Research Article

Gas Seepage along the Edge of the Aquitaine Shelf (France): Origin and Local Fluxes

Table 1

Molecular and isotopic compositions of the sampled gases of the Aquitaine Shelf seeps.

SampleCH4% molC2H6% molC3H8% moliC4H10% molnC4H10% molCO2% molδD‰

GZ2-pl535-PZ01-0199.9670.0003130.0000670.0000150.0000940.032−66.8−40.9−29.4−24−18142.8
GZ2-pl535-PZ02-0399.9480.0004640.0000560.0000050.0001100.051−68.1−41.9−28.3−34−18134.1
GZ2-pl535-PZ03-0599.9790.0006000.0001020.0000230.0001360.020−69.3−49.1−30.1−14−17955.3
GZ2-pl536-PZ01-0699.9880.0003570.0000510.0000080.0001000.012−71.2−180
GZ2-pl536-PZ02-0899.9850.0003680.0000540.0000050.0000830.015−72.7−42.7−28.3−24−18248.7
GZ2-pl537-PZ01-0999.9850.0004290.0000430.0000040.0000750.014−68.6−181
GZ2-pl537-PZ02-1199.9850.0004230.0000420.0000020.0000890.015−66.1−45.6−27.9−24−17842.1
GZ2-pl537-PZ03-1399.9830.0004350.0000510.0000830.0001050.016−68.8−182
GZ2-pl537-PZ04-1299.9900.0003590.0000420.0000030.0001230.010−69.1−182