Tools, Techniques and Methods

Thursday, May 8, 2014: 1:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
This session will focus on adaptation and development of tools and methods for collecting samples and in-situ hydrologic data for deep groundwater systems.
Moderator:
Grant Ferguson
1:15 p.m.
1:20 p.m.
Integrating Modern Suite of Geophysical Logs, Geochemistry, and Seismic Data for Characterizing Deep Aquifers

W. Lynn Watney, Ph.D.1, Tiraz Birdie2, John Doveton, Ph.D.1, Jason Rush, Mr.1, Fatemeh (Mina) FazelAlavi1, Yevhen (Eugene) Holubnyak1, Aimee Scheffer3, Dennis Hedke4, Saugata Datta, Ph.D.5 and Jennifer Roberts, Ph.D.6, (1)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, (2)TBirdie Consulting, Inc., Lawrence, KS, (3)Conoco Phillips, Houston, TX, (4)Hedke Saenger Geosciences, Wichita, KS, (5)Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, (6)University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

1:40 p.m.
The Application of Oilfield Advanced Borehole Geophysics for Deep Groundwater Investigations

Ned A. Clayton, Schlumberger Water Services, Sacramento, CA

2:00 p.m.
Design and Evaluation of Saline Groundwater Wells for Shale Oil Development, Texas Gulf Coast

Jeffrey Henke, PG1, George Dillman2, Matthew West2 and Michael Keester3, (1)Weston Solutions, Inc., Austin, TX, (2)Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P., Houston, TX, (3)Thornhill Group, Inc., Round Rock, TX

2:20 p.m.
Multi-Frequency Oscillating Flow Tests—Making the Best Use of a Few Boreholes

Michael Cardiff, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

2:40 p.m.
Exploring Deep Groundwater Resources Using the Reverse Circulation (RC) Drilling Method

Steve Schneider, MGWC, Drilling Division, Schneider Water Services, St. Paul, OR

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