Basin

Start of Subsidence in Million Years

Representative Maximum Subsidence S* (m)

Half life in Million Years

Exponential Factor “a”

Exponential

Decay Coefficient α

Geometric Series Attribute

Estimated Number of Ruling Independent Parameters

North German (Rotl.) Basin

290

5500

70

0.0100

2.640E−01

0.77

70 - 90

North German (Zech) Basin

290

5500

70

0.0100

0.0949

0.91

40

West Siberian Basin Gas

230

5500

55

0.0120

0.3147

0.73

115

West Siberian Basin Oil

230

5500

55

0.0120

0.2107

0.81

75

Timan-Pechora Oil & Gas

515

8200

115

0.0065

0.0726

0.93

20

Donets Oil & Gas

385

3100

35

0.0130

0.3011

0.74

110

Sirte Central Carbonates Oil & Gas

144

5000

50

0.0110

0.0943

0.91

40

Sirte South East Clastics Oil & Gas

144

5000

50

0.0110

0.2357

0.79

85