Groundwater Quality and Unconventional Oil and Gas Development: Current Understanding and Science Needs
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
7:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m.
Welcome and Explanation of Format
William Alley, Ph.D., Kevin McCray, CAE and Daniel Soeder, MS
Welcome, thanks to organizers, speakers and sponsors, summary of workshop objectives, plan for breakout sessions.
8:15 a.m.-12:50 p.m.
Sources and Migration of Stray Gas in Groundwater Associated with Shale Gas Development
Daniel Soeder, MS
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8:15 a.m.
A Geochemical Context for Stray Gas Investigations in the N. Appalachian Basin
Fred Baldassare, P.G.
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8:35 a.m.
Evaluating Shallow Aquifer Vulnerability to Potential Shale Gas Exploration and Development in Eastern Canada
Christine Rivard
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8:55 a.m.
Surface Casing Pressure, Well Integrity Loss, and Stray Gas Migration in the Wattenberg Field, Colorado
Greg Lackey
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9:15 a.m.
Hydrocarbons in Groundwater Overlying the Eagle Ford, Fayetteville, and Haynesville Shale UOG Development Areas
Peter B. McMahon, Ph.D.
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9:35 a.m.
Analysis of Sustained Casing Annular Pressure in Relation to Stray Gas Assessment
Tom Tomastik, P.G.
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9:55 a.m.
Approaches for High Resolution Monitoring for Groundwater Impacts from Shale Gas Development
Beth Parker, PhD
- 10:15 a.m. Group Activity
- 10:25 a.m. Break
- 10:45 a.m. Breakout Session: Research Needs for Stray Gas
- 11:50 a.m. Lunch (provided)
12:50 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Approaches and Technology for Monitoring Groundwater near Shale Gas Wells
Anthony Gorody, Ph.D., P.G.
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12:50 p.m.
Recommended Practices for Baseline Sampling of Water Wells in Areas of Shale Gas Development
Stephen Richardson, Ph.D., PE,
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1:10 p.m.
Assessing the Environmental Impacts on Groundwater Quality in Areas of Unconventional Energy Resource Development
Bernhard Mayer, Ph.D.
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1:30 p.m.
Stable Isotope and Radiocarbon Evidence for Biogenic Coalbed Methane in Groundwater Wells in Utica Shale
Amy Townsend-Small
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1:50 p.m.
Evaluating Changes in Freshwater Quality Using Groundwater Monitoring Wells in Areas of Natural-Gas Development
Erica Barth-Naftilan
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2:10 p.m.
Hydrogeophysical Log Analysis of Four Water-Supply Test Wells along an Appalachian Plateau Topographic Profile
John H. Williams
- 2:30 p.m. Break
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3:00 p.m.
Validating a Discriminant Analysis Model Used to Distinguish Salinity Contamination from Deicers vs Produced Water
Nathaniel Chien
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3:20 p.m.
A Flux Based Approach for Monitoring Hydraulic Fracturing Constituents in Groundwater
Michael D. Annable
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3:40 p.m.
A Spatial Data Approach for Assessing Groundwater Resources, Risks, and Uncertainty
Kelly Rose, Ph.D.
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4:00 p.m.
Microbial Activity in Hydraulic Fracturing Produced Water from Two Shale Gas Reservoirs
Daniel Lipus
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4:20 p.m.
Regional Monitoring/Analysis of the Effects of Oil and Gas Development on Groundwater in California
Matthew K. Landon
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4:40 p.m.
EOG Resources' Baseline Groundwater Monitoring Program for the Bakken
Justin Soberaski
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5:00 p.m.
In-line Sampling and Fixed Gas Analyses Help to Evaluate Dissolved Hydrocarbon Concentrations
Anthony Gorody, Ph. D., P.G.
5:40 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
7:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Fate and Transport of Fracking Chemicals and Drilling Fluids in Groundwater, including Natural Attenuation Studies
Peter B. McMahon, Ph.D.
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8:00 a.m.
Methane Dispersion from Leaky Petroleum Wells Into Groundwater: Can Point-Source Well Leaks Cause Large Plumes?
John A. Cherry, Ph.D.
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8:30 a.m.
Fate of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals Downhole and after Environmental Release
Jens Blotevogel
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8:50 a.m.
Biodegradability of Organic Compounds Used in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids and Implications for Compound Fate
Paula Mouser
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9:10 a.m.
Migration of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids by Deep-Well Disposal into Fresh-Water Aquifers
Ronald Green, Ph.D., P.G.
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9:30 a.m.
UOG Wastewater Leaks and Spills: Fate and Transport of Chemical Constituents
Isabelle M. Cozzarelli
- 9:50 a.m. Break
- 10:05 a.m. Breakout Session: Fate and Transport of Fracking Chemicals/Monitoring Strategies
- 11:05 a.m. Group Reporting
- 12:15 p.m. Conclusions and Next Steps
- 12:25 p.m. Adjourn