GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 133
Monday, 23 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 602/603 (Washington State Convention Center)

T78. Environmental Impact Studies for Energy Geology

GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division
Marc L. Buursink, Laura Suzanne Ruhl, J. Fred McLaughlin and Brett J. Valentine, Advocates
1:30 PM
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRESS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CO2-ECBM FOR ANTHRACITE OF QINSHUI BASIN, CHINA
SANG, Shuxun1, LIU, Shiqi2, WANG, Wenfeng1, CAO, Liwen1, LIU, Huihu3, LIU, Changjiang4, XU, Hongjie3 and JIA, Jinlong5, (1)School of Mineral Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China, (2)Institute of Low Carbon Energy, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221008, China, (3)School of Mineral resources and Geosciences, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China, (4)School of Earth Science and Technology, China University of Petroleum(East China), Qingdao, 266555, China, (5)Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China, shxsang@cumt.edu.cn
1:45 PM
MAPPING AND INVESTIGATING GEOLOGIC SOURCES OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN CALIFORNIA
BUURSINK, Marc L., US Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, National Center MS-956, Reston, VA 20192, buursink.usgs@gmail.com
2:00 PM
THE WATER AND GAS GEOCHEMISTRY OF HYDROCARBON-RICH SEEPS FROM THE KAROO BASIN
EYMOLD, William K.1, MILLER, Jodie A.2, SWANA, Kelley2, VENGOSH, Avner3, MURRAY, Ricky4, WHYTE, Colin5, HARKNESS, Jennifer S.6 and DARRAH, Thomas H.5, (1)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 S Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa, (3)Duke University, Nicholas School of the Enviornment, 207A Old Chemistry Bldg, Durham, NC 27708, (4)Groundwater Africa, 54 Irene Avenue, Somerset West, Cape Town, 7130, South Africa, (5)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (6)Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708; School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 S Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, eymold.1@osu.edu
2:15 PM
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS IN THE FOOTPRINT OF OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT  IN THE PICEANCE BASIN, WESTERN COLORADO
PRESTON, Todd M., Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715 and MARTINEZ, Cericia, Central Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 939, Denver, CO 80225, tmpreston@usgs.gov
2:30 PM
HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY OF THE UINTA AND GREEN RIVER FORMATIONS, PICEANCE CREEK BASIN, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO, USA
MASTERSON, Megan1, PERKINS, Robert B.2 and PALMER, Carl D.2, (1)Department of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207; Department of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, (2)Geology, Portland State University, 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, palmerc7@comcast.net
2:45 PM
AN EVALUATION OF STANDARD AND NEW SAMPLING METHODOLOGIES FOR SAMPLING HYDROCARBON AND OTHER DISSOLVED GAS CONCENTRATIONS IN GROUNDWATER SAMPLES
DARRAH, Thomas H., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, darrah.24@osu.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
GEOCHEMICAL FACTORS CONTROLLING TRACE METAL AND BARIUM RELEASE IN DRILL CUTTINGS FROM MARCELLUS SHALE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
STUCKMAN, Mengling Y., AECOM, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; Research and Innovation Center, National Energy Technology Laboratory - U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, LOPANO, Christina L., Research and Innovation Center, National Energy Technology Laboratory - U.S. Department of Energy, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, BERRY, Samantha, Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; Research and Innovation Center, National Energy Technology Laboratory - U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 and HAKALA, J. Alexandra, Research and Innovation Center, National Energy Technology Laboratory - U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, Mengling.Stuckman@netl.doe.gov
3:30 PM
SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL TO HELP IMPROVE THE IMPACT ANALYSIS CAUSED BY FRACING IN THE EAGLE FORD SHALE
PINZON, Gerardo J., Texas A&M University @ Kingsville, Environmental Engineering, 700 University Blvd, Kingsville, TX 78363; Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 700 University Blvd, Kingsville, TX 78363 and REN, Jianhong, Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, 700 University Blvd, Kingsville, TX 78363; Texas A&M University @ Kingsville, Environmental Engineering, 700 University Blvd, Kingsville, TX 78363, gerardo.pinzon@students.tamuk.edu
3:45 PM
ELEVATED URANIUM AND LEAD LEVELS IN THE NAVAJO NATION AT CLAIM 28
BAUMER, Teresa M., MOORE, Nicole A., SAID, Meena, SADERGASKI, Luke R., SIGMON, Ginger E., HIXON, Amy E., SIMONETTI, Antonio and BURNS, Peter C., Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, lsaderga@nd.edu
4:00 PM
WHAT DO EXPOSED FAULTS IN THE LLANO INLIER HAVE TO DO WITH INDUCED EARTHQUAKES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS?
GREGORY, Robert T., Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0395 and MAGNANI, M. Beatrice, Roy Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, bgregory@smu.edu
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4:15 PM
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4:30 PM
GEOLOGIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO DESIGN, TIDAL TURBINE PILOT PROJECT, SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUD, ADMIRALTY INLET, WASHINGTON
BUTLER, Brian F., Landau Associates Inc., 130 2nd Ave South, Edmonds, WA 98020 and HEAVEY, Edward J., Consulting Geotechnical Engineer, Seattle, WA 98116; Landau Associates Inc., 130 2nd Ave South, Edmonds, WA 98020, bfbutlergeo@outlook.com
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