Preliminary analytical results for a mud sample collected from the LUSI Mud Volcano, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia

Geoffrey S. Plumlee; Thomas J. Casadevall; Handoko T. Wibowo; Robert J. Rosenbauer; Craig A. Johnson; George N. Breit; Heather Lowers; Ruth E. Wolf; Philip L. Hageman; Harland L. Goldstein; Michael W. Anthony; Cyrus J. Berry; David L. Fey; Gregory P. Meeker; Suzette A. Morman

doi:10.3133/ofr20081019

Preliminary analytical results for a mud sample collected from the LUSI Mud Volcano, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia

Open-File Report 2008-1019

By: Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Thomas J. Casadevall, Handoko T. Wibowo, Robert J. Rosenbauer, Craig A. Johnson, George N. Breit, Heather Lowers, Ruth E. Wolf, Philip L. Hageman, Harland L. Goldstein, Michael W. Anthony, Cyrus J. Berry, David L. Fey, Gregory P. Meeker, and Suzette A. Morman

https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20081019

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Abstract

On May 29, 2006, mud and gases began erupting unexpectedly from a vent 150 meters away from a hydrocarbon exploration well near Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. The eruption, called the LUSI (Lumpur 'mud'-Sidoarjo) mud volcano, has continued since then at rates as high as 160,000 m3 per day. At the request of the United States Department of State, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been providing technical assistance to the Indonesian Government on the geological and geochemical aspects of the mud eruption. This report presents initial characterization results of a sample of the mud collected on September 22, 2007, as well as inerpretive findings based on the analytical results. The focus is on characteristics of the mud sample (including the solid and water components of the mud) that may be of potential environmental or human health concern. Characteristics that provide insights into the possible origins of the mud and its contained solids and waters have also been evaluated.

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Plumlee, G.S., Casadevall, T.J., Wibowo, H.T., Rosenbauer, R.J., Johnson, C.A., Breit, G.N., Lowers, H., Wolf, R.E., Hageman, P.L., Goldstein, H.L., Anthony, M.W., Berry, C.J., Fey, D.L., Meeker, G.P., Morman, S.A., 2008, Preliminary analytical results for a mud sample collected from the LUSI Mud Volcano, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1019, iii, 26 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20081019.

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Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	USGS Numbered Series
Title	Preliminary analytical results for a mud sample collected from the LUSI Mud Volcano, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia
Series title	Open-File Report
Series number	2008-1019
DOI	10.3133/ofr20081019
Edition	Version 1.0
Year Published	2008
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	U.S. Geological Survey
Description	iii, 26 p.
Time Range Start	2006-05-29
Time Range End	2007-09-22
Country	Indonesia
State	East Java
Other Geospatial	LUSI Mud Volcano
Online Only (Y/N)	Y