2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 275
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 309 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T109. Water and Fluid Migration During Energy Development: Implications for Hydraulic Fracturing, CO2 Storage, Enhanced Oil Recovery, In Situ Uranium Recovery, and Waste Water Injection

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division
Madalyn S. Blondes, Mark A. Engle, Carleton R. Bern and Tanya J. Gallegos, Session Chairs
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Start Time
8:00 AM
WATER DEMAND OF THE ENERGY INDUSTRY IN TEXAS AND IMPACT ON AQUIFERS
NICOT, Jean-Philippe, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd, Bldg 130, Austin, TX 78758-4445 and SCANLON, Bridget R., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Austin, TX 78758-4445, JP.Nicot@beg.utexas.edu
8:20 AM
TESTING OF DOWNGRADIENT URANIUM MOBILITY AT AN IN-SITU RECOVERY MINING SITE
REIMUS, Paul W., Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Mail Stop J534, Los Alamos, NM 87545, preimus@lanl.gov
8:40 AM
IS WATER SCARCITY AN ISSUE FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN SEMIARID REGIONS?
SCANLON, Bridget R., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Austin, TX 78758-4445, REEDY, Robert C., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, IKONNIKOVA, Svetlana, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Austin, TX 78758 and NICOT, Jean-Philippe, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd, Bldg 130, Austin, TX 78758-4445, bridget.scanlon@beg.utexas.edu
8:55 AM
BASELINE DISSOLVED-METHANE CONCENTRATIONS IN WATER-SUPPLY WELLS IN THE APPALACHIAN PLATEAU PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCE OF MARYLAND
BOLTON, David W., Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Geological Survey, 2300 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, david.bolton@maryland.gov
9:10 AM
THE NATURAL CONTROLS OVER THE NATURAL WATER QUALITY OF POTABLE GROUND WATER IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN OVERLYING DEEP MARCELLUS AND UTICA SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT: A REVIEW OF THE CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION WATER QUALITY DATASET
SIEGEL, Donald I., Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Heroy Geological Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244 and SMITH, Bert, Enviro Clean Products and Services, 11717 North Morgan Road, P.O. Box 721090, Yukon, OK 73172-1090, disiegel@syr.edu
9:25 AM
IMPACTS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND SURFACE MINING ON CHEMICAL AND ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS OF SHALLOW GROUNDWATER IN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN BASIN, EASTERN UNITED STATES
SZYNKIEWICZ, Anna1, LEDOUX, St. Thomas Majeau2, MAYES, Melanie3, FAIIA, Anthony M.4, MCKINNEY, Michael L.5 and DEAN, W. Gray4, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 73996, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1412 Cricle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3)Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, TN 37917, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, (5)Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, aszynkie@utk.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
9:55 AM
AN EVALUATION OF FRACTURE GROWTH AND GAS/FLUID MIGRATION AS HORIZONTAL MARCELLUS SHALE GAS WELLS ARE HYDRAULICALLY FRACTURED IN GREENE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
HAMMACK, Richard W., US Dept of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, PO Box 10970, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, richard.hammack@netl.doe.gov
10:10 AM
THE ORIGIN AND MOBILIZATION OF LATE-STAGE PRODUCED WATERS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL SHALE RESERVOIRS
STEWART, Brian W. and CAPO, Rosemary C., Department of Geology & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, bstewart@pitt.edu
10:25 AM
PRODUCED WATER GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ORDOVICIAN UTICA SHALE AND ADJACENT FORMATIONS IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN
BLONDES, Madalyn S.1, ROWAN, Elisabeth L.1, GEBOY, Nicholas J.1, DOOLAN, Colin A.1 and ENGLE, Mark A.2, (1)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 956, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20192; Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, mblondes@usgs.gov
10:40 AM
SOURCE AND COMPOSITION OF POTENTIAL END-MEMBER BRINES ASSOCIATED WITH SHALE GAS PRODUCTION IN THE APPALACHIAN BASIN OF CENTRAL PA
BRYNDZIA, L. Taras, Shell International Exploration and Production Inc., Shell Technology Center Houston, 3333 Highway 6 South, R-1002B, Houston, TX 77082 and ASH, Jeanine L., Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences,, University of California,, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA., Los Angeles,, CA 90095, jlash@ucla.edu
11:00 AM
INFLUENCE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ON LEAKY ABANDONED WELLS
BROWNLOW, Joshua W.1, JAMES, Scott C.2 and YELDERMAN Jr., Joe C.1, (1)Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, (2)Departments of Geology and Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, joshua_brownlow@baylor.edu
11:15 AM
FLUID-PRESSURE MODELING OF INJECTION IN THE RATON BASIN, COLORADO-NEW MEXICO: A CASE STUDY OF INDUCED SEISMICITY
WEINGARTEN, Matthew1, BEKINS, Barbara A.2, HSIEH, Paul A.2, RUBINSTEIN, Justin L.2, GODT, Jonathan W.3 and GE, Shemin4, (1)Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94305, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, matthew.weingarten@colorado.edu
11:30 AM
THE RELATIONSHIP OF WASTEWATER INJECTION TO THE INCREASE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN U. S. SEISMICITY
BEKINS, Barbara A.1, WEINGARTEN, Matthew2, GE, Shemin3, KERANEN, Katie4 and LLENOS, Andrea1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94305, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, 2122 Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850, babekins@usgs.gov
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