H34C:
Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing: Processes, Monitoring, Stewardship, and Solutions II
Session ID#: 10613
Session Description:
Hydraulic fracturing has become the main stimulation method for producing oil and gas from low-permeability formations; however, several concerns have been raised about adverse environmental impacts, including depletion of surface water and groundwater, contamination from surface spills and improper surface casing, improper disposal practices and potential contamination from stray gas (methane) and additives. In this dynamic field, solutions to these environmental issues are being explored, including use of brackish water and reuse/recycling of flowback and produced water to reduce consumption of freshwater, improved knowledge of the behavior of additives in the subsurface, new geochemical approaches for assessing stray gas, and advances in well construction standards and water management. We welcome abstracts investigating hydrological or geochemical processes associated with hydraulic fracturing, or documenting environmental concerns and incidents as well as creative solutions to address them.
Primary Convener: Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States
Conveners: Bridget R Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States, Amelia N Paukert Vankeuren, California State University Sacramento, Geology Department, Sacramento, CA, United States and Joseph Nolte Ryan, University of Colorado at Boulder, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Boulder, CO, United States
Chairs: Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States, Bridget R Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States, Amelia N Paukert Vankeuren, California State University Sacramento, Geology Department, Sacramento, CA, United States and Joseph Nolte Ryan, University of Colorado Boulder, Environmental Engineering Program, Boulder, United States
OSPA Liaison: Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
Caroline Ridley1, Susan Burden2, Megan M. Fleming2, Christopher D Knightes3, Jonathan Koplos4, Stephen D LeDuc5, Shari Ring4, John Stanek6, Mary Ellen Tuccillo4, Jim Weaver7 and Jeffrey Frithsen1, (1)Environmental Protection Agency Washington DC, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Washington, DC, United States, (2)Environmental Protection Agency Washington DC, Office of Science Policy, Washington, DC, United States, (3)Organization Not Listed, USEPA, Washington, DC, United States, (4)Cadmus Group, Inc., Waltham, MA, United States, (5)Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Arlington, United States, (6)Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States, (7)Environmental Protection Agency Ada, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Ada, OK, United States
Bradley K Esser1, Harry R Beller2, Susan Carroll1, John A Cherry3, Robert B Jackson4, Preston D. Jordan5, Vic Madrid1, Joseph Morris1, Beth L Parker6, William T Stringfellow2, Charuleka Varadharajan7 and Avner Vengosh8, (1)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States, (2)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States, (3)University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, (4)Stanford University, School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (5)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Energy Geosciences Division, Berkeley, United States, (6)University of Guelph, School of Engineering, Guelph, ON, Canada, (7)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States, (8)Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, Durham, United States
Zhulu Lin1, Tong Lin2, Siew Lim1 and Michael Borders1, (1)North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, United States, (2)North Dakota State University Main Campus, Fargo, ND, United States
Martin Stute1, Beizhan Yan2, Steve N. Chillrud2, James M Ross3, Marilyn Howarth4, Reynold Panettieri4 and Poune Saberi4, (1)Barnard College, New York, NY, United States, (2)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, United States, (3)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, United States, (4)University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Aaron Graham Cahill, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Beth L Parker, University of Guelph, School of Engineering, Guelph, ON, Canada, John A Cherry, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, Klaus Ulrich Mayer, University of British Columbia, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Department, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Bernhard Mayer, University of Calgary, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment, Calgary, AB, Canada and Cathryn Ryan, University of Calgary, Department of Geoscience, Calgary, AB, Canada
M. Clara Castro1, Tao Wen1, Jean-Philippe Nicot2, Chris M Hall3, Patrick John Mickler4 and Roxana Darvari5, (1)University of Michigan, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States, (3)University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (4)University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States, (5)University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
Bernhard Mayer1, Pauline Humez2, Michael Nightingale1, Jenifer Ing2, Andrew W Kingston2, Christopher Clarkson3, Aaron Cahill4, Beth L Parker5, John A Cherry6, Romain Millot7, Wolfram Kloppmann8, Kirk Osadetz9 and Don Lawton10, (1)University of Calgary, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment, Calgary, AB, Canada, (2)University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, (3)University of Calgary, Department of Geoscience, Calgary, AB, Canada, (4)University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, (5)University of Guelph, School of Engineering, Guelph, ON, Canada, (6)University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, (7)BRGM, French Geological Survey, Orleans, France, (8)BRGM, Orleans, France, (9)Containment and Monitoring Institute, CMC Research Institutes Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada, (10)CMC Research Institutes Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada
Wenjia Fan, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Kim F Hayes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States and Brian R Ellis, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
