GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

T36. Environmental Effects Related to Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources

Session No. 299
Wednesday, 28 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 403 (Colorado Convention Center)
 
Introductory Remarks
Abstract ID#: 288579
ESTIMATES OF SHALE ENERGY WASTEWATER DISCHARGE LOADING TO SELECT RECEIVING STREAMS IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Abstract ID#: 286337
YOXTHEIMER, David, Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Penn State, 2217 EES Building, University Park, PA PA, day122@psu.edu
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DEEP WELL DISPOSAL OF LIQUID WASTES FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
Abstract ID#: 279284
GREEN, Ronald T., BERTETTI, F. Paul, TOLL, Nathaniel and HILL, Nicola, Geosciences and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238, rgreen@swri.edu
OIL AND GAS WASTEWATER DISPOSAL RECORDED IN RIVER-LAKE SEDIMENTS AND POREWATER OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Abstract ID#: 286110
WARNER, Nathaniel1, BURGOS, William D.1, DROHAN, Patrick2, CASTILLO MEZA, Luis1, GEEZA, Thomas J.3, BORCH, Thomas4 and BLOTEVOGEL, Jens5, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State Univeristy, University Park, State College, PA 16802, (2)Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 452 ASI Building, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Penn State University, 212 Sackett Blg, University Park, PA 16802, (4)Dept of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1170, (5)Center for Contaminant Hydrology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, nrw6@psu.edu
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY IMPACTS FROM NATURAL GAS WELLBORE LEAKAGE BELOW FRESHWATER AQUIFERS
Abstract ID#: 281758
RICE, Amy Katherine, Hydrologic Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 9802 Wallace Ct, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 and SINGHA, Kamini, Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, amrice@mines.edu
VALIDATING A MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL MODEL USED TO ASSESS IF FORMATION BRINES ARE THE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE OF HIGH SALINITY IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER
Abstract ID#: 285543
CHIEN, Nathaniel Patrick, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070 and LAUTZ, Laura K., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, npchien@syr.edu
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCES ON GROUNDWATER IN THE VICINITY OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT, SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, USA
Abstract ID#: 282909
THOMAS, Matthew A., Sandia National Laboratories, Repository Performance Dept. 6932, 4100 National Parks Highway, Building A, Mail Stop 1395, Carlsbad, NM 88220, KUHLMAN, Kristopher, Applied Systems Analysis & Research Dept. 6224, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Mail Stop 0747, Albuquerque, NM 87185 and WARD, Anderson L., Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Division, 4021 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220, mthoma2@sandia.gov
EVALUATING THE RISKS OF SURFACE SPILLS ASSOCIATED WITH UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS ACTIVITY TO GROUNDWATER RESOURCES: A MODELING STUDY FOR THE SOUTH PLATTE ALLUVIAL AQUIFER
Abstract ID#: 286173
KANNO, Cynthia, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401 and MCCRAY, John E., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401, jmccray@mines.edu
 
Break
Abstract ID#: 288580
EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA RECOIL FLUX OF RADIONUCLIDES AND ITS APPLICATION IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
Abstract ID#: 286573
MEHTA, Neha, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 15 Vassar St,, Cambridge, MA 02139, HARVEY, Charles F., Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 and KOCAR, Benjamin D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 15 Vassar St, Bldg 48-216, Cambridge, MA 02139, mneha@mit.edu
A COMPARISON OF LANDSCAPE ALTERATION FROM OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS IN TEXAS
Abstract ID#: 284935
WOLAVER, Brad David1, PIERRE, Jon Paul1, LABAY, Benjamin J.2, LADUC, Travis J.2, DURAN, C. Mike3, RYBERG, Wade A.4 and HIBBITTS, Toby J.5, (1)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758, (2)Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio, TX 78215, (4)Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (5)Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, brad.wolaver@beg.utexas.edu
TEMPORAL PATTERN OF NATURALLY OCCURRING METHANE LEVELS IN DOMESTIC WATER WELLS, OVERLYING THE MARCELLUS SHALE IN NEW YORK
Abstract ID#: 286473
BURGESS, Crystal S.1, LAUTZ, Laura K.2, CHIEN, Nathaniel Patrick2, HOKE, Gregory D.2, LEONTE, Mihai3, KESSLER, J.D.3, CHRISTIAN, Kayla2, SIEGEL, Donald I.2 and LU, Zunli2, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental, Alfred University, 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802; Research Experiences in Solid Earth Sciences for Students, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, (2)Department of Earth Sciences*, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, csburgess27@gmail.com
SURFICIAL EMISSIONS OF METHANE IN RESPONSE TO A CONTROLLED INJECTION EXPERIMENT IN THE BORDEN AQUIFER, ONTARIO, CANADA
Abstract ID#: 285605
FORDE, Olenka1, MAYER, K. Ulrich1, CAHILL, Aaron1, PARKER, Beth2 and CHERRY, John A.2, (1)Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada, (2)G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada, oforde@eos.ubc.ca
WELL INTEGRITY IN COLORADO'S DENVER-JULESBURG BASIN: CONVENTIONAL VS. UNCONVENTIONAL WELLS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR STRAY GAS MIGRATION
Abstract ID#: 286615
LACKEY, Greg1, RAJARAM, Harihar2, SHERWOOD, Owen A.3, BURKE, Troy L.3 and RYAN, Joseph N.4, (1)Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80310, (2)Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Engineering Center ECOT 441, UCB 428, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 428 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, Gregory.lackey@colorado.edu
DEVELOPMENT OF EMPIRICAL MODELS OF NATURAL METHANE OCCURRENCE IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER OVERLYING THE MARCELLUS SHALE USING MACHINE LEARNING METHODS
Abstract ID#: 287291
LAUTZ, Laura K.1, CHRISTIAN, Kayla1, HOKE, Gregory D.1, SIEGEL, Donald I.1, LU, Zunli1 and KESSLER, J.D.2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences*, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, lklautz@syr.edu
LEARNING ABOUT METHANE LEAKAGE FROM A SCIENTIST-CITIZEN SCIENTIST NETWORK THAT EFFICIENTLY IDENTIFIES LEAKAGE INTO STREAMS NEAR OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT
Abstract ID#: 287472
WENDT, Anna K., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 318B EES Building, University Park, PA 16802, SOWERS, Todd, Department of Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, HYNEK, Scott A., Geosciences, Penn State University, 302 Hosler Building, University Park, PA 16802, LEMON, Jacob, Trout Unlimited, Lock Haven, PA 17745 and BRANTLEY, Susan L., Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, akw5134@psu.edu
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