The Possibility of Predicting Oil and Gas Potential based on the Geochemical Characteristics of Rocks

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The aim of the study is to forecast the oil and gas potential of the sedimentary section in the Perm Region based on a developed geochemical criterion. A key aspect of the predictive assessment is the use of previous work on the differentiation of distribution organic matter (DOM) based on its composition and content of migratory bitumoids of the epigenetic type. The development of this comprehensive criterion involved the use of methods for statistical analysis of geochemical and bitumenological data. Regression analysis methods were used to develop models for predicting oil and gas content, including the presence of epigenetic bitumoids. Initially, individual models were constructed and analyzed. As an example of such a modeling approach, one characteristic of the distribution organic matter in rocks was chosen - the content of the insoluble residue (IR, %). The models obtained for the characteristics of IR, %, and all other indicators used demonstrated a high level of separation between the classes of epigenetic and synergetic bitumoids, as confirmed by statistical significance criteria. To develop a complex probabilistic geochemical criterion that would consider all significant geochemical characteristics affecting the distribution of epigenetic bitumoids in rock, individual probabilities were used for the studied parameters. By analyzing various combinations of individual probabilities, it was determined that the most statistically valid approach to classifying epilithiumous groups is to utilize all parameters. Based on the developed model, values for the complex criterion (Pmin) were calculated for the entire dataset. The scheme for changing the values of the criterion obtained for the territory of the Perm Krai solves the task and reflects the prospects for oil and gas potential within the main tectonic regions of the region. Thus, the analysis showed a varying degree of intensity of DOM transformation processes within the studied area. The maximum level of epigenetic bitumoid development in the main oil and gas-bearing complexes of the sedimentary cover is typical of the Bashkirian arch, parts of the Basin saddle and the Byim-Kungur monocline, as well as in the southern part of the Upper Kama depression and within the Solikamsk and Yuryuzan-Sylva depressions.

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sedimentary section of the Perm regiondistribution organic matterprobabilistic analysisstatistical criteriaepigenetic bitumoidsa complex geochemical criterionprobabilistic forecastsoil and gas potential

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24 October 2025
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24 October 2025
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Vol. 25, No. 3 (2025)
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