PDF Publication Title:
Text from PDF Page: 080
Chapter F, Kodiak Fossil Fuel and Geothermal Energy Sources for Local Use in Alaska Tight gas sands. The bulk of the sandstones in the Neogene basins of the Kodiak shelf are too young and too shallowly buried to be effective tight gas reservoirs. Despite the low to moderate reservoir quality of these sandstones, they do not exhibit a well-developed regional fracture system conducive to the genesis of tight gas sands. Given this fact, combined with available data suggesting only lean source rocks in the region, the likelihood of tight gas sands in the Cenozoic section is low. The thickness and character of Jurassic units beneath the Shelikof Straight are poorly known. If the stratigraphy is comparable to lower Cook Inlet and parts of the Alaska Peninsula, then well-lithified units may potentially have reservoir quality consistent with a tight gas play. Shale gas. The bulk of potential Neogene source rocks in the Kodiak shelf basins are lean in organic matter and probably not capable of producing sufficient quantities of gas to support a shale gas resource play. Gas hydrates. The main occurrences of gas hydrates in nature are in modern marine sediments and in arctic regions with well-developed, continuous permafrost. Permafrost is not well developed in the Kodiak Energy Region and, where locally present, is discontinuous. Consequently, the potential for economic concentrations of gas hydrates is low. Geothermal resource potential There are no known occurrences of thermal springs, fumaroles, warm lakes, or mud pots in the Kodiak Energy Region and the overall geothermal prospectivity in the area is low. The current understanding of the regional geology suggests that discovery of a developable geothermal system is unlikely, with the exception of the westernmost part of the region, which borders several fumaroles in the Katmai area (see Bristol Bay Energy Region, Chapter D). RECOMMENDATIONS Coal resource recommendations Given the restricted distribution and thinness of coal beds that have been observed by most researchers, further investigation of coal resources in the Kodiak Island area are unwarranted. Additionally, Sitkinak and Sikalidak islands are part of the Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge, which would complicate any plans to develop a resource at those locations. Reconnaissance-level mapping of reported coal occurrences on the Alaska Peninsula may help determine if further investigation into coal resources is warranted. However, these sites are with the Katmai National Park and Preserve and Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, and thus may not be accessible for coal-resource development. Conventional oil and gas resource recommendations The oil potential in the Shelikof Strait is poorly constrained, but generally assumed to be limited. Technically recoverable gas resources may be present offshore on the Kodiak shelf or in Shelikof Strait. However, these areas have seen limited drilling, and there has been no petroleum industry interest in the region for 25 years. The onshore areas host no active petroleum system. Although industry may eventually pursue offshore exploration, conventional hydrocarbons are unlikely to fulfill local energy needs in the near future. Unconventional oil and gas resource recommendations Coalbed methane. Due to the limited stratigraphic and areal extent of coals in the region, the volume of available coal is not sufficient to produce commercial quantities of coalbed methane, and no further action is recommended. Tight gas sands. The possibility of encountering fractured tight gas sands in the Kodiak Energy Region is low due to the young age and shallow burial of Cenozoic reservoirs. Little is known regarding possible Mesozoic tight gas reservoirs. Characterizing potential Mesozoic reservoirs would require expensive drilling in the Shelikof Strait area and such an investment is not recommended. Shale gas. Due to the lack of extensively fractured source rocks in the thermogenic gas window, the likelihood of finding commercial quantities of shale gas in the region is low; therefore no further action is recommended. Gas hydrates. Due to the lack of extensive, continuous permafrost on Kodiak and surrounding islands, the likelihood of finding gas hydrates in the region are very low; therefore no further action is recommended. Geothermal resource recommendations Due to the lack of documented geothermal manifestations, the potential for developable geothermal energy in the region is low and no further action is recommended. REFERENCES CITED AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Alaska Division of Energy and Power Development, 1977, Alaska regional energy resources planning project, phase I—Alaska’s energy resources findings and analysis, final report, v. I of XI, p. 93–97. Allison, R.C., and Addicott, W.O., 1976, The North Pacific Miocene record of Mytilus (Plicatomytilus), a new sub- genus of Bivalvia: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 962, 22 p. Amato, J.M., Rioux, M.E., Kelemen, P.B., Gehrels, G.E., Clift, P.D., Pavlis, T.L., and Draut, A.E., 2007, U-Pb geo- chronology of volcanic rocks from the Jurassic Talkeetna Formation and detrital zircons from pre-arc and post-arc sequences—Implications for the age of magmatism and inheritance in the Talkeetna arc, in Ridgway, K.D., Trop, J.M., Glen, J.M.G., and O’Neil, J.M., eds, Tectonic Growth of a Collisional Continental Margin—Crustal Kodiak Page 58PDF Image | FOSSIL FUEL AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SOURCES FOR LOCAL USE
PDF Search Title:
FOSSIL FUEL AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SOURCES FOR LOCAL USEOriginal File Name Searched:
sr066.pdfDIY PDF Search: Google It | Yahoo | Bing
NFT (Non Fungible Token): Buy our tech, design, development or system NFT and become part of our tech NFT network... More Info
IT XR Project Redstone NFT Available for Sale: NFT for high tech turbine design with one part 3D printed counter-rotating energy turbine. Be part of the future with this NFT. Can be bought and sold but only one design NFT exists. Royalties go to the developer (Infinity) to keep enhancing design and applications... More Info
Infinity Turbine IT XR Project Redstone Design: NFT for sale... NFT for high tech turbine design with one part 3D printed counter-rotating energy turbine. Includes all rights to this turbine design, including license for Fluid Handling Block I and II for the turbine assembly and housing. The NFT includes the blueprints (cad/cam), revenue streams, and all future development of the IT XR Project Redstone... More Info
Infinity Turbine ROT Radial Outflow Turbine 24 Design and Worldwide Rights: NFT for sale... NFT for the ROT 24 energy turbine. Be part of the future with this NFT. This design can be bought and sold but only one design NFT exists. You may manufacture the unit, or get the revenues from its sale from Infinity Turbine. Royalties go to the developer (Infinity) to keep enhancing design and applications... More Info
Infinity Supercritical CO2 10 Liter Extractor Design and Worldwide Rights: The Infinity Supercritical 10L CO2 extractor is for botanical oil extraction, which is rich in terpenes and can produce shelf ready full spectrum oil. With over 5 years of development, this industry leader mature extractor machine has been sold since 2015 and is part of many profitable businesses. The process can also be used for electrowinning, e-waste recycling, and lithium battery recycling, gold mining electronic wastes, precious metals. CO2 can also be used in a reverse fuel cell with nafion to make a gas-to-liquids fuel, such as methanol, ethanol and butanol or ethylene. Supercritical CO2 has also been used for treating nafion to make it more effective catalyst. This NFT is for the purchase of worldwide rights which includes the design. More Info
NFT (Non Fungible Token): Buy our tech, design, development or system NFT and become part of our tech NFT network... More Info
Infinity Turbine Products: Special for this month, any plans are $10,000 for complete Cad/Cam blueprints. License is for one build. Try before you buy a production license. May pay by Bitcoin or other Crypto. Products Page... More Info
| CONTACT TEL: 608-238-6001 Email: greg@infinityturbine.com | RSS | AMP |