Hydrogeology of a Large Oil-and-Gas Basin in Central Patagonia : San Jorge Gulf Basin, Argentina / by Mario Alberto Hernández, Nilda González, Lisandro Hernández.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Hernández, Mario Alberto., Author.
• González, Nilda., Author.
• Hernández, Lisandro., Author.

Series:

• SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies, 2366-763X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Hydrogeology.
• Hydrology.
• Fossil fuels.
• Hydrology/Water Resources.
• Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).

Local Subjects:

• Hydrogeology.
• Hydrology/Water Resources.
• Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 95 p. 35 illus., 34 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

This book analyzes the most important geohydrological aspects of the San Jorge Gulf Basin (Chubut and Santa Cruz provinces, Argentine Patagonia), with a particular focus on the physical and hydrodynamic characteristics of the system. Discovered in 1907, the San Jorge Gulf Basin was the first petroleum and gas-producing basin in Argentina. It is also one of the most important areas with real prospects for non-conventional exploitation (shale oil-gas). After characterizing the hydroclimatic background (hydrometeorological parameters and water balance), the book describes the main physical aspects: geomorphology, soils and surface as well as subsoil geology, especially lithology, structures, stratigraphy and hydrogeology. .

Contents:

• 1. General characterization of the basin, location and socioeconomic context. Main physical features
• 2.Importance of groundwater. The basin from the geographical, geological and geohydrological point of view
• 3. Hidroclimatology. Climatic conditions, water balances and limitations in arid regions. The input function to the geohydrological system
• 4. Regional geology and geomorphology
• 5. The physical component of the hydrological systems . Conversion from the lithoestratigraphical units to the hidrolithological units. Conformation of the System
• 6. Hydrodynamic and hydrochemical components
• 7. Conceptual model of the System
• 8. Local use of groundwater. Its importance in conventional oil development (secondary recovery) and unconventional (shale oil, tight sand oil, shale gas)
• 9. Current and future conflicts due to the use of groundwater in the basin. Proper management at the basin level
• 10. Final Remarks and Conclusions
• References
• List of figures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

3-319-52328-7