The Earth’s crust and prospects for oil and gas potential of the Syrian Arab Republic according to the data of the thermal vision sounding
UDC: 553.98(569.1)+550.834(203)
DOI: 10.33285/2413-5011-2023-3(375)-17-24
Authors:
KARIMOV KAMIL M.
1,
AL ALI AKHMAD1,
LONSHAKOV MARAT A.1
1 Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, Kazan, Russia
Keywords: Syrian Arab Republic, thermal vision sounding, satellite image, geological environment, block-fault structure, oil and gas potential
Annotation:
The question of the tectonic formation of block-fault structures under the conditions of rifting and its connection with the oil-bearing provinces of Syria has been studied. The heterogeneous structure and the main factors of the Earth’s crust formation are reflected in the models of deep heat sources and block-fault structures of thermal vision sounding, obtained from Terra-MODIS and Landsat-8 spectral zonal images. It has been determined that the effectiveness of thermal vision tomography of the geological environment when prospecting for hydrocarbons at great depths is based on the study of fluids migration natural channels in permeable horizons and accumulation in porous multi-stage chambers that can be natural reservoirs for hydrocarbons. Tectonic basement ledges and complexly built sleeve-like structures as geological objects of prospecting for hydrocarbons in the sedimentary cover are one of the reserves of oil and gas production in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.
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