Geysers Valley CO2 Cycling Geological Engine (Kamchatka, Russia)

Kiryukhin, A.; Sugrobov, V.; Sonnenthal, E.

doi:10.1155/2018/1963618

Geysers Valley CO₂ Cycling Geological Engine (Kamchatka, Russia)

Journal Article · Wed Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Geofluids

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1963618· OSTI ID:1476608

^[1]; Sugrobov, V. ^[2]; Sonnenthal, E. ^[3]

Inst. of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia); Kronotsky Federal Nature Biosphere Reserve, Yelizovo (Russia)
Inst. of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

1941–2017 period of the Valley of Geysers monitoring (Kamchatka, Kronotsky Reserve) reveals a very dynamic geyser behavior under natural state conditions: significant changes of IBE (interval between eruptions) and power of eruptions, chloride and other chemical components, and preeruption bottom temperature. Nevertheless, the total deep thermal water discharge remains relatively stable; thus all of the changes are caused by redistribution of the thermal discharge due to giant landslide of June 3, 2007, mudflow of Jan. 3, 2014, and other events of geothermal caprock erosion and water injection into the geothermal reservoir. In some cases, water chemistry and isotope data point to local meteoric water influx into the geothermal reservoir and geysers conduits. TOUGHREACT V.3 modeling of Velikan geyser chemical history confirms 20% dilution of deep recharge water and CO₂components after 2014. Temperature logging in geysers Velikan (1994, 2007, 2015, 2016, and 2017) and Bolshoy (2015, 2016, and 2017) conduits shows preeruption temperatures below boiling at corresponding hydrostatic pressure, which means partial pressure of CO₂ creates gas-lift upflow conditions in geyser conduits. Velikan geyser IBE history explained in terms of gradual CO₂ recharge decline (1941–2013), followed by CO₂ recharge significant dilution after the mudflow of Jan. 3, 2014, also reshaped geyser conduit and diminished its power.

Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1476608

Journal Information:: Geofluids, Journal Name: Geofluids Vol. 2018; ISSN 1468-8115

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

References (9)

Geothermal solute equilibria. Derivation of Na-K-Mg-Ca geoindicators Giggenbach, Werner F. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 52, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(88)90143-3	journal	December 1988
Formation of the hydrothermal system in Geysers Valley (Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka) and triggers of the Giant Landslide Kiryukhin, A. V.; Rychkova, T. V.; Dubrovskaya, I. K. Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 27, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.02.011	journal	September 2012
TOUGHREACT Version 2.0: A simulator for subsurface reactive transport under non-isothermal multiphase flow conditions Xu, Tianfu; Spycher, Nicolas; Sonnenthal, Eric Computers & Geosciences, Vol. 37, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2010.10.007	journal	June 2011
Modeling and observations of geyser activity in relation to catastrophic landslides–mudflows (Kronotsky nature reserve, Kamchatka, Russia) Kiryukhin, Alexey Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol. 323 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.05.008	journal	September 2016
Inflation model of Uzon caldera, Kamchatka, constrained by satellite radar interferometry observations Lundgren, Paul; Lu, Zhong Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 33, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL025181	journal	January 2006
Video observations inside conduits of erupting geysers in Kamchatka, Russia, and their geological framework: Implications for the geyser mechanism Belousov, A.; Belousova, M.; Nechayev, A. Geology, Vol. 41, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1130/G33366.1	journal	April 2013
An analysis of hydrogeological behavior in the Geyser Valley, Kronotskii nature reserve, Kamchatka after the disaster of June 3, 2007 Kiryukhin, A. V.; Rychkova, T. V.; Dubinina, E. O. Journal of Volcanology and Seismology, Vol. 9, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1134/S0742046315010030	journal	January 2015
The Fascinating and Complex Dynamics of Geyser Eruptions Hurwitz, Shaul; Manga, Michael Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Vol. 45, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-063016-015605	journal	August 2017
Geofluid Systems of Koryaksky-Avachinsky Volcanoes (Kamchatka, Russia) Kiryukhin, A.; Lavrushin, V.; Kiryukhin, P. Geofluids, Vol. 2017 https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4279652	journal	January 2017

Similar Records

Dynamics within geyser conduits, and sensitivity to environmental perturbations: Insights from a periodic geyser in the El Tatio geyser field, Atacama Desert, Chile

Journal Article · Fri Jan 23 23:00:00 EST 2015 · Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research · OSTI ID:1512165

Geyser eruption intervals and interactions: Examples from El Tatio, Atacama, Chile

Journal Article · Sat Oct 10 20:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth · OSTI ID:1480695

Geochemistry and origin of the Mutnov geothermal field in Kamchatka

Journal Article · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Int. Geol. Rev.; (United States) · OSTI ID:7228980

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES

Geysers Valley CO2 Cycling Geological Engine (Kamchatka, Russia)

Citation Formats

References (9)

Similar Records

Related Subjects

Geysers Valley CO₂ Cycling Geological Engine (Kamchatka, Russia)