Results of a reconnaissance survey of large zones of hydrogen degassing in various regions of the world

Abstract

The results of reconnaissance studies on large areas of hydrogen degassing in Yakutia, Bavaria, in the area of the Bermuda Triangle and on local areas in Ukraine are presented. Experiments using the direct-prospecting technology of frequency-resonance processing and the interpretation of satellite images and pho tographs were carried out in order to study the features of the deep structure in the areas of hydrogen de gassing. Instrumental measurements confirmed the presence of large areas of hydrogen degassing in Yakutia. Large basalt volcanic complexes were found within six survey areas. The diameter of one of the identified structures exceeds 100 km. The facts of hydrogen migration into the atmosphere have been confirmed within five areas. At the top, basaltic rocks are overlapped by limestones, dolomites and marls, in which hydrogen accu mulations can be found. Additional instrumental measurements have shown that siliceous rocks can be a suf ficiently effective seal to accumulate hydrogen in the underlying reservoir rocks. Responses from basalts, hydrogen and living water were also recorded within several areas and survey sites in the Federal Republic of Ger many. The presence of large hydrogen degassing zones in Bavaria has been confirmed. In the contour of one of the surveyed sites in Bavaria, responses from oil, condensate, gas, amber, carbon dioxide, bacteria, phosphorus (yellow), oil shale, gas hydrates, anthracite, and sedimentary rocks of 1-6 groups were recorded, and the fact of gas (methane) migration into the atmosphere was established. Within its limits, it is advisable to carry out a detailed prospecting work for oil and gas. In the area of the Bermuda Triangle, as well as Bermuda, responses from phosphorus (red and yellow), hydrogen, living and dead water and basalts were recorded. The upper edge of the basalts in the area of the triangle was recorded at a depth of 74 m, and the root of the basalt vol cano was identified at a depth of 723 km. On the surfaces of 74 m and 0 m, the responses from hydrogen were obtained from the upper part of the cross-section, which indicates its migration into water and into the atmosphere. The presence of basalt volcanoes with hydrogen and living water in the areas and sites in different regions of Ukraine was once again confirmed at the survey sites in the Boryspil district and in the Volyn region. Studies have established the migration of hydrogen into the atmosphere. The research results, as well as previously published materials of experimental work in various regions, indicate the advisability of using the direct-prospecting methods of frequency-resonance processing of satellite images and photographs to detect the zones of hydrogen accumulation in areas, where basalt volcanoes are located, as well as in areas of hydrogen degassing. The use of a mobile and low-cost technology will significantly accelerate the exploration process for hydrogen, as well as will reduce the financial costs for its implementation.