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Geochemical and Geophysical Characteristics of Shallow Gases in the Deep Sea Sediments, Southwestern Ulleung Basin  

김일수 (연세대학교 지구시스템과학과)
이영주 (한국지질자원연구원 석유·해저자원연구부)
유동근 (한국지질자원연구원 석유·해저자원연구부)
류병재 (한국지질자원연구원 석유·해저자원연구부)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.36, no.3, 2003 , pp. 149-157 More about this Journal
Abstract
Deep sea core samples were taken in the southwestern part of the Ulleung Basin in order to characterize the properties of shallow gases in the sediment. Amount of shallow gases in the sediments were calculated by head space techniques, and chemical and isotopic compositions of hydrocarbon gases were analyzed. Geochemical analyses were carried out on the gas bearing sediments to find out relationship between natural gas contents and organic characteristics of the sediments. Seismic characteristics of shallow gases in the sediments were also examined in this study. The amount of the hydrocarbon gases in the sediments range from 0.01% to 11.25%. Calculation of volume of gas per volume of wet sediment varies from 0.1 to 82.0 ml HC/L wet sediment. Methane consists 98% of the total hydrocarbon gases except for two samples. Based on the methane content and isotopic composition$(\delta^{13}c)$: -94.31$\textperthousand$~-55.5$\textperthousand$), the hydrocarbon gases from the sediments are generated from bacterial activities of methanogenic microbes. Contents of hydrocarbon gases are variable from site to site. Volume of shallow gases in the sediments shows no apparent trends vs. either characteristics of organic matter or particle sizes of the sediments. Gas concentration is high in the area of seismic anomalies such as blanking zone or chimney structures in the section. Physicochemically the pore water and the formation water systems are saturated with gases in these areas. Concentration of hydrocarbon gases in the sediments in these area shows favorable condition for generation of gas hydrate, as far as the other conditions are satisfied.
Keywords
Ulleung Basin; headspace gas analysis; shallow gas; gas hydrate;
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