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Hutchinson Gas Explosions- Unraveling a Geologic
Mystery
Kansas Geological SurveyUniversity of Kansas
Thanks to:
City of Hutchinson &Hutchinson Fire
DepartmentHutchinson NewsCUDD DrillingKS Department of Health &
Environment
Kansas Geological Surveystaff
From Interactive KanView ESRI MapServer at Kansas Geological Survey (www.kgs.ukans.edu)
Locations of explosion sites, geysers, and areas of known subsidence in Hutchinson, Kansas
Downtown explosionsite
TrailerParkExplosion site
1 mile
Evacuated areanear geysers& explosion site
Area of subsidence
The Survey’s threemain goals:
1) Make Hutchinsonsafe from leaking gas-- find the geologicpathways for gasmovement
2) Find abandonedbrine wells for properplugging
3) Determinegeologic implicationsfor the Yaggy field andHutchinson
EvolvingEvolvingTheoriesTheories
#3. Gas is moving along sedimentary conduit (a channel?)
#4. Gas is moving along a dolomite facies change
#5. Gas is moving through fractured dolomite
#6. Gas is moving along a stress-induced fracture system