Geology, geography and global energy

Scientific and Technical Journal

Influence of activity of griffins on frequency of eruptions of mud volcanoes

2013. №4, pp. 9-18

Babaev Ali-Ikram Sh.  - C. Sc. in Geology and Mineralogy, SOCAR, 2–26 Seidzade st., Baku, az 1111, Azerbaijan ,, fregat40@yandex.ru

Revealing of sources of feed by gas of griffins of mud volcanoes is an actual scientific problem. On representations of experts existing for today a considerable quantity of griffins with high debits can essentially affect a dormant period of a mud volcano. In article two probable sources of gas feed of griffins are analysed such as directly from the gaseous hearth of a mud volcano and from small gas congestions which are filled up by gas during eruptions of mud volcanoes. In the second case the mud in a volcano mud plays a role of the hydroshutter preventing during rest of a volcano hit of gas in these deposits. Proceeding from average volumes steam-gaseous mixtures which are thrown out by land and underwater mud volcanoes at eruptions, the author calculates the least debits griffins at which accumulation steam-gaseous mixture in their gaseous hearth stops. It is noticed that the estimation debits the griffins located on volcanic fields of mud volcanoes, spent with simultaneous calculation of speed of accumulation steam-gaseous mixture in the gaseous hearth of the same volcanoes closely brings mixes to the forecast of eruptions of these volcanoes. Also it is noticed that high debits griffins can lead to the termination of eruptions of mud volcanoes, and in extreme cases and to destruction of their gaseous hearth then the volcano is blocked in due course by younger sediments, i.e. becomes "buried". Low debits, or total absence of activity of griffins along with a long dormant period of volcanoes can lead to powerful eruptions.

Key words: mud volcano,debit,griffin,steam-gaseous mixture,dormant period,gaseous hearth

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