GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Session No. 252
Wednesday, 25 September 2019: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 127ABC, North Building (Phoenix Convention Center)

T168. Environmental Impact Studies for Energy Resources

GSA Energy Geology Division

 

Laura S. Ruhl, Travis L. McLing and Richard A. Esposito, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
ISOTOPE TRACER EXPERIMENTAL METHOD FOR MEASURING SILICATE REACTION RATES AND NEW INSIGHTS FOR GEOCHEMICAL MODELING
ZHU, Chen1, RIMSTIDT, J. Donald2 and GONG, Lei1, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. Tenth St., GY129, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, (2)†author passed away in March 2019, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
8:20 AM
UNDERSTANDING THE BEHAVIOR OF ENGINEERED AND NATURAL BARRIERS FOR GEOLOGIC DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE: THE ROLE OF FULL-SCALE HEATER EXPERIMENTS
BIRKHOLZER, Jens, Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Berkeley, CA 94720
8:35 AM
USE OF WORLDVIEW-3 MULTISPECTRAL DATA FOR MAPPING URANIUM MINE WASTE PILES AND DISTINGUISHING THEM FROM OTHER NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC LANDSCAPE FEATURES, SOUTH TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS
HUBBARD, Bernard E., US Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, STENGEL, Victoria, US Geological Survey, Texas Water Science Center, Geospatial Science Section, 1505 Ferguson Ln, Austin, TX 78754 and GALLEGOS, Tanya J., Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192
8:50 AM
BIOGEOCHEMICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COAL MINE WATER AND UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIR WELL CEMENT
GULLIVER, Djuna, Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1032 Welfer St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, GARDINER, James, Battelle, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, ROSS, Daniel, Leidos, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, LIPUS, Daniel, GFZ German Research Center, Potsdam, Germany and KUTCHKO, Barbara, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
9:05 AM
EVIDENCE FOR UNMONITORED COAL ASH SOLIDS SPILLS AND IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (Invited Presentation)
VENGOSH, Avner1, COWAN, Ellen A.2, COYTE, Rachel M.3, KONDASH, Andrew J.1, WANG, Zhen3 and DWYER, Gary4, (1)Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University, P.O. Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608, (3)Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (4)Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
9:20 AM
THE STRONTIUM ISOTOPIC FINGERPRINT OF COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS FROM THE UNITED STATES: A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE ISOTOPE RATIOS OF THE BULK AND WATER-SOLUBLE STRONTIUM
WANG, Zhen1, DWYER, Gary S.1 and VENGOSH, Avner2, (1)Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (2)Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
 
9:35 AM
Break
9:50 AM
METHANE EBULLITION CAN INFLUENCE INTERNAL MASS LOADING IN OIL SANDS END PIT LAKES
FRANCIS, Daniel1, LINDSAY, Matthew B.J.1 and BARBOUR, Lee2, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, (2)Department of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada
10:05 AM
EVALUATION OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN OILFIELD CHEMICALS AND RESERVOIR ROCKS
WUYEP, Elizabeth Olive, School of Engineering, Robert Gordon University, Riverside East, Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ, United Kingdom, OLUYEMI, Gbenga, School of Engineering, Robert Gordon University, Sir Iain Wood Building, Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ, United Kingdom, YATES, Kyari, School Pharmacy and Life Science, Robert Gordon University, Sir Iain Wood Building, Aberdeen, AB10 7GJ, United Kingdom and AKISANYA, Alfred R., School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
10:20 AM
METAGENOMIC INSIGHTS INTO MICROBIAL PROCESSES IN PERMIAN BASIN PRODUCED WATERS
GULLIVER, Djuna1, TINKER, Kara2, LIPUS, Daniel3, GARDINER, James4, ROSS, Daniel5 and THOMAS, R. Burt4, (1)Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1032 Welfer St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, (2)Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Institue for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, (3)GFZ German Research Center, Potsdam, Germany, (4)Battelle, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, (5)Leidos, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
10:35 AM
BENEFICIAL USE OF PRODUCED WATER IN DEPLETED OIL RESERVOIRS: IN-SITU CRUDE OIL CONVERSION TO METHANE GAS
VILCAEZ, Javier and SHABANI, Babak, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078
10:50 AM
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY IN SHALE GAS REGIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA
YESENCHAK, Rachel E.1, SHARMA, Shikha1, MAXWELL, Aaron Edward1 and SHARMA, Maneesh2, (1)Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, WV 26506, (2)WV GIS Technical Center, Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300
11:05 AM
TRANSPORT OF FUGITIVE GAS TO THE VADOSE ZONE AND ATMOSPHERE DURING A CONTROLLED RELEASE OF NATURAL GAS INTO AN AQUIFER IN NORTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
SOARES, Julia V.1, CHOPRA, Chitra1, MAYER, K. Ulrich1, CAHILL, Aaron1, BECKIE, Roger D.1, BLACK, Andrew2, MAYER, Bernhard3, CHAO, Jessie1, MANNING, Cara1 and CARY, Tim3, (1)Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)Department of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (3)Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
 
11:20 AM
Concluding Remarks
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