Gravity strike angles from EIGEN6C4 to seek conditions favourable for hydrocarbon occurrences in the Arctic zone

IF 1.5 4区地球科学 Q3 ECOLOGY

Polar Science Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.polar.2024.101157

Jaroslav Klokočník , Jan Kostelecký , Aleš Bezděk

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Abstract

An unusual remote sensing method is employed to seek for the sedimentary areas with possible deposits of oil/gas. The gravity aspects, derived from the global high-resolution gravity field model EIGEN 6C4, namely the strike angles, are used to detect zones on land and off-shore with a higher probability of occurrences of hydrocarbons in the Arctic zone. We utilize our previous experience with the gravity aspects applied for various geological features on the Earth, the Moon, and Mars (everywhere there our knowledge of the gravity field parameters for the respective planet is already sufficient for such a task). The West Siberian basin and Yamal peninsula nearby with known and huge oil/gas resources are used as a test bed demonstrating how our method works. Then, we extrapolate to the Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean (till now only with scientific drilling), showing the most promising localities with possible hydrocarbon occurrences. Our results can also be used for speculations about many further untapped places in the Arctic zone with prospective hydrocarbon resources.

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Polar Science ECOLOGY-GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

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3.90

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