Naturally occurring radioactive materials in the gas and oil industry : origin, transport and deposition of stable lead and 210Pb from Dutch gas reservoirs

The omnipresence of Naturally Occurring Radionuclides (NORs) within the Earth is well-known. Since long, radioactive decay of NORs has been recognised as the primary source of our internal planetary heat, and driving force of volcanism and the movement of plates forming the Earth's crust. Since NORs are most abundant in the Earth's crust, from which all oil and gas are produced, it is no surprise to encounter NORs in the oil and gas industry. Already at the beginning of the 20th Century, it became clear that NORs can be produced together with hydrocarbons. In oil and gas production facilities,... Mehr ...