DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116411
论文题名: Hydrocarbon migration pathway and methane budget for a Gulf of Mexico natural seep site: Green Canyon 600
作者: Johansen C. ; Macelloni L. ; Natter M. ; Silva M. ; Woosley M. ; Woolsey A. ; Diercks A.R. ; Hill J. ; Viso R. ; Marty E. ; Lobodin V.V. ; Shedd W. ; Joye S.B. ; MacDonald I.R.
刊名: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
ISSN: 0012821X
出版年: 2020
卷: 545 语种: 英语
中文关键词: flux
; methane budget
; migration
; natural hydrocarbon seeps
; systems approach
英文关键词: Budget control
; Geochemical surveys
; Geochemistry
; Hydration
; Hydrocarbon refining
; Hydrocarbons
; Methane
; Morphology
; Petroleum reservoir engineering
; Phase interfaces
; Seismology
; Structural geology
; Surface waters
; Compositional similarities
; Continental margin
; Hydrocarbon migration pathways
; Hydrocarbon release
; Microbial communities
; Northern Gulf of Mexico
; Oil-fingerprinting
; Seafloor morphologies
; Gas hydrates
; cold seep
; continental margin
; gas hydrate
; hydrocarbon migration
; hydrocarbon reservoir
; hydrocarbon seep
; methane
; seepage
; Atlantic Ocean
; Gulf of Mexico
; Bacteria (microorganisms)
英文摘要: Hydrocarbon seeps occur worldwide along continental margins and act as conduits for fluid discharge from the lithosphere to the overlying hydrosphere/atmosphere. The dynamics and rates of hydrocarbon release at cold seeps remain poorly constrained. Seepage enables a variety of processes that alter the seafloor morphology and affect the geochemistry of substrata, supporting diverse and important chemosynthetic communities. Here we merge complementary geochemical (oil fingerprinting), geophysical (deep seismic, subbottom, backscatter, multibeam) and video/imaging (Video Time Lapse Camera, DSV ALVIN video, ROV video, AUV photo surveys) data sets to constrain the pathways and magnitudes of methane fluxes from the source reservoir to the seafloor at a well-studied, prolific seep site, Green Canyon (GC) 600 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Oil samples from the reservoir, an active vent, and the sea-surface showed compositional similarities consistent with the plumbing system structure identified in seismic data. Spatial distribution of seep indicators such as bacterial mats, microbial communities, methane derived carbonates, and hydrate outcrops, were then used to quantify the total magnitude of methane potentially sequestered in the study domain. Using a systems approach, we combined published values for methane fluxes with data we collected across various scales and resolutions to compile a methane budget for GC600. The system considered for the methane budget is defined as the movement of methane from the salt ridge to the seafloor-water interface for each seep domain, Birthday Candles and Mega Plume. Total estimated input of methane was 2.8×108–2.2×109 mol/yr in the Birthday Candles domain, and 2.7×108–2.3×109 in the Mega Plume domain. The combined total output of the system ranged from 3.2×105–8.2×105 and 3.2×106–5.2×106 mol/yr respectively for Birthday Candles and Mega Plume domains, leaving a potential surplus (input minus output) of 2.6×108–2.3×109 mol/yr. Processes that could balance this budget include accumulation of gas hydrate and sediment free-gas, and the underestimated potential of biological sinks such as methane oxidation. © 2020 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/165059
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作者单位: Florida State University, TallahasseeFL, United States; School of Ocean, Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, New Orleans, LA, United States; Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute, University of Mississippi, University, MS, United States; Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, United States; University of Georgia, Marine Sciences, Athens, GA, United States; National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, TallahasseeFL, United States
Recommended Citation:
Johansen C.,Macelloni L.,Natter M.,et al. Hydrocarbon migration pathway and methane budget for a Gulf of Mexico natural seep site: Green Canyon 600[J]. Earth and Planetary Science Letters,2020-01-01,545