Seasonal Variation of Methane Microseepage in the Dawanqi Oilfield (China): A Possible Climatic Control,Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

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Seasonal Variation of Methane Microseepage in the Dawanqi Oilfield (China): A Possible Climatic Control
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres ( IF 4.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-11 , DOI: 10.1029/2021jd034637
Yujia Zhao ₁ , Guojian Wang ₂ , Giuseppe Etiope _{3,

4} , Yong Wang ₅ , Zhenzhen Zhu ₁ , Chunhui Wang ₁ , Xufeng Chen ₁ , Junhong Tang ₁

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Natural gas microseepage in petroleum-bearing sedimentary basins is an important complement to geophysical methods in oil-gas exploration and a natural source of methane (CH₄) for the atmosphere. Microseepage, typically occurring in correspondence with petroleum fields throughout the world, is generally lower in summer, due to temperature-driven methanotrophic consumption, and higher in winter. The global estimates of microseepage methane emission have, however, relatively high uncertainties because of limited amounts of flux data, leading to poor knowledge of the spatial distribution and temporal variability of the gas emission factors. We studied the seasonal variation of microseepage flux to the atmosphere from a petroleum field in China (the Dawanqi oilfield), through methane flux measurements performed in summer 2014, winter 2015, and summer 2019. Winter data refer to frozen soil conditions, with snow cover and ice thickness in the soil exceeding 60 cm. Gas concentration (CH₄, CO₂, C₂₊ alkanes) and stable C isotopic composition of CH₄ and CO₂ in shallow (4 m deep) boreholes confirmed the existence of thermogenic gas seepage. Methane microseepage is higher in summer and lower or nil in winter. This seasonal trend is opposite to what was observed in areas where winter soil is not or poorly frozen. Our data suggest that seasonal microseepage variation may not be univocal worldwide, being strongly dependent on the presence of ice and snow cover in winter. The regional increase of temperature due to climate change, already demonstrated for the Tarim Basin over the last 50 years, could, in the future, reduce winter ice and enhance annual methane emission to the atmosphere.

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