GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California

Session No. 231
Wednesday, 25 September 2024: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
208B (Anaheim Convention Center)

T48. Quantifying and Addressing the Environmental and Health Impacts of Active, Orphaned, and Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells

 

Tao Wen and Jaisree Iyer, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
CHALLENGES TO ORPHANED WELL INTEGRITY FROM WASTEWATER INJECTION (Invited Presentation)
SMYE, Katie1, HENNINGS, Peter1, NICOT, Jean-Philippe1, ZEBKER, Molly2 and CHEN, Jingyi (Ann)3, (1)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78758, (2)Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, (3)Center for Space Research, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78759
8:25 AM
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ESTIMATES FOR PLUGGED OIL AND GAS WELLS ON FEDERAL LEASES (Invited Presentation)
MERRILL, Matthew, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS-954, Reston, VA 20192
8:45 AM
THE NATIONAL LABS' MULTI-SCALED SEARCH FOR UNDOCUMENTED OIL AND GAS WELLS
DOWNS, Christine1, GUILTINAN, Eric2, BIRAUD, Sebastien3, DUBEY, Manvendra2, REEDER, Matthew4, TRUEBLOOD, Jacob5, WU, Yuxin6, VISWANATHAN, Hari2 and GOVERT, Andrew7, (1)Geomechanics Department, Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, (3)Climate Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburg, PA 15236, (5)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, (6)Energy Geoscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94608, (7)Office of Fossil Energy Carbon Management, United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585
9:00 AM
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: ARE THERE MORE UNDOCUMENTED ORPHAN WELLS THAN WE REALIZE?
JAHAN, Ismot1, MEHANA, Mohamed1 and VISWANATHAN, Hari2, (1)EES-16, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544
9:15 AM
ORPHANED WELL PLUGGING PRIORITIZATION SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES
IYER, Jaisree1, JORDAN, Preston D.2, DROUVEN, Markus3, VISWANATHAN, Hari4 and LACKEY, Gregory3, (1)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, (2)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochran Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, (4)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544
9:30 AM
PLUGGING KENTUCKY’S ORPHANED OIL AND GAS WELLS: HAZARD SCORES TO OPTIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ZIERER, Deron1, WOODS, Stacy2, PARRIS, Thomas M.3 and WEBB, Steven3, (1)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 310 Columbia Ave, 306, Lexington, KY 40506, (2)Washington DC, DC 20001, (3)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506
 
9:45 AM
Break
9:55 AM
IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF METHANE EMISSIONS FROM LEAKING ORPHAN WELLS ON THE KEVIN-SUNBURST DOME, TOOLE COUNTY, MONTANA
GIANOUTSOS, Nicholas J.1, HAASE, Karl B.2, HOFMANN, Michael H.3, BIRDWELL, Justin E.1, SHUCK, Curtis E.4, DREIER, Mark F.1, LOWRY, Zachary K.1 and WYCECH, Jody B.1, (1)Central Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Strategic Laboratory Science Branch, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 432, Reston, VA 20192, (3)Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812, (4)Well Done Foundation, P.O. BOX 10640, BOZEMAN, MT 59719
10:10 AM
POTENTIAL WATER-QUALITY RISKS FROM ORPHANED WELLS IN PRINCIPAL AND SECONDARY AQUIFERS OF THE UNITED STATES
WODA, Joshua1, HAASE, Karl2, GIANOUTSOS, Nicholas3, GUTCHESS, Kristina M.1 and JAHN, Kalle L.4, (1)The United States Geological Survey, New York Water Science Center, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Strategic Laboratory Science Branch, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 432, Reston, VA 20192, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Energy Resources Science Center, Box 25046, MS 939, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Troy, NY 12180; The United States Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Road, Troy, NY 12180
10:25 AM
COMPARISON OF TWO SEEDING METHODS FOR RECLAMATION OF A SEMI-ARID OIL FIELD NEAR ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO
NELSON, Allison and HOWE, Trevor A., Bureau of Land Management, Roswell Field Office, 2909 W Second St, Roswell, NM 88201
 
10:40 AM
Panel Discussion
 
11:40 AM
Concluding Remarks
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