Hydrogeology of a Large Oil-and-Gas Basin in Central Patagonia San Jorge Gulf Basin, Argentina /

• Main Authors: Hernández, Mario Alberto (Author), González, Nilda (Author), Hernández, Lisandro (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Fossil fuels.; Hydrology.; Hydrogeology.; Earth Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).

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 petrole...

Table of 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.