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Geohydrologic and water-quality characterization of a fractured-bedrock test hole in an area of Marcellus shale gas development, Bradford County, Pennsylvania

January 1, 2013

Open-File Miscellaneous Investigation 13–01.1 presents the results of geohydrologic investigations on a 1,664-foot-deep core hole drilled in the Bradford County part of the Gleason 7.5-minute quadrangle in north-central Pennsylvania. In the text, the authors discuss their methods of investigation, summarize physical and analytical results, and place those results in context. Four appendices include (1) a full description of the core in an Excel worksheet; (2) water-quality and core-isotope analytical results in Excel workbooks; (3) geophysical logs in LAS and PDF files, and an Excel workbook containing attitudes of bedding and fractures calculated from televiewer logs; and (4) MP4 clips from the downhole video at selected horizons.

Publication Year 2013
Title Geohydrologic and water-quality characterization of a fractured-bedrock test hole in an area of Marcellus shale gas development, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Authors Dennis W. Risser, John H. Williams, Kristen L. Hand, Rose-Anna Behr, Antonette K. Markowski
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype State or Local Government Series
Series Title Pennsylvania Geological Survey Open-File Report
Series Number OFMI 13-01.1
Index ID 70111070
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Pennsylvania Water Science Center; Toxic Substances Hydrology Program