A Look at Abnormally Pressured Formations in the U.S.S.R. (1971)

A Look at Abnormally Pressured Formations in the U.S.S.R. Walter H. Fertl Walter H. Fertl Continental Oil Co. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1971. Paper Number: SPE-3613-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/3613-MS Published: October 03 1971 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Fertl, Walter H. "A Look at Abnormally Pressured Formations in the U.S.S.R.." Paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1971. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/3613-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Search Advanced Search AbstractAbnormally pressured formations occur worldwide and are the cause of many drilling and production problems. This study takes a look at more than 100 wells penetrating Devonian, Carboniferous, Mesozoic and Tertiary formations in the USSR, in which formation pressures other than hydrostatic have been pressures other than hydrostatic have been encountered. Some data on geology, salinity and the pressure-hydrocarbon relationship supplement this discussion.IntroductionA look at the world map shows that the regional structure of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' (USSR) land somewhat resembles that of the U.S., except that the relation of plains and mountains is reversed. A comprehensive discussion of the geology in the USSR has been given by Nalivkin.Russia's oil industry dates back to the last century, the first successful well being drilled in 1871 in the Kuban region in the Caucasus foothills. However, oil seeps in this area were known for centuries. As early as the 13th century, Marco Polo, the Venetian traveler, reported seeing caravans carrying oil from Baku on the Caspian Sea on his way to Kublai's court in Peking, China.Today, the Russians have found and developed numerous hydrocarbon deposits, with current emphasis on wildcatting in the central areas of Europe Russia and Eastern Siberia. With the exception of the Caspian Sea and possibly the Black Sea, there appears to be no possibly the Black Sea, there appears to be no hurry to develop potential offshore reserves. Existence of numerous untested onshore prospects and lagging offshore technology seem to be the main reasons. Nevertheless, during the first half of 1970 the USSR produced oil at an average rate of 6,937,000 B/D with proved crude reserves at 58 billion bbl and, according to the 1970 International Gas Industry Congress in Moscow, proved gas reserves reached 425 Tcf. The proved gas reserves reached 425 Tcf. The Russians, already leading the world in proved natural gas reserves, expect to double them in the next 10 years. Table 1 gives some additional data on drilling and production in the USSR during 1968 and 1969. Keywords: Upstream Oil & Gas, Reservoir Characterization, rock pressuresin, reserves replacement, Azerbaidzh, basin, presenceof, pressured formation, neft, Gulf Coast area Subjects: Reservoir Characterization, Formation Evaluation & Management, Reserves Evaluation, Unconventional and Complex Reservoirs, Asset and Portfolio Management, Exploration, development, structural geology, Reserves replacement, booking and auditing This content is only available via PDF. 1971. Society of Petroleum Engineers You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.