Unconventional hydrocarbon resources of Greece

• Autorzy: Tsirambides A.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.7306/gq.1219

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Intensive exploration of probable conventional hydrocarbon reservoirs in Greece is taking place, through the interpretation of seismic profiles and of abundant surface geological data. The unconventional hydrocarbon potential of the country is unknown, as detailed investigations are lacking. The most important rock formations which may contain shale gas are found in the land and offshore basins of northeastern, north-central, and western Greece. A re-evaluation of the data from all boreholes is needed, on the basis of new information, with the aim of identifying possible reserves of unconventional hydrocarbons retained in highly compacted fine-grained strata. Methane hydrates have been detected in the submarine Anaximander Mountains, east of Rhodes Island. They cover an area of about 46 km² and the volume of methane is estimated at 2.6–6.4 trillion m³. The low content of the Greek lignites in gaseous hydrocarbons and the widespread tectonics in the Hellenic Peninsula are the main factors which prevented large gas accumulations in its 14 main coal deposits. However, additional research is needed to evaluate the coal-bed gas potential of the country.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

shale gas; methane hydrates; coal bed gas; Greece

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 59, No. 3
• Strony: 479--490
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 47 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Tsirambides A.

• School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Mineralogy-Petrology-Economic Geology, Egnatias 131, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece

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