Crude oil and natural gas dissolved in deep, hot geothermal waters of petroleum basins--a possible significant new energy source

摘要: Although interest in the potential of a possible Gulf Coast-type geothermal resource has been increasing, upper temperature limit for utilization this put at about 200/sup 0/C. However, new data suggest that should be re-examined. Here, limited amount field and laboratory is extrapolated applied speculatively an attempt to understand geologic geochemical systems deep petroleum basins. The purpose bring serious reconsideration magnitude geopressured resource.