Applying Data Mining Techniques to Chemical Analyses of Pre-drill Groundwater Samples within the Marcellus Formation Shale Play in Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Tao Wen1,2, Xianzeng Niu2, Matthew S Gonzales3, Zhenhui (Jessie) Li4 and Susan Brantley2, (1)Syracuse University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Syracuse, NY, United States, (2)Pennsylvania State University, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, University Park, PA, United States, (3)Pennsylvania State University, Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and Department of Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States, (4)Pennsylvania State University, College of Information Sciences and Technology, University Park, PA, United States