Microbiology of the Utica Shale
December 20, 2021
In order to determine the innate microbial community of shale gas reservoirs and how they are impacted by hydraulic fracturing, this study analyzed biomass collected from produced water and rock from hydraulically fractured wells in the Utica Shale. The samples include rock chips from a drill core from one Utica well, produced water from that same Utica well, and produced water from 12 different Utica wells that had been in production between 1-5 years, spanning the oil and gas windows of SE Ohio. The samples were filtered for biomass, extracted, amplified, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing was performed on the Illumina MiSeq platform.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2021 |
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Title | Microbiology of the Utica Shale |
DOI | 10.5066/P92RJOJS |
Authors | Jenna L Shelton, Madalyn S Blondes, Varun Saraswathula, Colin Doolan, Jessica M Chenault, Eric A Morrissey |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
USGS Organization | Energy Resources Program Headquarters Office |
Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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