Issue 1(41), 2016

ISSN 2307-2091 (Print) 

ISSN 2500-2414 (Online)

UDC 622.291

Evaluation of the suitability of the geological structures of the Western Donbass to create aquifer storage facilities

I. A. Sadovenko, A. V. Inkin, Yu. V. Khriplivets 

The current economic and energetic situation in the coal mining regions of Ukraine along with the need to solve problems of importing and development of their own natural gas fields determines the need for establishment of the suitability and search of aquafier geological structures for the accumulation of seasonal reserves of gaseous hydrocarbons. Based on the analysis of regional and local geological and hydro-geodynamic conditions authors set criteria for assessing the possible injection of hydrocarbon gas in the flooded rocks. With the help of these criteria, regionalization of Western Donbass was performed and Leventsovsky geological structure was selected, which has Permian-Triassic aquifer in an embedded section. Dedicated manifold is represented by a greenish-gray, quartz-feldspar coarse grained sandstones with interbedded highly kaolinized sands and relatively homogeneous in physical and mechanical properties, mineralogical and granulometric composition. Water contained therein is characterized by high mineralization value, high rigidity and total unsuitability for irrigation, domestic and industrial purposes. Interpretation of the data, gained on the investigated area of experimental filtration works, carried out by its appropriate hydrogeological and technological schematic, analytical calculations and graphic-analytical method showed that the filter coefficients and piezoconductivity of the aquifer vary accordingly within the limits 1,51–3,66 m/day and 4,5–9,1*106 m2/day. The calculated values of filtration parameters allow us to consider this as a promising water bearing manifold gas storage facility; they were used in the calculations to determine its capacity characteristics, according to which the working volume of the intended storage will be 150 million m3 and will partially smooth out seasonal fluctuations in gas consumption in the south-eastern part of Ukraine.

Keywords: water bearing gas storage, hydrocarbon gas, reservoir, the filtration properties.

 

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