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Whelan, Jean K; Hunt, John M; Jasper, John P; Huc, Alain Y (1984): C1-C8 hydrocarbons in marine sediments. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.757331, Supplement to: Whelan, JK et al. (1984): Migration of C1-C8 hydrocarbons in marine sediment. Organic Geochemistry, 6, 683-694, https://doi.org/10.1016/0146-6380(84)90089-5

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Abstract:
Light hydrocarbon (C1-C8) profiles are compared for three wells of varying maturities: two immature DSDP wells (Site 397 near the Canary Islands and Site 530A near the Walvis Ridge in the south-east Atlantic) and a mature well, the East Cameron well in the Texas Gulf Coast. Primary migration of C1 and C2 appears to be occurring in all of the sedimentary rocks examined. Primary migration of C3+ components becomes important only as fine-grained sedimentary rocks enter the catagenetic hydrocarbon generation zone or over short distances in more permeable sections. Lateral migration along bedding planes was more important than vertical migration in sedimentary rocks of all maturities. The lightest (methane, ethane and propane gases) hydrocarbon show greater fractionation than do the C4-C8 alkanes which generally show minimal fractionation during the migrational process. Subsurface diffusion coefficients for these p.p.b. quantities of C2-C5 alkanes from immature sediments from DSDP Site 530 are estimated to be several orders of magnitude less than values reported in the literature for diffusion of much larger amounts of these compounds from mature water wet sediments into air or sandstones. Since our calculations suggest light hydrocarbons are present in amounts less than their reported solubilities in pure water at 25°C, we postulate that the sediment organic matter has a substantial effect on retarding the movement of these light hydrocarbons.
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Median Latitude: 5.216083 * Median Longitude: -49.726467 * South-bound Latitude: -19.187700 * West-bound Longitude: -120.757000 * North-bound Latitude: 33.849000 * East-bound Longitude: 9.385800
Date/Time Start: 1978-10-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1980-07-29T00:00:00
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63-467 * Latitude: 33.849500 * Longitude: -120.757800 * Date/Time: 1978-10-10T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2128.0 m * Penetration: 1041.5 m * Recovery: 399.1 m * Location: North Pacific/GAP * Campaign: Leg63 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 100 cores; 946.5 m cored; 38 m drilled; 42.2 % recovery
64-481A * Latitude: 27.253000 * Longitude: -111.507700 * Date/Time: 1979-01-03T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1998.0 m * Penetration: 374.5 m * Recovery: 159 m * Location: North Pacific/Gulf of California/BASIN * Campaign: Leg64 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 31 cores; 293.5 m cored; 39 m drilled; 54.2 % recovery
75-530A * Latitude: -19.187700 * Longitude: 9.385800 * Date/Time: 1980-07-29T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4629.0 m * Penetration: 1121 m * Recovery: 617.5 m * Location: South Atlantic/RIDGE * Campaign: Leg75 * Basis: Glomar Challenger * Method/Device: Drilling/drill rig (DRILL) * Comment: 107 cores; 986.5 m cored; 9.5 m drilled; 62.6 % recovery
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