Dnieper‑Donets Basin
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The Dnieper‑Donets Basin is a major sedimentary and hydrocarbon-bearing geological basin in Eastern Europe, extending across parts of Ukraine and Belarus.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Donbas Foldbelt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pripyat Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinType | rift basin ⓘ |
| contains |
gas fields of northeastern Ukraine
ⓘ
oil fields of northeastern Ukraine ⓘ |
| containsResource |
coal
ⓘ
condensate ⓘ crude oil ⓘ natural gas ⓘ |
| containsStructure | Dnieper‑Donets Aulacogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major hydrocarbon province of Ukraine ⓘ |
| explorationStart | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedBy | Devonian rifting ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountryJurisdiction |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLithology |
carbonates
ⓘ
clastic sediments ⓘ |
| hasSealRocks | evaporites ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy |
Carboniferous
ⓘ
Devonian ⓘ Mesozoic ⓘ Permian ⓘ |
| hasTectonicPhase |
Devonian extension
ⓘ
later inversion ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonSystem | Paleozoic petroleum system ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Dnieper‑Donets‑Pripyat rift system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large gas reserves
ⓘ
onshore hydrocarbon production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPlayType |
stratigraphic traps
ⓘ
structural traps ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Dnieper River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donets River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | East European Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
basin analysis
ⓘ
petroleum geology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | intraplate rift ⓘ |
| underlainBy | Precambrian basement ⓘ |
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