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

Session No. 271
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 349/350 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T50. Microbial Hydrocarbon Formation and Biodegradation: Organisms, Pathways, Environmental Limitations, and Isotope Signatures

GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; Geochemical Society
Denise Akob, Tracy M. Quan and David S. Vinson, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
THIOREDOXIN BASED REDOX CONTROL OF METABOLISM IN METHANE FORMING ARCHAEA: EVOLUTIONARY AND METABOLIC IMPLICATIONS
MUKHOPADHYAY, Biswarup, Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, 340 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, biswarup@vt.edu
8:25 AM
UNTANGLING MICROBIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATURAL GAS RESERVOIRS
MARTINI, Anna, Department of Geology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, ammartini@amherst.edu
8:40 AM
APPLICATION OF METHANE CLUMPED ISOTOPOLOGUE MEASUREMENTS FOR TRACING THE SUBSURFACE HISTORY OF HYDROCARBON GASES
WANG, David T.1, GRUEN, Danielle S.1 and ONO, Shuhei2, (1)Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139; Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, dtw@mit.edu
8:55 AM
MICROBES LIVING IN UNCONVENTIONAL SHALE DURING ENERGY EXTRACTION HAVE DIVERSE HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION PATHWAY
MOUSER, Paula J.1, DALY, Rebecca A.2, WOLFE, Richard2 and WRIGHTON, Kelly C.2, (1)Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University, 2070 Neil Ave, 470 Hitchcock Hall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Ave, 440 Biological Sciences Bldg, Columbus, OH 43210, mouser.19@osu.edu
9:10 AM
LOSING WEIGHT:  UNDERSTANDING THE METHANOGENIC METABOLISM OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS IN FOSSIL ENERGY RESERVOIRS
GIEG, Lisa M., TOTH, Courtney R.A., OBERDING, Lisa K. and MONTOYA, Oscar, Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, lmgieg@ucalgary.ca
9:30 AM
LINKING MICROBIAL COMMUNITY PRESENCE AND DIVERSITY TO FORMATION WATER GEOCHEMISTRY, CRUDE OIL BIODEGRADATION, AND METHANOGENESIS
SHELTON, Jenna L., Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, MCINTOSH, Jennifer C., Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, AKOB, Denise, National Research Program, Eastern Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, WARWICK, Peter D., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192 and MCCRAY, John E., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, jlshelton@usgs.gov
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:05 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIAL DIVERSITY COMPARISON OF TWO NATURAL HYDROCARBON SEEPS ON THE ISLAND OF BARBADOS
DEARING, Andrea Michele, Sam Houston State University, Geology, 1806 Avenue J, Huntsville, TX 77340; Lamar University, Environmental Engineering, 4400 S M L King Jr Pkwy, Beaumont, TX 77710, SUMRALL, Jeanne Lambert, Geography and Geology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340, SUMRALL, Jonathan B., Geography and Geology, Sam Houston State University, PO Box 2148, Huntsville, TX 77341, HYDE, Embriette R, Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, LYNNE, Aaron, Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX 77340 and MACHEL, Hans G., Univ Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Bldg, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, andreamdearing@yahoo.com
10:20 AM
MICROBIAL METHANOGENESIS IN OIL RESERVOIRS SUBJECTED TO THE INJECTION OF CO2
VILCAEZ, Javier, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, vilcaez@okstate.edu
10:40 AM
NOBLE GAS AND HYDROCARBON GEOCHEMISTRY OF COAL BED METHANE FIELDS FROM THE ILLINOIS BASIN
MOORE, Myles T., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43201, VINSON, David S., Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., McEniry 324, Charlotte, NC 28223, WHYTE, Colin, School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210 and DARRAH, Thomas H., School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, Moore.3222@osu.edu
10:55 AM
CONNECTION OF DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON TO BIOGENIC COALBED METHANE: ISOTOPE EVIDENCE FROM BLACK WARRIOR BASIN, ALABAMA (USA)
VINSON, David S.1, QUAN, Tracy M.2, MCINTYRE-REDDEN, Marcella R.3, DARRAH, Thomas H.4, BLAIR, Neal E.5 and PASHIN, Jack C.2, (1)Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., McEniry 324, Charlotte, NC 28223, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, (3)Energy Investigations Program, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, (4)School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (5)Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd. Rm A228, Evanston, IL 60208, dsvinson@uncc.edu
11:10 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY AND COAL-ASSOCIATED BACTERIAL POPULATIONS FROM A METHANOGENIC COAL BED: IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION
BARNHART, Elliott P.1, WEEKS, Edwin P.2, JONES, Elizabeth J.P.3, RITTER, Daniel J.4, MCINTOSH, Jennifer C.4, CLARK, Arthur C.5, FIELDS, Matthew W.6, RUPPERT, Leslie F.7 and OREM, William8, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, (2)U. S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, Box 25046, MS 413, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80401, (3)US Geological Survey, ms 430, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (4)Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (5)US Geological Survey, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center MS 406, Denver, CO 80225, (6)Bozeman, MT 59717, (7)Eastern Energy Resource Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, (8)U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, epbarnhart@usgs.gov
11:25 AM
PATHWAY OF MICROBIAL METHANOGENESIS VARIES WITH FORMATION WATER SALINITY IN A COALBED METHANE RESERVOIR
MARQUART, Kyle A., Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, WILSON, Brien, Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506; Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City, OK 18496, ZEGLIN, Lydia H., Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, VINSON, David S., Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., McEniry 324, Charlotte, NC 28223, FLYNN, Theodore M., Computation Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637; Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 and KIRK, Matthew F., Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, pitcher5@ksu.edu
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