Table 3. Experimental data for degassing of CH4-saturated water.
 
Run#-sample# Pressure
(psi)
Gas
volume
(mL)
Water
volume
(mL)
13C (CH4)
(PDB)
Comments

1-1

1040

--

--

-44.2

Gas out top

1-2

1040

--

--

-43.8

Gas out top

1-3

1040

10.1

22.9

-43.9

Water + gas

1-4

1040

12.1

16.6

-44.2

Water + gas

1-5

--

32

--

-44.2

Standard

1-6

1040

8.2

21.8

-43.9

Water + gas

1-7

1040

--

--

-43.1

Headspace gas

1-8

1040

--

--

-44.4

Headspace gas

1-9

216

--

--

-43.8

Headspace gas

1-10

216

--

--

-44.6

Headspace gas

2-1

1040

41

--

-44.1

Gas out top

2-2

1040

46

--

-44.0

Gas out top

2-3

1040

10

11

-43.6

Water + gas

2-4

1040

6.5

24

-44.2

Water + gas

2-5

--

29

--

-44.5

Standard

2-6

1040

5.5

20

-43.9

Water + gas

2-7

1040

4.5

15

-43.6

Water + gas

2-8

1040

59

--

-43.7

Headspace gas

2-10

210

49

--

-44.3

Headspace gas

2-11

210

3

1.5

-42.7

Water + gas

3-1

898

--

--

-43.0

Gas out top

3-2

898

--

--

-44.4

Gas out top

3-3

898

--

--

-43.8

Gas out top

3-4

898

8.9

7.2

-43.7

Water + gas

3-5

--

--

--

-43.9

Standard

3-6

898

20

5.9

-44.0

Water + gas

3-7

898

18

4.1

-44.0

Water + gas

3-8

898

23

4.8

-44.0

Water + gas

3-9

898

--

--

-43.1

Headspace gas

3-10

898

--

--

-43.7

Headspace gas

3-11

199

--

--

-44.5

Headspace gas

3-12

199

19

3

-42.8

Water + gas

3-13

199

19

3

-43.3

Water + gas

Notes: For descriptions of terms in the Comments column, see caption for Figure 11. -- = samples for which volumes were not measured.