Objective To obtain information on the quality and distribution of hydrocarbon gases present in north-western European gas fields, with an overview of the amount and extent of contaminants such as H2S and N2. Although the work will concentrate on Permian basins, it will also include Carboniferous and Mesozoic gas fields in the UK and Denmark. Collation and integration of existing data will be combined with new analytical, geological and source rock data to provide an Atlas. This will give an insight into the distribution of large-scale petroleum-bearing geological units, their gas qualities and composition and the relationship between geological history, source rock composition, hydrocarbon gas generation and fluid transport. The systematic determination of isotope ratios will improve the understanding of hydrocarbon gas provenance. This evaluation will lead to a better understanding of the border areas of Germany, The Netherlands, UK and Denmark, the variations in gas quality, the geological setting of the gas fields, the limits of the gas provinces and the opportunities for further discoveries. The gas fields of north-west Poland will be incorporated in this study by way of a PECO contract. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhydrocarbonsengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energynatural gas Programme(s) FP3-JOULE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 0306 - Deep reservoir geology Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Rijks Geologische Dienst - Nederland Address 2000 AD Haarlem Netherlands See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Danmarks Geologiske Undersøgelse Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address 2400 København nv See on map Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Stilleweg 2 30655 Hannover See on map NERC British Geological Survey United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Nicker hill NG12 5GG Keyworth See on map
