GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 122
Monday, 26 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A (Colorado Convention Center)

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

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
1:30 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING OF A HYDRAULICLY FRACTURED FIELD SITE
EISENLORD, Sarah D. and HAYES, Tom, Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL 60018, sarah.eisenlord@gastechnology.org
1:50 PM
RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR BASELINE SAMPLING OF WATER SOURCES IN AREAS OF SHALE OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT
RICHARDSON, Stephen D.1, MOLOFSKY, Lisa J2, SMITH, Ann P.1, MCHUGH, Tom E.2 and CONNOR, John A.2, (1)GSI Environmental Inc., 9600 Great Hills Trail, Suite 350E, Austin, TX 78759, (2)GSI Environmental Inc., 2211 Norfolk St. Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77098, sdr@gsi-net.com
2:10 PM
MIGRATION AND FATE OF FUGITIVE METHANE: LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONTROLLED METHANE RELEASE EXPERIMENT
CAHILL, Aaron1, PARKER, Beth2, CHERRY, John A.2, STEELMAN, Colby M.2, FORDE, Olenka1, KULOYO, Olukayode3, RUFF, Emil3, MAYER, Bernhard3, MAYER, K. Ulrich1, STROUS, Marc3 and RYAN, M. Cathy3, (1)Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Science, 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, (3)Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, aarc@g360group.org
2:30 PM
NATURAL HYDROCARBON MIGRATION PATHWAYS INFERRED FROM INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES IN TWO UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBON PLAYS IN EASTERN CANADA: ESTABLISHING BASE LINES FOR THE FUTURE
RIVARD, Christine1, LAVOIE, Denis1, BORDELEAU, Geneviève1, PINET, Nicolas1, HAERI ARDAKANI, Omid2, JIANG, Chunqing2, LADEVÈZE, Pierre1, DUCHESNE, Mathieu J.1, BRAKE, Virginia1 and MALET, Xavier1, (1)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Quebec Office, 490 de la Couronne, Quebec City, QC G1K 9A9, Canada, (2)Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada - Calgary Office, 3303, 33rd Street NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2A7, Canada, denis.lavoie@canada.ca
2:50 PM
EVALUATING CHANGES IN FRESHWATER QUALITY IN AREAS OF NATURAL-GAS DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE MARCELLUS SHALE PLAY
SAIERS, James E. and BARTH-NAFTILAN, E., School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, james.saiers@yale.edu
3:10 PM
HYDRAULIC SHALE FRACTURING AND NATURAL GAS DRILLING: A REVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE AND GREEN TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTS
THOMAS, Lashun K., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204, lkthomas2@ualr.edu
3:30 PM
FIELD TESTING OF TECHNOLOGIES TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ASSOICATED WITH OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES
HAUT, Richard, Energy Production, Houston Advanced Research Center, 4800 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381, rhaut@HARCResearch.org
3:50 PM
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DRILL CUTTINGS FROM MARCELLUS SHALE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
LOPANO, Christina L.1, STUCKMAN, Mengling, Y.2 and HAKALA, J. Alexandra1, (1)U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, (2)AECOM, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd., P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, Christina.Lopano@netl.doe.gov
4:10 PM
ROLE OF MARCELLUS SHALE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT LABORATORY IN ENVIRONMENTALLY PRUDENT DEVELOPMENT OF SHALE GAS
SHARMA, Shikha1, CARR, Timothy2, VAGNETTI, Robert3, CARNEY, BJ4 and HEWITT, Jay4, (1)Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506, Morgantown, WV 26506, (2)Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506, (3)Oil & Gas Technology Development & Integration Center, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26507, (4)Northeast Natural Energy LLC, 707 Virginia St East, Charleston, WV 25301, shikha.sharma@mail.wvu.edu
 
4:30 PM
Technology Panel Discussion