East Pre-Caspian Upper Permian and Lower Triassic Hydrocarbon Potential

More than 200 line km. of old and 450 line km. of new seismic data, well data of shallow core drill wells were analyzed. Described main groups of reflections on the seismic sections, corresponding to three main complexes of the geological succession of the East Pre-Caspian. Seismic and drilling data have demonstrated complex geological features of East Pre-Caspian in terms of lithology and facies variation, presence of sealing capacity, erosion surfaces and wide distribution of salt bodies. Structural and conceptual Geological model of Lower Triassic and Upper Permian succession made with the aim to describe geological settings of the area, preliminary HC reserves estimate and to assist in planning further field development.