Upper Riphean Oil and Gas Source Rocks on the East European Platform in the Russian Part and Adjacent Folded Areas

This article considers the deposits of the Late Riphean age, which can potentially be considered as oil and gas source deposits on the East European Platform and in the adjacent folded areas. Data on the interlayers of rocks of the Upper Riphean, enriched with organic matter are generalized and systematized. The available data on the characteristics of the organic matter of these rocks are systematized. The Upper Riphean sections of this area are compared.