Using 3He/ 4He isotope ratios to identify the source of deep reservoir contributions to shallow fluids and soil gas

Chemical Geology

Volumn 304-305, Issue , 2012, Pages 142-150

  Mackintosh, Sarah J ^a   Ballentine, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCS; Helium; Isotopes; Noble gases; Reservoir microseepage; Soil gas

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CO; BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS; CCS; DEEP FLUIDS; DEEP RESERVOIRS; ERROR PROPAGATION; FLUID SYSTEMS; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; HE ISOTOPES; HYDROCARBON SYSTEMS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MICROSEEPAGE; MONITORING STRATEGY; NEAR-SURFACE; NOBLE GAS; OIL RESERVOIRS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SOIL GAS; STORAGE SITES; SUBSURFACE SOURCE; WYOMING ,USA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GROUNDWATER; HELIUM; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; KRYPTON; NEON; OIL FIELDS; SOILS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; XENON;

GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GROUNDWATER; HELIUM ISOTOPE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NOBLE GAS; OIL FIELD; SEEPAGE; SOIL GAS; SOLUBILITY; TRACER;

TEAPOT DOME; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84858986333     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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