Start |Author Index | View Uploaded Presentations | Meeting Information

Rocky Mountain (66th Annual) and Cordilleran (110th Annual) Joint Meeting (19–21 May 2014)

Session No. 11
Monday, 19 May 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Reid Hall 108 (Montana State University)

T16. Hydrogeology of the Williston Basin: Toward a Greater Understanding of Aquifer Dynamics, Water Availability, and Risk Potential from Energy Extraction in the United States and Canada

 

Kyle W. Blasch and Joanna N. Thamke, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1
1:05 PM
GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY AND FLOW PROCESSES IN THE WILLISTON AND POWDER RIVER BASINS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS
DAVIS, Kyle W.1, LONG, Andrew J.2, THAMKE, Joanna N.3, BARTOS, Timothy T.4, BEDNAR, Jennifer M.5, LECAIN, Gary D.6, RYTER, Derek W.7, SANDO, Roy3 and AURAND, Katherine R.8, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Water Science Center, 1608 Mountain View Road, Rapid City, SD 57702, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 1608 Mountain View Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Cheyenne, WY 58401, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1608 Mt. View Road, Rapid City, SD 57702, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Groundwater, Lakewood, CO 80225, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, Oklahoma Water Science Center, 202 NW 66th ST BLDG 7, Oklahoma City, OK 73116, (8)Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, 7491, Norway, kyledavis@usgs.gov, kyledavis@usgs.gov
2
1:25 PM
EXTENT AND HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE LOWER YELLOWSTONE BURIED CHANNEL AQUIFER SYSTEM, RICHLAND COUNTY, MONTANA
REITEN, Jon, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1300 North 27th Street, Billings, MT 59101 and CHANDLER, Kevin M., Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 1300 North 27th Street, Billings, MT 59101, jreiten@mtech.edu, jreiten@mtech.edu
3
1:45 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW METHODOLOGY TO ESTIMATE BASE FLOW USING MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS
BEDNAR, Jennifer M., U.S. Geological Survey, 1608 Mountain View Road, Rapid City, SD 57702, LONG, Andrew J., U.S. Geological Survey, 1608 Mountain View Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702 and SANDO, Roy, U.S. Geological Survey, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, jbednar@usgs.gov, jbednar@usgs.gov
4
2:05 PM
WATER-USE REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH HYDRAULIC FRACTURING WITHIN THE WILLISTON BASIN
BLASCH, Kyle, U.S. Geological Survey, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, ROWLAND, Kathleen, U.S. Geological Survey, North Dakota Water Science Center, 821 E. Interstate Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58503 and NITZE, Maximilian, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, kblasch@usgs.gov, kblasch@usgs.gov
 
2:25 PM
Break
5
2:40 PM
USE OF GEOCHEMICAL TRACERS TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF GROUNDWATER DYNAMICS IN THE WILLISTON BASIN, MONTANA AND NORTH DAKOTA
MCMAHON, Peter B., U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center, MS 415 Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, CALDWELL, Rodney R., U.S. Geological Survey, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, GALLOWAY, Joel, U.S. Geological Survey, 821 East Interstate Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501, VALDER, Joshua F., U.S. Geological Survey, 1608 Mountain View Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702 and HUNT, Andrew, P.O. Box 25046 MS 963, US Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, pmcmahon@usgs.gov, pmcmahon@usgs.gov
6
3:00 PM
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GROUNDWATER-QUALITY ASSESSMENTS IN THE WILLISTON STRUCTURAL BASIN, MONTANA AND NORTH DAKOTA
FRANKFORTER, Jill D., U.S. Geological Survey, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, 3261 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, jdfrankf@usgs.gov, jdfrankf@usgs.gov
7
3:20 PM
A GIS BASED VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINATION TO AQUATIC RESOURCES FROM OIL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION, WILLISTON BASIN
PRESTON, Todd M., Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, CHESLEY-PRESTON, Tara L., Institute of the Environment, Montana State University, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715 and THAMKE, Joanna N., U.S. Geological Survey, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, tmpreston@usgs.gov, tmpreston@usgs.gov
8
3:40 PM
DELINEATION OF BRINE CONTAMINATION IN AND NEAR THE EAST POPLAR OIL FIELD, FORT PECK INDIAN RESERVATION, NORTHEASTERN MONTANA, WILLISTON BASIN
THAMKE, Joanna N., U.S. Geological Survey, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601 and SMITH, Bruce, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bld 20, ms964, Lakewood, CO 80225, jothamke@usgs.gov, jothamke@usgs.gov
See more of: Technical Sessions
<< Previous Session | Next Session >>