GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 90
Monday, 26 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A (Colorado Convention Center)

P2. When Oil and Water Mix: Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Shale Development I

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division
Daniel J. Soeder, Michael Focazio and Douglas B. Kent, Conveners
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
THE SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF SHALE GAS RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES
SOEDER, Daniel J., U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 25607, daniel.soeder@netl.doe.gov
8:20 AM
METHODOLOGY FOR RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE UTICA SHALE OIL AND GAS PLAY, APPALACHIAN BASIN
HOHN, Michael E.1, MOORE, Jessica Pierson2 and POOL, Susan E.2, (1)West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508-8079, (2)West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508, hohn@geosrv.wvnet.edu
8:45 AM
THE FEDERAL MULTI-AGENCY UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS RESEARCH STRATEGY
RUSS, David P., DOI, U.S. Geological Survey, National Center, MS 953, Reston, VA 20192, druss@usgs.gov
9:15 AM
WATER DATA TO ANSWER URGENT WATER POLICY QUESTIONS: SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
BETANZO, Elin, Northeast-Midwest Institute, 50 F Street, NW #950, Washington, DC 20001 and ROWE, Gary, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 25, P.O. Box 25046, MS 406, Denver, CO 80225-0046, glrowe@usgs.gov
9:35 AM
SHALE-GAS IMPACTS IN PENNSYLVANIA SURFACE WATERS
BRANTLEY, Susan L., Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University, 2217 Earth and Engineering Building, University Park, PA 16802, WENDT, Anna K., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 318B EES Building, University Park, PA 16802, YOXTHEIMER, David A., Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Penn State, 320 Earth and Engineeering Sciences Building, University Park, PA 16802 and VIDIC, Radisav, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 949 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, brantley@eesi.psu.edu
9:55 AM
UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS (UOG) WASTEWATER SPILLS: PERSISTENCE OF CONTAMINANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
COZZARELLI, Isabelle M.1, KENT, Douglas B.2, CROTEAU, Marie-Noele3, SKALAK, Katherine J.4, BENTHEM, Adam5, ENGLE, Mark A.6, MUMFORD, Adam C.7, AKOB, Denise M.8, FARAG, Aida M.9, HARPER, David D.9, OREM, William H.10 and HAASE, Karl B.11, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey MS 431, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS 496, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)U.S Geological Survey, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, 430 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (6)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 956, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20192, (7)National Research Program, Eastern Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, (8)U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, Eastern Branch, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, (9)U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Jackson Field Research Station, P.O. Box 1089, Jackson, WY 83001, (10)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, (11)US Geological Survey, Mail Stop 432, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, icozzare@usgs.gov
10:15 AM
RECONCILING FOOD-ENERGY-WATER SECURITY IN NORTHERN GREAT PLAIN
SIEVERDING, Heidi, Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph St., Rapid City, SD 57701 and STONE, James J., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701, heidi.sieverding@sdsmt.edu
10:35 AM
AIR QUALITY AND GREENHOUSE GAS IMPACTS FROM UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT
REEDER, Matthew and PEKNEY, Natalie, Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, matthew.reeder@netl.doe.gov
10:55 AM
ASSESSING WHETHER SHALE DEVELOPMENT AFFECTS HUMAN HEALTH
VORHEES, Donna J., GREENBAUM, Daniel S., LIZIEWSKI, Kathryn E., O'KEEFE, Robert M and SHAIKH, Rashid, Health Effects Institute, 75 Federal Street, Suite 1400, Boston, MA 02110, dvorhees@healtheffects.org
 
11:15 AM
Assessment Panel Discussion