Hydrochemical and isotopic (δ18O, δ2H, 87Sr/86Sr, δ37Cl and δ81Br) evidence for the origin of saline formation water in a gas reservoir

Chemical Geology

Volumn 384, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-75

  Bagheri, R ^a,b   Nadri, A ^a   Raeisi, E ^a   Eggenkamp, H G M ^c,d   Kazemi, G A ^b   Montaseri, A ^e  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^e South Zagros Gas and Petroleum Production Company   (Iran)

Author keywords

Deep basin aquifer; Kangan gasfield; Produced formation water; Salinity origin; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LITHIUM; SEAWATER; TEXTURES; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; STRONTIUM;

DEEP BASIN; FORMATION WATER; KANGAN GASFIELD; SALINITY ORIGIN; STABLE ISOTOPES;

STRONTIUM; SALINE WATER;

AQUIFER; FORMATION WATER; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; SALINITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

IRAN;

EID: 84904497594     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.06.017     Document Type: Article

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