PROBLEMS OF CLASSIFICATION OF STRATIGRAPHY OBJECTS OF STAND-BY TANKS. SYSTEMATIC HIERARCHICAL APPROACH

Purpose. The analysis of a number of classifications of stratigraphy objects showed the necessity of using in the process some scientific principles. The aim of this work is to analyze the possibility of using a systematic hierarchical model when classifying geology objects and their properties. The objective of the study was to formalize the relationship of abstract levels and their geological objects. Design/methodology/approach. The proposed systematic approach allows us to organize objects with different quality and scale in terms of hierarchy. The systematic approach also offers the possibility to formally describe, on the basis of a numerical relationship, the relationship of abstract levels and objects. Findings. The authors have proposed a periodic system of a hierarchical classification that permits on the basis of single formal systematic methods to summarize and specify the objects of geology and their properties. The work gives the possibility of obtaining, based on modeling, new information on the relationship of objects of the same level and belonging to different levels of geological organizations. Practical value/implications. If the facts obtained theoretically by modeling are confirmed by practice, if can serve as a prognostication feel when searching for hydrocarbon fields. Symmetry in the relationship of objects and their properties revealed by the authors can be used as an important classification feature. The conducted research can be further developed by using computer programs that take into account the principles of hierarchy and symmetry of the objects of geology and their properties proposed by the authors.