GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 299
Wednesday, 28 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 403 (Colorado Convention Center)

T36. Environmental Effects Related to Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
Anna K. Wendt, David A. Yoxtheimer, Stephen G. Osborn and Owen A. Sherwood, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
ESTIMATES OF SHALE ENERGY WASTEWATER DISCHARGE LOADING TO SELECT RECEIVING STREAMS IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
YOXTHEIMER, David, Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, Penn State, 2217 EES Building, University Park, PA PA, day122@psu.edu
1:50 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DEEP WELL DISPOSAL OF LIQUID WASTES FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
GREEN, Ronald T., BERTETTI, F. Paul, TOLL, Nathaniel and HILL, Nicola, Geosciences and Engineering Division, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238, rgreen@swri.edu
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2:20 PM
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2:05 PM
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY IMPACTS FROM NATURAL GAS WELLBORE LEAKAGE BELOW FRESHWATER AQUIFERS
RICE, Amy Katherine, Hydrologic Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 9802 Wallace Ct, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 and SINGHA, Kamini, Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, amrice@mines.edu
2:35 PM
VALIDATING A MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL MODEL USED TO ASSESS IF FORMATION BRINES ARE THE MOST PROBABLE SOURCE OF HIGH SALINITY IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER
CHIEN, Nathaniel Patrick, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070 and LAUTZ, Laura K., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, npchien@syr.edu
2:50 PM
ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCES ON GROUNDWATER IN THE VICINITY OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT, SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, USA
THOMAS, Matthew A., Sandia National Laboratories, Repository Performance Dept. 6932, 4100 National Parks Highway, Building A, Mail Stop 1395, Carlsbad, NM 88220, KUHLMAN, Kristopher, Applied Systems Analysis & Research Dept. 6224, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Mail Stop 0747, Albuquerque, NM 87185 and WARD, Anderson L., Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Division, 4021 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, NM 88220, mthoma2@sandia.gov
3:05 PM
EVALUATING THE RISKS OF SURFACE SPILLS ASSOCIATED WITH UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS ACTIVITY TO GROUNDWATER RESOURCES: A MODELING STUDY FOR THE SOUTH PLATTE ALLUVIAL AQUIFER
KANNO, Cynthia, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401 and MCCRAY, John E., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401, jmccray@mines.edu
 
3:20 PM
Break
3:35 PM
EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT OF ALPHA RECOIL FLUX OF RADIONUCLIDES AND ITS APPLICATION IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
MEHTA, Neha, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 15 Vassar St,, Cambridge, MA 02139, HARVEY, Charles F., Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 and KOCAR, Benjamin D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 15 Vassar St, Bldg 48-216, Cambridge, MA 02139, mneha@mit.edu
3:50 PM
A COMPARISON OF LANDSCAPE ALTERATION FROM OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS IN TEXAS
WOLAVER, Brad David1, PIERRE, Jon Paul1, LABAY, Benjamin J.2, LADUC, Travis J.2, DURAN, C. Mike3, RYBERG, Wade A.4 and HIBBITTS, Toby J.5, (1)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78758, (2)Department of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio, TX 78215, (4)Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, (5)Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, brad.wolaver@beg.utexas.edu
4:05 PM
TEMPORAL PATTERN OF NATURALLY OCCURRING METHANE LEVELS IN DOMESTIC WATER WELLS, OVERLYING THE MARCELLUS SHALE IN NEW YORK
BURGESS, Crystal S.1, LAUTZ, Laura K.2, CHIEN, Nathaniel Patrick2, HOKE, Gregory D.2, LEONTE, Mihai3, KESSLER, J.D.3, CHRISTIAN, Kayla2, SIEGEL, Donald I.2 and LU, Zunli2, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental, Alfred University, 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY 14802; Research Experiences in Solid Earth Sciences for Students, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, (2)Department of Earth Sciences*, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, csburgess27@gmail.com
4:20 PM
SURFICIAL EMISSIONS OF METHANE IN RESPONSE TO A CONTROLLED INJECTION EXPERIMENT IN THE BORDEN AQUIFER, ONTARIO, CANADA
FORDE, Olenka1, MAYER, K. Ulrich1, CAHILL, Aaron1, PARKER, Beth2 and CHERRY, John A.2, (1)Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada, (2)G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada, oforde@eos.ubc.ca
4:35 PM
WELL INTEGRITY IN COLORADO'S DENVER-JULESBURG BASIN: CONVENTIONAL VS. UNCONVENTIONAL WELLS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR STRAY GAS MIGRATION
LACKEY, Greg1, RAJARAM, Harihar2, SHERWOOD, Owen A.3, BURKE, Troy L.3 and RYAN, Joseph N.4, (1)Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80310, (2)Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Engineering Center ECOT 441, UCB 428, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 428 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, Gregory.lackey@colorado.edu
4:50 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF EMPIRICAL MODELS OF NATURAL METHANE OCCURRENCE IN SHALLOW GROUNDWATER OVERLYING THE MARCELLUS SHALE USING MACHINE LEARNING METHODS
LAUTZ, Laura K.1, CHRISTIAN, Kayla1, HOKE, Gregory D.1, SIEGEL, Donald I.1, LU, Zunli1 and KESSLER, J.D.2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences*, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, lklautz@syr.edu
5:05 PM
LEARNING ABOUT METHANE LEAKAGE FROM A SCIENTIST-CITIZEN SCIENTIST NETWORK THAT EFFICIENTLY IDENTIFIES LEAKAGE INTO STREAMS NEAR OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT
WENDT, Anna K., Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 318B EES Building, University Park, PA 16802, SOWERS, Todd, Department of Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, HYNEK, Scott A., Geosciences, Penn State University, 302 Hosler Building, University Park, PA 16802, LEMON, Jacob, Trout Unlimited, Lock Haven, PA 17745 and BRANTLEY, Susan L., Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, akw5134@psu.edu
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