Silurian carbonate reservoir rocks of the joint zone of the Khoreyver depression and the Chernyshev ridge

The paper presents a comprehensive study of low-capacity Silurian carbonate reservoir rocks in the northeastern regions of the Timan-Pechora province. Silurian deposits in the sections of the Khosedayu swell, the Talbey block, and the Makarikha-Salyukin anticlinal zone are mainly secondary dolomites and, to a lesser ex-tent, limestones, as well as with low-power interlayers of agrillites, clay dolomites, dolomite-anhydrite rocks. The deposits were formed in coastal-marine and shallow-marine conditions. As a result of the conducted studies, it was noted that dolomites with a shadow biohermal structure have the best filtration properties in the Lower Silurian, and bioclastic limestones – in the Upper Silurian. The reservoir rocks of the Talbey block of the Chernyshev ridge have the best filtration-capacitive properties. The main volume of the void space in the first case is associated with cavities and cracks, in the second one – with matrix porosity. However, the signs of modern karst in the salts of Malo-Tavrotinsky strata observed from the core indicate a possible reformation of the deposits, which requires more careful attention when predicting deposits. The results obtained can contribute to the design of a rational system for the development of hydro-carbon deposits.