NGWA Workshop — Groundwater Quality and Unconventional Gas Development: Is There a Connection?
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
8:00 a.m.-8:10 a.m.
8:10 a.m.-8:40 a.m.
8:40 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
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Regional Variability in the Gas Geochemistry of the Appalachian Basin and Implications for Groundwater Investigations
Fred Baldassare
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Effective Bradenhead Pressure and Mitigation Protocols for Reducing Stray Gas Risk in Groundwater
Anthony Gorody, Ph. D., P. G.
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Gas Migration Behind Cased Energy Wellbores as a Transient Process
Maurice Dusseault, Ph.D., P.Eng.
10:20 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
10:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
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The Relationship Between Redox State and Methane Concentrations: Implications for Pre- and Post-Drill Sampling
Lisa Molofsky
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Evaluating Key Sources of Groundwater Quality Variability in Residential Water Wells for Pre-Drill Sampling
Stephen Richardson, Ph.D., PE, PEng
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Preliminary Results of a Dissolved Methane Sampling Campaign in Texas
Jean-Philippe Nicot
12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
1:45 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
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Geophysical Logging of Fresh- and Saline-Water-Producing Zones in Fractured Bedrock of the Northern Appalachian Basin
John H. Williams
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Adventures in Groundwater Monitoring: Approaches for Shale Gas Development Sites
Daniel Soeder, National Energy Technology Laboratory
3:25 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
3:45 p.m.-5:05 p.m.
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Groundwater Ages and Mixing in Western Energy Basins: Implications for Monitoring
Peter B. McMahon, Ph.D.
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Smart-Monitoring to Address Risks of UCOG Development
Jon Fennell, M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Geo.
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
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Hydraulic Fracturing — a South African Perspective
Fanie de Lange
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Comparison of Water Well Quality Before/After Nearby Hydraulic Fracturing of Gas Wells in Pennsylvania
Bryan Swistock
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Assessment of Drinking Water Risk from a Hypothetical Marcellus Shale Flowback Water Spill
William Rish, Ph.D.
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Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas Production in California — Water Use and Water Quality
Eric Nichols, PE(CA)
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A Comparative Analysis of Water Use for Hydraulic Fracturing
Mike Nickolaus, PG
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Passive Grab Sampling for Dissolved Methane in Deep Groundwater
Kathleen A. Mihm, PG
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Field-Scale Monitoring — a Collaborative Approach
Greg White, P.G.
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Indicators of Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids on Groundwater Quality
Dale Van Stempvoort
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Chemical Characteristics of Saline Water from the Catskill Formation in Test Wells in Northeastern Pennsylvania
Dennis Risser
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A Comparison of the Methods Used for the Investigation of Dissolved Gas Concentrations
Christine Jampo
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Compounds Specific Isotope Analysis to Recognize and Evaluate Natural Attenuation of Methane in Groundwater
John Wilson, Ph.D
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Understanding Key Elements of Past Subsurface Fluid Releases to Better Inform Future Groundwater Monitoring
Pete Penoyer, Hydrogeologist
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The Science-Policy-Technology Nexus of Next Generation Water Quality Regulation
Heather Dawn Gingerich
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