H21K:
Natural and Anthropogenic Contamination of Water Resources Related to Oil and Gas Production from Unconventionals: Processes, Monitoring, and Stewardship I

Tuesday, 16 December 2014: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Chairs:  Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States and Bridget R Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
Primary Conveners:  Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States; University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
Co-conveners:  Bridget R Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

8:00 AM
 
Impact of Unconventional Shale Gas Waste Water Disposal on Surficial Streams
Isabelle Cozzarelli, Denise Akob and Adam Mumford, USGS, Reston, VA, United States
8:20 AM
 
Relationship between Prevailing Redox Conditions, Water Type, Topographic Location and Methane Concentrations in Susquehanna County, NE Pennsylvania
Lisa Jo Molofsky, Tom E McHugh, John A Connor and Stephen D Richardson, GSI Environmental Inc., Houston, TX, United States
8:40 AM
 
What Controls Methane in Potable Ground Water in the Appalachian Basin?
Donald I Siegel1, Bert Smith2, A.E. Perry3 and R. Bothun3, (1)Syracuse University, Earth Sciences, Syracuse, NY, United States, (2)Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, (3)AECOM, Chelmsford, MA, United States
9:00 AM
 
Groundwater baseline sampling programs designed to identify potential leakage from unconventional gas plays in Alberta, Canada
Bernhard Mayer, Pauline Humez, Jenifer Ing and Michael Nightingale, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
9:20 AM
 
An Overview of Baseline Sampling Guidelines for Unconventional Resource Development
Jenna S Kromann, Stephen D Richardson, Ann P Smith, Lisa Molofsky and John A Connor, GSI Environmental Inc., Houston, TX, United States
9:40 AM
 
Identifying Methane Sources in Groundwater; Quantifying Changes in Compositional and Stable Isotope Values during Multiphase Transport
Toti Larson and Kiran Sathaye, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States
 
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