P.N. Mel'nikov, A.V. Soloviev, S.K. Akhmedsafin, V.V. Rybal'chenko, M.N. Kravchenko, V.A. Ignatova, M.A. Shpilman, L.S. Grekova, R.G. Chinakaev, K.A. Zhukov, V.V. Pomazanov, E.A. Kozlovskii

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Total initial onshore hydrocarbon resources of the Kamchatka Region: updating the quantitative estimate

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DOI 10.31087/0016-7894-2022-4-5-25

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Analysis of geological structure of oil and gas promising territories in the Kamchatka Region carried out over two recent decades taking into account the results of exploratory regional and prospecting geological works for oil and gas demonstrated that commercial gas-bearing capacity of the region is limited to the thin Upper Oligocene – Lower Miocene stratigraphic interval of the section in one West Kamchatka structural element only — the Kolpakovsky Trough. The authors evaluated quality of 69 objects prepared to deep drilling, and found that the results of drilling in 32 objects are negative. The authors’ changes to the boundaries of geopetroleum zoning, which reflect reduction of oil and gas promising areas are
proposed. Quantitative assessment of total initial onshore hydrocarbon resources of the Kamchatka Region is carried out. Taking into account exploration maturity and four known small gas condensate fields, the geological analogue method was applied to Oligocene-Lower Miocene oil and gas bearing sequences for West Kamchatka with two reference sites defined; for promising Eocene play — the expert method; and for East Kamchatka — the volume-statistical method with subsequent probability estimate. According to the results of quantitative assessment of total initial hydrocarbon resources in the Kamchatka Region as on 01.01.2022, they amount to 499.8 mln tons of hydrocarbon equivalent (HC in place).

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Key words: the Kamchatka Region; quantitative estimate; geological oil and gas zonation; reference area; estimated area.

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For citation: Mel'nikov P.N., Soloviev A.V., Akhmedsafin S.K., Rybal'chenko V.V., Kravchenko M.N., Ignatova V.A., Shpilman M.A., Grekova L.S., Chinakaev R.G., Zhukov K.A., Pomazanov V.V., Kozlovskii E.A. Total initial onshore hydrocarbon resources of the Kamchatka Region: updating the quantitative estimate. Geologiya nefti i gaza. 2022;(4):5–25. DOI: 10.31087/0016-7894-2022-4-5-25. In Russ.

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Pavel N. Mel'nikov  iD   Scopus

Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Director General
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: melnikov@vnigni.ru

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Aleksei V. Soloviev  iD   Scopus

Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor RAS,
Deputy Director General
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: soloviev@vnigni.ru

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Sergey K. Akhmedsafin  Scopus

Candidate of Technical Sciences,
Deputy Head of Department
Gazprom
117997, GSP-7, Moscow, ul. Nametkina, 16
e-mail: gazprom@gazprom.ru

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Vadim V. Rybal'chenko   Scopus

Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Head of Office
PJSC Gazprom,
190900 St. Petersburg, BOX 1255
e-mail: gazprom@gazprom.ru

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Mariya N. Kravchenko  

Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Department Head
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: kravchenko@vnigni.ru
SPIN: 8023-5275

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Vera A. Ignatova

Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Leading researcher
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: ignatova@vnigni.ru
SPIN: 4360-5070

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Mikhail A. Shpilman  iD

Lead Geologist
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: shpilman@vnigni.ru

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Liubov S. Grekova 

Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Senior researcher
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: grekova@vnigni.ru
SPIN: 3550-5403

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Rustehm G. Chinakaev 

Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Leading researcher
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: Chinakaev@vnigni.ru

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Konstantin A. Zhukov 

Candidate of Economic Sciences,
Deputy Director
All-Russian Research Geological Oil Institute Novosibirsk Branch,
2, ul. Kommunisticheskaya, Novosibirsk, 630007, Russia
e-mail: kzh@vnigni.ru

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Vasilii V. Pomazanov  iD  

Head of Sector
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: pomazanov@vnigni.ru

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Evgenii A. Kozlovskii 

Head of Group
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: kozlovskiy@vnigni.ru