Oil and Gas Waters Project Active
The primary objective of this project is to provide information on the volume, quality, impacts, and possible uses of water produced during generation and development of energy resources (particularly hydrocarbons) as well as related fluids injected into reservoirs for energy development and associated waste disposal. The purpose of this work is to address scientific and societal questions regarding the linkage between energy development and water resources, and the characteristics and effects of aqueous fluids in hydrocarbon systems.
Below are publications associated with this project.
Mapping protected groundwater adjacent to oil and gas fields, San Joaquin Valley, California
The isometric log-ratio (ilr)-ion plot: A proposed alternative to the Piper diagram
Oil and gas development footprint in the Piceance Basin, western Colorado
Assessment of water and proppant quantities associated with petroleum production from the Bakken and Three Forks Formations, Williston Basin Province, Montana and North Dakota, 2016
Data cleaning methodology for monthly water-to-oil and water-to-gas production ratios in continuous resource assessments
Geochemistry of formation waters from the Wolfcamp and “Cline” shales: Insights into brine origin, reservoir connectivity, and fluid flow in the Permian Basin, USA
A practical guide to the use of major elements, trace elements, and isotopes in compositional data analysis: Applications for deep formation brine geochemistry
Methodology for assessing quantities of water and proppant injection, and water production associated with development of continuous petroleum accumulations
Hydraulic fracturing water use variability in the United States and potential environmental implications
The water-energy nexus: an earth science perspective
USGS investigations of water produced during hydrocarbon reservoir development
Delineation of brine contamination in and near the East Poplar oil field, Fort Peck Indian Reservation, northeastern Montana, 2004-09
The primary objective of this project is to provide information on the volume, quality, impacts, and possible uses of water produced during generation and development of energy resources (particularly hydrocarbons) as well as related fluids injected into reservoirs for energy development and associated waste disposal. The purpose of this work is to address scientific and societal questions regarding the linkage between energy development and water resources, and the characteristics and effects of aqueous fluids in hydrocarbon systems.
Below are publications associated with this project.