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. 2014 Aug 7;5:409. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00409

Table 2.

Chemical and isotopic data for produced water samples.

Well Number PC SB1 SB2 K1 K2 K3 SR1a I1 I2
Statusb NS NS NS NS S NS NS S
Sulfidec (mg/L) 17.5 130 14−28 200
DIC (mM) 2.2 47.3 30.1 32.5 3.3
DIC δ13C (‰) 28.5 15.4 13.8 −2.6 5.8
Oil δ13C (‰) −29.8 −30.0 −30.3 −30.5 −31.3
CH4 (% headspace) 1.4 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.1
CH4 δ13C (‰) −56.5 −48.0 −49.7 −44.0 −44.1
CH4 δD (‰) −259 −267 −281 −178 −197
Ethane (ppmv) 90 933 1737 2746 3562
Ethane δ13C (‰) −25.8 −28.0 −30.3 −33.8
Propane (ppmv) nd 1200 1996 1432 4622
Propane δ13C (‰) −26.1 −26.7 −29.7 −33.3
Butane (ppmv) nd 453 494 359 1844
n−Butane δ13C (‰) −27.5 −28.5 −30.7 −33.1
Isopentane δ13C (‰) nd −27.1 −28.5 −31.2 −32.0
Water δD (‰) −159 −125 −125 −106 −139 −44 −157 −38 −38
Water δ18O (‰) −21.0 −15.0 −15.3 −11.8 −18.3 0.0 −20.5 4.0 −0.8
Cl (mg/L) 2444 8170 7050 9366 2092 11,629 2930 11,500 13,118
SO4 (mg/L) 1.4 nd nd 4.2 4.5 11.5 1.8 76 611
δ34S (‰) bd bd bd bd bd bd bd bd 30.1

−, not available; nd, not detected; bd, below detection.

a

Influenced by PC water used for artificial lift.

b

NS, non-soured; S, soured as determined by field operators based on historical data.

c

Last sulfide measurement available (test separator, gas composition, H2S, ASTM D4810-88 (2012–2013).