Influence of tectonics on global scale distribution of geological methane emissions

CH4 seepage mostly occurs in petroleum-bearing sedimentary basins, but the role of tectonics in degassing is mostly only known at a local scale. Here, the authors conduct a global scale analysis of seeps, faults, sedimentary basins, petroleum fields and heat flow, and find that geological CH4 seepag...

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Autores principales: Giancarlo Ciotoli, Monia Procesi, Giuseppe Etiope, Umberto Fracassi, Guido Ventura
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Sumario:CH4 seepage mostly occurs in petroleum-bearing sedimentary basins, but the role of tectonics in degassing is mostly only known at a local scale. Here, the authors conduct a global scale analysis of seeps, faults, sedimentary basins, petroleum fields and heat flow, and find that geological CH4 seepage preferably develops in convergent basins, while gas seeps can occur along any brittle tectonic structure.