H21I:
Assessing Environmental Impacts, Characterization, Treatment, Injection, and Uses of Hydraulic Fracturing and Oil and Gas Waste Waters II Posters


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Session ID#: 63648

Session Description:
Unconventional energy development using hydraulic fracturing to extract oil and gas from low-permeability shales has played a critical role in enhancing national energy security. However, this development has been accompanied by environmental concerns, particularly impacts on water resources. In addition, a recent focus on produced waters has brought to the fore issues of subsurface pressurization, seismicity and contamination related to the high salinities and associated potentially toxic compounds such as naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), and organic compounds from the associated hydrocarbons. Minimizing injected volumes through treatment for industrial or agricultural and other beneficial use could resolve many of the issues. We invite talks on a variety of topics, including resource depletion, risk assessment and studies of groundwater contamination, such as anthropogenic vs. natural stray gas and brine migration, impacts of produced water injection (pressurization/seismicity), alternative water sources such as brackish groundwater produced water, including new produced water treatment technologies.
Primary Convener:  Madalyn S Blondes, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, United States
Conveners:  Rebecca Gao, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States, Tanya J Gallegos, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals (GEM) Science Center, Reston, VA, United States and Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
Primary Liaison:  Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
Chairs:  Madalyn S Blondes, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, United States, Rebecca Gao, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States, Tanya J Gallegos, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals (GEM) Science Center, Reston, VA, United States and Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
Index Terms:

