Indol-Kuban Trough, West, Central and East Caucasus, the Middle Caspian, West Azerbaijan, South-Caspian depression.