Abstract: Oil Source Rocks in the Romanian Area of the Moesian Platform

Nicolae Baltes, Clement Matracaru

The Romanian area of the Moesian Platform (north of the Danube Black Sea to east and South Carpathians Foredeep to north) represents very important intra-plate with some new real oil prospects.

With a thick sedimentary cover, especially in its northern deepest area, the Moesian Platform offers favorable geological conditions of oil systems in the whole stratigraphic column, from Paleozoic to Upper Cenozoic (Pliocene)

Having a few rich oil source rocks both in carbonatic facies. (Devonian - Carboniferous, Middle Triassic, Neocomian) and argillitic ones (Silurian, early Carboniferous, Lias-Dogger, Mid-Upper Miocene) the Moesian Platform also contains very good oil reservoirs: Mid-Upper: Paleozoic, Triassic, Lower Cretaceous, Upper Miocene and Pliocene.

Geochemical studies on kerogen and bitumen have pointed out the most important oil source rocks, as well as the quality and quantity of expelled hydrocarbons and their relationships with oil reservoirs. Geochemical correlations between oils and source rocks have led to better understanding of the oil pool formation with some interesting goals in the Romanian exploration strategy.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90956©1995 AAPG International Convention and Exposition Meeting, Nice, France