A.V. Kulikova, P.D. Kotler, A.V. Soloviev, A.M. Kirsanov, P.A. Krasilnikov, D.Т. Semenova, Ya.Ya. Saetgaleeva
Low-temperature thermochronology of Mesozoic sediments of the Zaozernaya-1 well based on the apatite fission-track analysis
DOI 10.47148/0016-7894-2025-6-159-169
Key words: Zaozyornaya-1 well; Apatite Fission Tracking; thermal history.
For citation: Kulikova A.V., Kotler P.D., Soloviev A.V., Kirsanov A.M., Krasilnikov P.A., Semenova D.V., Saetgaleeva Ya.Ya. Low-temperature thermochronology of Mesozoic sediments of the Zaozernaya-1 well based on the apatite fission-track analysis. Geologiya nefti i gaza. 2025;(6):159–169. DOI: 10.47148/0016-7894-2025-6-159-169. In Russ.
Acknowledgments: The authors sincerely thank Professor A.K. Khudoley, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, for his valuable comments and thorough review, which greatly enhanced the quality of this paper.
Funding: This work was carried out as part of the VNIGNI object “Studies of reservoir properties of the Bazhenov Fm deposits encountered by a stratigraphic well in the Zaozyorny area, KhMAO – Yugra” (2022-2024–2030) funded by the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources, and collaborative research between VNIGNI and Kazan Federal University (KFU). Additional support was provided by the Kazan Federal University Strategic Academic Leadership Program (PRIORITY-2030).
The authors present the results of a thermochronological study of Mesozoic deposits from the West Siberia, based on apatite fission-track analysis using LA-ICP-MS (laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry). This research investigated sandstones from the Cherkashin, Akh, Abalak, and Tyumen formations, sampled from the Zaozyornaya-1 parametric well located in the Krasnoleninsk petroleum region. The obtained data reveal a consistent trend of younger fission track ages and shorter mean fission track lengths with depth, from the Cherkashin to the Tyumen formation. This trend indicates increasing thermal exposure with depth, where the lower stratigraphic units experienced more intense heating. Thermal history modelling allowed revealing that after deposition, the rocks moved down to depths, likely during the Santonian-Cenomanian period, where temperatures could have reached up to 90°C for the Cherkashin Fm and up to 105°C for the Akh and Abalak formations. The Tyumen Fm experienced even higher temperatures. Later the rocks were exhumed to their modern levels. The results of the study highlight the potential of the apatite fission-track method in petroleum geology applications. However, further studies are required to investigate the undoubtedly complicated thermal history of the region under consideration.
Anna V. Kulikova ORCiD Scopus
Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Senior Researcher
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University,
4/5, ul. Kremlevskaya, Kazan, 420008, Russia,
e-mail: Ak_cool@mail.ru
ResearcherID: C-2355-2015
SPIN: 1726-4399
Pavel D. Kotler ORCiD Scopus
Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Senior Researcher
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University,
4/5, ul. Kremlevskaya, Kazan, 420008, Russia
e-mail: pkotler@yandex.ru
ResearcherID: AAI-7020-2020
SPIN: 1726-4399
Aleksei V. Soloviev ORCiD Scopus
Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Professor
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: soloviev@vnigni.ru
ResearcherID: K-1314-2012
Aleksei M. Kirsanov ORCiD
Head of Sector
All-Russian Research
Geological Oil Institute,
36, Shosse Entuziastov, Moscow, 105118, Russia
e-mail: kirsanov@vnigni.ru
Pavel A. Krasil’nikov ORCiD
Junior Researcher
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University,
4/5, ul. Kremlevskaya, Kazan, 420008, Russia
e-mail: krasilnikovp290@gmail.com
SPIN: 5952-4671
Dina V. Semenova ORCiD Scopus
Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
Researcher
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University,
4/5, ul. Kremlevskaya, Kazan, 420008, Russia,
e-mail: sediva@igm.nsc.ru
ResearcherID: A-6489-2014
SPIN: 7115-3727
Yana Y. Saetgaleeva ORCiD
Engineer
Kazan (Volga region) Federal University,
4/5, ul. Kremlevskaya, Kazan, 420008, Russia,
e-mail: yana.saetgaleeva@yandex.ru
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