Emission Measurements of Geogenic Greenhouse Gases in the Area of “Pusty Las” Abandoned Oilfield (Polish Outer Carpathians)

• Autorzy: Guzy P. , Pietrzycki D. , Świerczewska A. , Sechman H. , Twaróg A. , Góra A.

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DOI

10.12911/22998993/74360

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Carpathians may play a significant role as a supplier of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Unfortunately, most of the discovered oil and gas deposits are recently only historical objects. An example is the Sękowa-Ropica Górna-Siary oil deposit located in the marginal part of the Magura Nappe where oil had been extracted in dug wells until the mid XX century. One of such extraction sites is the “Pusty Las” oilfield. In that area, 10 methane and carbon dioxide emission measurement sites were located, among which 4 in dried dug wells and 6 in dig wells still filled with oil and/or water. Dynamics of methane and carbon dioxide concentration changes were measured with the modified static chambers method. Gas samples were collected immediately after the installation of the chamber and again, after 5 and 10 minutes. In the case of reclaimed or dry dug wells, static chamber was installed directly at the ground surface. In wells still filled with oil and/or water the chamber was equipped with an “apron” mounted on special sticks. The dynamics of concentrations changes varied from -0.871 to 119.924 ppm∙min^-1 for methane and from -0.005 to 0.053% obj∙min^-1 for carbon dioxide. Average methane emission was 1.9 g∙m^-2∙d^-1 and that of carbon dioxide was 26.95 g∙^-2∙d^-1. The measurements revealed that an abandoned oil field supplies significant amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere although the emission of methane is lower than that measured e.g. in mud volcanoes located in various parts of the world.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

greenhouse gas; methane; carbon dioxide; Outer Carpathians

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 18, nr 4
• Strony: 100--109
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz., tab., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Guzy P.

• AGH-University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology Geophysics and Environmental Protection, Department of Fossil Fuels, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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Pietrzycki D.

• LOTOS Petrobaltic S.A., ul. Stary Dwór 9, 80-758 Gdańsk, Poland

autor

Świerczewska A.

• AGH-University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology Geophysics and Environmental Protection, Department of Fossil Fuels, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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Sechman H.

• AGH-University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology Geophysics and Environmental Protection, Department of Fossil Fuels, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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Twaróg A.

• AGH-University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology Geophysics and Environmental Protection, Department of Fossil Fuels, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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Góra A.

• AGH-University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geology Geophysics and Environmental Protection, Department of Fossil Fuels, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).