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- Title
Sources of Hydrocarbon Gases in the Kedr Mud Volcano, Southern Basin of Lake Baikal: Results of Experimental Studies.
- Authors
Krylov, A. A.; Khlystov, O. M.; Semenov, P. B.; Sagidullin, A. K.; Malyshev, S. A.; Bukin, S. V.; Vidischeva, O. N.; Manakov, A. Yu.; Ismagilov, Z. R.
- Abstract
Outcrops of the coal-bearing Tankhoi Formation (Oligocene–Pliocene), traced along the southern shore of Lake Baikal, submerge under its Southern Basin, where several hydrate-bearing zones of the focused hydrocarbon fluid discharge have been found. To test the hypothesis that coals of the Tankhoi Formation can be the sources of hydrocarbon gases in these zones, we collected coal samples from the Shakhterskaya Gorka outcrop. Experiment on gas generation from the selected samples was carried out in a special autoclave at a temperature of 90°C for eight months. This paper presents the obtained results, which confirm an important role of the process of gas generation from coals in the formation of fluids in the Kedr mud volcano. The further migration of gases was accompanied by the biodegradation and formation of secondary microbial methane due to CO2 reduction. This was one of the reasons for the carbon isotopic pattern observed in methane (heavier than –50‰ VPDB) and carbon dioxide (positive values) taken from the near-surface sediments and hydrates of the Kedr mud volcano, as well as for the significant enrichment of authigenic siderites in the heavy 13C isotope.
- Subjects
MUD volcanoes; WATERSHEDS; GAS migration; DRILLING muds; GASES
- Publication
Lithology & Mineral Resources, 2023, Vol 58, Issue 6, p534
- ISSN
0024-4902
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S0024490223700335