AAPG Studies in Geology No. 48 / SEG Geophysical References
Series No. 11, Chapter 17: Surface Hydrocarbon Characterization of Kinsale
Head Gas Field, Celtic Sea, Offshore Ireland, by J. L.
Gevirtz, Pages 415 - 431
from:
AAPG Studies in Geology No. 48 /
SEG Geophysical References Series No. 11: Surface
Exploration Case Histories: Applications of Geochemistry, Magnetics, and Remote Sensing,
Edited by Dietmar Schumacher and Leonard A. LeSchack
Copyright © 2002 by The American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the
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Chapter 17
Surface Hydrocarbon Characterization of Kinsale Head Gas Field, Celtic Sea, Offshore
Ireland
J. L. Gevirtz
InterScience
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to compare and contrast variations in acid-released
("adsorbed") light-alkane and aromatic hydrocarbons collected on a detailed grid
over Kinsale Head gas field, offshore Ireland (Blocks 48/20, 48/25, and 49/16), with those
collected on a regional grid that sampled the North Celtic Sea Basin. This study also
tests the limits of acid-released-gas methods with respect to bottom conditions, because
extremely sandy bottoms characterize the region.
