Hirst, B., Gibson, G. , Gillespie, S., Archibald, I., Podlaha, O., Skeldon, K. D., Courtial, J. , Monk, S. and Padgett, M. (2004) Oil and gas prospecting by ultra-sensitive optical gas detection with inverse gas dispersion modelling. Geophysical Research Letters, 31(12), art L12115. (doi: 10.1029/2004GL019678)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2004GL019678
Abstract
We report a new oil and gas prospecting technique based on measurements of sub-part-per-billion ethane concentration in the atmosphere and local wind data. The sensitivity of our sensor enables detection, from a range of several km, of the naturally occurring ethane seepages that accompany hydrocarbon reservoirs. Using the concentration and wind data, the gas dispersion process is inverted to provide maps of surface ethane flux over several hundred km<sup>2</sup>. Within a desert environment, we demonstrate the technique is capable of locating a controlled release and corresponds with the results from a geochemical soil sampling survey conducted over the same oil field.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Gibson, Dr Graham and Courtial, Dr Johannes and Padgett, Professor Miles and Skeldon, Dr Kenneth |
| Authors: | Hirst, B., Gibson, G., Gillespie, S., Archibald, I., Podlaha, O., Skeldon, K. D., Courtial, J., Monk, S., and Padgett, M. |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Journal Abbr.: | Geophys. Res. Lett. |
| Publisher: | The American Geophysical Union |
| ISSN: | 0094-8276 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1944-8007 |
| Published Online: | 30 June 2004 |
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