1041 Stable isotope geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY]
1065 Major and trace element geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY]
1829 Groundwater hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1834 Human impacts [HYDROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Monitoring Methane Gas Migration in a Near Surface Partially Confined Aquifer Using Geophysical Methods (427477)
Tim Cary1, Rachel M Lauer2, Kristopher A Innanen1, Roger Daniel Beckie3, Aaron Graham Cahill3, Jessie Chao3, Julia Soares3 and Daniel Sola1, (1)University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, (2)University of Calgary, Department of Earth, Energy and Environment, Calgary, AB, Canada, (3)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sources of salinity in domestic wells correlate with the natural occurrence of methane in the Marcellus Shale region (382233)
Laura Lautz1, Nathaniel Chien2 and Amanda Campbell2, (1)Syracuse University, Syracuse, United States, (2)Syracuse University, Earth Sciences, Syracuse, NY, United States
Occurrence and Origin of Groundwater Methane in Proximity to Legacy Coal Mines in Nova Scotia (413709)
Kimberley Taylor1, Owen Sherwood2, David A Risk3, James Williams1, Grant Wach4 and Colin McKenzie4, (1)St. Francis Xavier University, Department of Earth Sciences, Antigonish, NS, Canada, (2)Dalhousie University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Halifax, NS, Canada, (3)St. Francis Xavier University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Antigonish, NS, Canada, (4)Dalhousie University, Department of Earth Sciences, Halifax, NS, Canada
Identification and Quantification of Domestic Wells at Risk of Impact from Migrating Methane Relating to the Non-Conventional Extraction of Shale Gas (Hydraulic Fracturing) in the United States. (464750)
Andrew Roderick Murray, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United States and Alexander Hall, Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Evaluating the Impacts of Pumping for Hydraulic Fracturing on Local Aquifer Drawdown and Optimizing the Water Resource Management in the Eagle Ford Shale, Texas (461484)
Gabrielle Obkirchner, Texas A&M University College Station, Water Management & Hydrological Science, College Station, TX, United States, Peter Knappett, Texas A&M University, Department of Geology & Geophysics, College Station, United States, Mukul Bhatia, Texas A&M University College Station, Berg-Hughes Center, Department of Geology & Geophysics, College Station, TX, United States and Dave Burnett, Texas A&M University Center for Applied Technology, Water Systems Division, College Station, United States
Salinity reversal and water freshening in the Eagle Ford Shale (457947)
Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States, Amin Gherabati, The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX, United States, Roxana Darvari, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States and Patrick John Mickler, University of Texas, Austin, TX, United States
Basin-Scale Hydrogeological Modeling of the Fort Worth Basin Ellenburger Group for Pore Pressure Characterization (417894)
Rebecca Gao, University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States, Jean-Philippe Nicot, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States, Robin D. Dommisse, The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States and Molly Zebker, The University of Texas at Austin, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Austin, United States
Optimizing Reuse of Produced Water from Oil and Gas Extraction in the U.S. (381728)
Robert C Reedy, University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX, United States, Bridget R Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States, Pei Xu, New Mexico State University Main Campus, Department of Civil Engineering, Las Cruces, NM, United States and Svetlana A. Ikonnikova, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX, United States
Evaluating Cumulative Water Risks from Shale Oil Production: Permian Basin Case Study (398575)
Svetlana A. Ikonnikova1, Robert C Reedy2, H Scott Hamlin3, Casee R. Lemons1 and Bridget R Scanlon2, (1)University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States, (3)University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, United States
Efficacy and Impacts of Using Produced Water for Dust Suppression on Rural Roads (448335)
Audrey Stallworth, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, Eric H Chase, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies, Larson Transportation Institute, University Park, PA, United States, William Burgos, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States and Nathaniel R Warner, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, PA, United States
Salinization Assessment and Radium Co-precipitation Characterization in Western U.S. Produced Water Streams: Implications for Beneficial Use as Disposal Management (448026)
Bonnie McDevitt1, Molly McLaughlin2, Charles Cravotta III3, Moses Ajemigbitse4, Katherine Van Sice5, Jens Blotevogel2, Thomas Borch6 and Nathaniel Warner1, (1)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, (2)Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States, (3)USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center New Cumberland, New Cumberland, United States, (4)Pennsylvania State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, United States, (5)Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States, (6)Colorado State University, Chemistry, Fort Collins, United States
Assessing the Economic Feasibility of Potable Reuse of Coalbed Methane Produced Waters in the Damodar Valley Coalfields in India (415917)
Udayan Singh and Lisa M. Colosi, University of Virginia, Department of Engineering Systems and Environment, Charlottesville, VA, United States
Development of Toluene Degradation Pathways through In Silico and Empirical Approaches for Treating Hydrofracking Wastewater (410909)
Joon Ho Ahn, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States and Kartik Chandran, Columbia University, New York, United States
The geochemical composition of produced waters from the Utica Shale Play in the Appalachian Basin: Implications for treatment and reuse (443293)
Madalyn S Blondes1, Jenna L Shelton2, Jason Trembly3, Jessica McKinley4, Colin Doolan5, Aaron Jubb6 and Mark Engle4,7, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, United States, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Reston, United States, (3)Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, Reston, VA, United States, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals (GEM) Science Center, Reston, VA, United States, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center, Reston, United States, (7)University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
Microbial community homogeneity of low-biomass Utica Shale produced waters and core (356137)
Jenna Shelton, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, United States, Varun Saraswathula, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, United States, Madalyn S Blondes, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, United States, Elliott Paul Barnhart, USGS Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, Helena, United States, Colin Doolan, USGS, Reston, VA, United States, Jessica McKinley, U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, Reston, VA, United States and Jason Trembly, Ohio University, Athens, OH, United States
Large-scale changes in subsurface water budgets from oil and gas production (376055)
Jennifer C McIntosh, University of Arizona, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, United States and Grant A G Ferguson, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
A GIS framework for assessing environmental effects of oil and gas releases (442038)
Katherine Skalak, USGS Headquarters, Reston, VA, United States, Adam Benthem, U.S. Geological Survey, Pembroke, MA, United States, Isabelle Cozzarelli, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, VA, United States, Denise Akob, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States, Douglas B Kent, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States, Adam C Mumford, USGS, Reston, VA, United States, Aida Farag, USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center, Jackson, WY, United States and Eleanor Ann Rappolee, USGS Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Evaluating the Impact of Produced Water Spills in the Permian Basin on Soil Biogeochemistry (369432)
Denise Akob1, Mark Engle2, Douglas B Kent3, Aaron Jubb4, Terry Gregston5, Isabelle Cozzarelli6 and William H Orem1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States, (2)University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (4)USGS, Reston, VA, United States, (5)U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Carlsbad, NM, United States, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Reston, VA, United States
Quantifying spatial variations in the environmental effects of oil and gas activity using remote sensing (437369)
Adam Benthem, U.S. Geological Survey, Pembroke, MA, United States, Marina Metes, US Geological Survey, Baltimore, United States, Adam C Mumford, USGS, Reston, VA, United States and Lyndsay B Ball, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, United States
Volatile Organic Compound Atmospheric Emissions from Produced Water Evaporation Ponds (396765)
Marc L Mansfield1, Seth N Lyman2, Huy Tran3, Colleen Patricia Jones4, Trevor O'Neil5, Richard L Bowers6, Ann P Smith6 and Cara Keslar7, (1)Utah State University, Bingham Research Center, Logan, UT, United States, (2)Utah State University, Bingham Research Center, Vernal, United States, (3)Utah State University, Bingham Research Center, Logan, United States, (4)Utah State University, Department of Plants, Soils and Climate, Logan, UT, United States, (5)Utah State University, Bingham Research Center, Vernal, UT, United States, (6)GSI Environmental Inc., Austin, TX, United States, (7)Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Cheyenne, WY, United States
Analysis of TDS Concentration in Relation to Oil and Gas Produced Water Disposal Ponds in Kern County, California (440469)
Valerie Petela, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States; California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, United States, Charuleka Varadharajan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Berkeley, CA, United States and Preston D. Jordan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Energy Geosciences Division, Berkeley, United States
Beneficial Reuse of Produced Water for Agriculture: Physiological and Morphological Response in Triticum aestivum (356580)
Erin Sedlacko, Colorado School of Mines, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Golden, CO, United States

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