Published February 2019
New data on forming oil-gas bearing basins of Mesozoic-Paleogene onshore of Azerbaijan
B.S. AslanovModern territory of Azerbaijan located at the environ of Alps-Himalaya mobile belt is related to a number of large oil-gas bearing provinces (South Caspian, Mesopotamia etc.) rich with hydrocarbons and regions (Absheron-Pribalkhanian, Persian Gulf, etc.) of the world formed in the active and passive margins of Tetis. Hydrocarbon production mined in this region is a potential power and inexhaustible propellant reserve for such countries as Azerbaijan, Turkmenia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, United Arabian Emirates, Qatar, etc. through long years. Assuming as a basis the significant role of tectonic processes in hydrocarbons’ gathering and maintenance in reservoirs, as well as formation of the deposits after sedimentation and diagenesis depending on the temperature and pressure, oil and gas forming basins of Mesozoic-Paleogene of Azerbaijan’s onshore territory have been analyzed via the maps of lithofacies, equal powers and sedimentation conditions.
