2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)
Session No. 40 Sunday, 16 October 2005
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Salt Palace Convention Center: 250 DE

T12. Environmental Issues Related to Oil and Gas Exploration and Production II

Yousif K. Kharaka and James K. Otton, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 1:30 PM Introductory Remarks
40-11:40 PM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION: GROUND WATER IMPACTS AT OSPER SITES, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA: KHARAKA, Yousif K.1, THORDSEN, James J.1, KAKOUROS, Evangelos2, and AMBATS, Gil2, (1) U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, ykharaka@usgs.gov, (2) U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025
40-21:55 PM FATE AND TRANSPORT OF OIL-FIELD BRINE AT THE OSPER SITES, OKLAHOMA: HERKELRATH, William N., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Mail Stop 496, Menlo Park, CA 94025, wnherkel@usgs.gov and KHARAKA, Yousif K., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025
40-32:15 PM MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF PRODUCED WATER FROM THE OSAGE-SKIATOOK PETROLEUM ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SITES, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA: WARREN, Ean, HOSTETTLER, Frances D., GODSY, E. Michael, PAGANELLI, Victor V., and KHARAKA, Yousif K., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, ewarren@usgs.gov
40-42:30 PM NATURAL ATTENUATION AND REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANT SALT FROM PRODUCED WATER RELEASES BY RUNOFF: OSPER SITE A, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA: THORDSEN, James J., KAKOUROS, Evangelos, and KHARAKA, Yousif K., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jthordsn@usgs.gov
40-52:45 PM USE OF DISSOLVED CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN TRIBUTARY STREAMS TO SUPPORT GEOSPATIAL ESTIMATES OF CL CONTAMINATION POTENTIAL NEAR SKIATOOK LAKE, NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA: RICE, Cynthia A., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 973 Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, crice@usgs.gov, ABBOTT, Marvin M., United States Geol Survey, 202 NW 66th St. Bldg.7, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, and ZIELINSKI, Robert A., U.S. Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
40-63:00 PM COMBINING AIRBORNE EM AND SURFACE-WATER ANALYSES TO IDENTIFY NATURAL AND OIL-FIELD SALINITY SOURCES THAT DEGRADE WATER QUALITY IN TWO TEXAS STREAMS: PAINE, Jeffrey G.1, COLLINS, Edward W.2, and NANCE, H. Seay2, (1) Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The Univ of Texas at Austin, PO Box X, University Station, Austin, TX 78713-8924, jeff.paine@beg.utexas.edu, (2) Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The Univ. of Texas at Austin, Univ. Stn., Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924
40-73:15 PM ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS TO DELINEATE AREAS OF HIGH CONDUCTIVITY IN SHALLOW AQUIFERS, EAST POPLAR OIL FIELD AREA, NORTHEASTERN MONTANA, 2004: THAMKE, Joanna N., U.S. Geological Survey, Helena, MT 59601, jothamke@usgs.gov, SMITH, Bruce D., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, and TYRRELL, Christa, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Poplar, MT 59255
 3:30 PM Break
40-83:45 PM ENVRIONMENTAL CONTAMINANT RELEASES FROM E&P OPERATIONS IN OKLAHOMA: TYPE, VOLUME, CAUSES AND PREVENTION: FISHER, J. Berton, Geosciences, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104, jbfisher@utulsa.edu and SUBLETTE, Kerry L., Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104
40-94:05 PM VERIFYING THE ORIGIN AND PREDICTING THE FATE OF PRODUCED WATER CONTAMINATION - SOME INSIGHTS FROM THE SOUTH LOUISIANA GULF COAST: HANOR, Jeffrey S., Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, hanor@lsu.edu
40-104:20 PM HYDRODYNAMICS OF COALBED METHANE RESERVOIRS IN THE BLACK WARRIOR BASIN: KEY TO UNDERSTANDING RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: PASHIN, Jack C., Geological Survey of Alabama, PO Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, jpashin@gsa.state.al.us
40-114:35 PM GROUND-WATER QUALITY IMPACTS RELATED TO AN IMPOUNDMENT FOR COALBED METHANE WATER, POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING: HEALY, Richard W.1, RICE, Cynthia A.2, BARTOS, Timothy T.3, MCKINLEY, Michael4, and SMITH, Bruce D.2, (1) U.S. Geological Survey, MS 413 Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, rwhealy@usgs.gov, (2) U.S. Geological Survey, MS 973 Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, (3) U.S. Geological Survey, 2617 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001, (4) U.S. Bureau of Land Management, 1425 Fort St, Buffalo, WY 82834
40-124:50 PM TREATMENT OF PRODUCED WATER WITH A SMZ-VPB SYSTEM: BUFFERING OF THE GAS PHASE REGENERATION STREAM: KWON, Soondong1, KINNEY, Kerry A.1, KATZ, Lynn E.2, and BOWMAN, Robert3, (1) Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department-EWRE, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1786, Austin, TX 78712-0273, geokwon1@mail.utexas.edu, (2) Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department-EWRE, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1786, Austin, NM 78712-0273, (3) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801
40-135:05 PM NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR RE-USE OF PRODUCED WATER - WATER QUALITY AND PERMITTING ISSUES: DARBY, Elaine B.1, KATZ, Lynn1, KINNEY, Kerry1, BOWMAN, Robert2, and SULLIVAN, Enid3, (1) Environmental and Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin, ECJ 8.6, Austin, TX 78712, edarby@mail.utexas.edu, (2) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, (3) Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J599 NWIS - TP Group, Los Alamos, NM 87545
 5:20 PM Concluding Remarks

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