Basin-Scale Hydraulic Evaluation of Groundwater Flow Controlled Biogenic Gas Migration and Accumulation in the Central Pannonian Basin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
2.1. Geological and Hydrostratigraphic Background
2.2. Groundwater Flow Systems
2.3. Biogenic Gas Fields
3. Materials and Basin-Scale Hydraulic Evaluation Methodology
3.1. Hydrostratigraphic Interpretation
3.2. Hydraulic Data Preparation
3.3. Elevation Profiles
3.3.1. Bulk p(z) Profile
3.3.2. Local p(z) Profiles
3.4. Tomographic Fluid Potential Maps and Hydraulic Cross Sections
4. Results and Interpretations
4.1. Regional Pressure Regimes and Vertical Flow Components
4.2. Regional Horizontal Groundwater Flow Conditions
4.3. Regional Groundwater Flow Pattern
4.3.1. NE Part of the Study Area
4.3.2. SW Part of the Study Area
4.3.3. Biogenic Gas Fields
5. Discussion
5.1. Developed Methodology of Basin-Scale Hydraulic Evaluation
5.2. Regional Groundwater Flow System Model of the Great Hungarian Plain, Central Pannonian Basin
5.3. Groundwater Flow Controlled Migration and Accumulation Model of Dissolved Biogenic Gases
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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p(z) # | Elevation Interval | ||
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z > (−500) m Asl | z = (−500)–(−1500) m Asl | z < (−1500) m Asl | |
1 | 9.94 ↑ | 10.01 ↑ | |
2 | 9.91 ↑ | 9.99 ↑ | |
3 | 9.90 ↑ | 9.98 ↑ | |
4 | 9.77 ↔ | ||
5 | 9.74 ↔ | 10.10 ↑ | |
6 | 10.20 ↑ | ||
7 | 9.82 ↔ | ||
8 | 10.06 ↑ | ||
9 | 8.98 ↓ | 9.47 ↓ | |
10 | 8.66 ↓ | ||
11 | 8.32 ↓ | ||
12 | 9.07 ↓ | ||
13 | 9.33 ↓ | ||
14 | 10.25 ↑ | ||
15 | 9.93 ↑ | 10.00 ↑ | |
16 | 9.81 ↔ | ||
17 | 9.94 ↑ | ||
18 | 9.96 ↑ | 12.04 ↑ | |
19 | 9.92 ↑ | 10.26 ↑ | |
20 | 9.95 ↑ | ||
21 | 9.80 ↔ | 10.18 ↑ | |
22 | 10.12 ↑ | ||
23 | 9.62 ↓ | ||
24 | 8.98 ↓ | 11.46 ↑ | |
25 | 8.87 ↓ | 9.21 ↓ | |
26 | 8.44 ↓ | ||
27 | 9.48 ↓ | ||
28 | 9.72 ↔ | 11.50 ↑ | 67.06 ↑ |
29 | 9.55 ↓ | 14.84–32.32 ↑ | |
30 | 8.89 ↓ | ||
31 | 9.88 ↔ | ||
32 | 9.65 ↓ | ||
33 | 9.99 ↑ | ||
34 | 10.07 ↑ | ||
35 | 10.03 ↑ | 17.99 ↑ | |
36 | 9.91 ↑ | 10.16 ↑ | |
37 | 10.15 ↑ | 10.32 ↑ | 19.73 ↑ |
38 | 10.33 ↑ | 12.69 ↑ | |
39 | 8.54 ↓ | 9.67 ↓ |
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Czauner, B.; Szabó, Z.; Márton, B.; Mádl-Szőnyi, J. Basin-Scale Hydraulic Evaluation of Groundwater Flow Controlled Biogenic Gas Migration and Accumulation in the Central Pannonian Basin. Water 2023, 15, 3272. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15183272
Czauner B, Szabó Z, Márton B, Mádl-Szőnyi J. Basin-Scale Hydraulic Evaluation of Groundwater Flow Controlled Biogenic Gas Migration and Accumulation in the Central Pannonian Basin. Water. 2023; 15(18):3272. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15183272
Chicago/Turabian StyleCzauner, Brigitta, Zsóka Szabó, Béla Márton, and Judit Mádl-Szőnyi. 2023. "Basin-Scale Hydraulic Evaluation of Groundwater Flow Controlled Biogenic Gas Migration and Accumulation in the Central Pannonian Basin" Water 15, no. 18: 3272. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15183272