Vernadskiy's views on origin of oil

Theory of geochemical prospecting for oil and gas (mathematical modeling of the process of transformation of organic matter)

“…However, the theory of sedimentary -migrational origination of oil and gas ( 7,8,9,10,20), the study of oil and gas basins ( 6,10,18), and the concept of the geochemical field (13,14) as a form of spatial representation of the geochemical specialization of the part of geologic space under investigation, 2 may provide an acceptable solution.…”

“…The catagenetic action (8,10,17) affects the reflectivity Ro of the vitrinite in the humic material in the rocks. In turn, Ro has a certain INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGY REVIEW relation to the temperature-time index T. This equations relation was traced by Lopatin (17).…”

“…At a given time each point in the seam will have a fixed position in the cross section of the sedimentary infill of the basin. Owing to the unique direction of lithogenesis, with the above limitations, each point in the seam at time t has certain thermobaric and geochemical parameters of the state of the system: temperature T, pressure P, certain ratios between the solid, liquid, and gas phases of the organic material, and the indices of catagenetic conversion of the carbonaceous organic material, particularly the reflective power of the vitrinite (8,10,17,20).…”

“…Considering the complexity of the processes involved in the formation of hydrocarbon deposits at depth, such a basis must involve the theory of geochemical fields (hydrocarbon concentration fields), which is based on research in oil-gas basins ( 6,10,18) and the theory of the sedimentary-migration origin of oil and gas ( 7,8,9,10,20).…”