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)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Latin American studies.
• Subjects: Hydrogeology > Argentina.; Argentina.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319523286; 9783319523279
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Item Description: Includes index.
• ISSN: 2366-763X
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

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 petroleum and gas-producing basin in Argentina. It is also one of the most important areas with real prospects for non-conventional exploitation (shale oil-gas). After characterizing the hydroclimatic background (hydrometeorological parameters and water balance), the book describes the main physical aspects: geomorphology, soils and surface as well as subsoil geology, especially lithology, structures, stratigraphy and hydrogeology.