Radioactive elements detected in crude oil from volcanic areas

• Autorzy: Radulescu Renata , Stoianovic Doru , Chis Timur

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.18668/NG.2023.12.01

Warianty tytułu

PL

Pierwiastki radioaktywne stwierdzone w ropie naftowej z obszarów wulkanicznych

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In the geological structures containing crude oil and associated gases and located in areas where volcanic activity has been detected, radioactive substances and minerals are contained both in the structure of the reservoir waters and in the impurities related to the composition of the extracted crude oil. They are present during the extraction of crude oil and associated gases and affect human health and environmental safety. Radioactive elements have been detected in reservoir waters, in impurities associated with crude oil, and especially during the processing of drilling fluids (the separation of detritus sourced from geological strata from the used drilling fluid). Other radioactive elements were also detected in the areas polluted with oil and drilling waste. In order to determine the radioactivity level of crude oil originating from the area of volcanic activity of the Romanian Mountains, crude oil samples were collected from the oil field in a one-year analysis. The collected samples were analysed to determine their physical-chemical structure. The reservoir water associated with these samples and the minerals separated from the crude oil following their solvent extraction were also analysed. Radioactive elements were detected using X-ray spectrometry, and their chemical structures are also discussed.

PL

W strukturach geologicznych zawierających ropę naftową i towarzyszący jej gaz ziemny oraz zlokalizowanych w obszarach, w których wykryto aktywność wulkaniczną, substancje i minerały radioaktywne zawarte są zarówno w strukturze wód złożowych, jak również w zanieczyszczeniach powiązanych ze składem wydobywanej ropy. Są one obecne podczas wydobycia ropy naftowej i towarzyszącego jej gazu, mając wpływ na zdrowie ludzkie i bezpieczeństwo środowiska. Pierwiastki radioaktywne wykryto nie tylko w wodach złożowych i związanych z nią zanieczyszczeniach, ale przede wszystkim podczas obróbki płuczek wiertniczych, w tym w procesie oddzielania detrytusu pochodzącego z warstw skalnych od zużytej płuczki wiertniczej. Inne pierwiastki radioaktywne wykryto także w obszarach zanieczyszczonych ropą i odpadami wiertniczymi. Dla określenia poziomu radioaktywności ropy naftowej pochodzącej z obszaru aktywności wulkanicznej w górach Rumunii, z jednego ze złóż ropnych w ciągu jednego roku pobrano próbki ropy naftowej do analiz. Pobrane próbki przeanalizowano pod kątem struktury fizykochemicznej. Przebadano także wodę złożową powiązaną z tymi próbkami oraz minerały oddzielone z ropy naftowej po ich ekstrakcji rozpuszczalnikiem. Pierwiastki radioaktywne zidentyfikowano za pomocą spektrometrii rentgenowskiej, omówiono również ich struktury chemiczne.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

oil; gas; radioactive element; water; sediments

PL

ropa; gaz; pierwiastek radioaktywny; woda; osad

• Wydawca: Instytut Nafty i Gazu - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Nafta-Gaz
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: R. 79, nr 12
• Strony: 755--763
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 26 poz., tab., wykr., wz.

Twórcy

autor

Radulescu Renata

• Oil and Gas University, Ploiești, Romania

autor

Stoianovic Doru

• Oil and Gas University, Ploiești, Romania

autor

Chis Timur

• Oil and Gas University, Ploiești, Romania

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).