Swell-like lithospheric uplifts due to glacio-isostasy and their probable influence on oil and gas deposits location in the North of Europe

Abstract

Glacio-isostatic swells are outlined which developed during the last stages of the Valdai glaciations round the periphery of the European ice sheets. Their axial zones have been proved to match to location of oil and gas deposits within the Central European oil field. A possibility is considered of the swells control over oil and gas deposits distribution, practical conclusions are drawn.