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Oil and Gas Waters Project

Oil and Gas Waters Project

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.

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Oil and Gas Waters Project

Oil and Gas Waters Project

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.

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Oil and Gas Waters Project

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Water Chemistry Data for Samples Collected at Groundwater Sites in the Midway-Sunset and Buena Vista Oil Fields Study Area, March 2018 to April 2019, Kern County, California

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Oil, gas, and water separation vessels

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Characterization and Reuse of Oil and Gas Waters

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Estimating Water Use with Unconventional Oil and Gas Development

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Quantities of water associated with oil and gas development

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Understanding Pathways of Unconventional Oil and Gas Produced Water Spills in the Environment

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How quickly do oil and gas wells “Water Out”? Quantifying and contrasting water production trends

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Evidence of Unconventional Oil and Gas Wastewater Found in Surface Waters near Underground Injection Site

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Geochemical and geophysical data for selected wells in and surrounding the South Cuyama oil and gas field

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Occurrence of water and thermogenic gas from oil-bearing formations in groundwater near the Orcutt Oil Field, California, USA

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Water chemistry data for samples collected at groundwater and surface-water sites in the San Ardo Oil Field study area, March 2019–May 2021, Monterey County, California

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The Challenge of Volcano Monitoring, Eruption Forecasting, and Protecting Vulnerable Populations

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Conceptual model to assess water use associated with the life cycle of unconventional oil and gas development

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Investigating the effect of enhanced oil recovery on the noble gas signature of casing gases and produced waters from selected California oil fields

National News Release
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Unconventional Oil and Gas Production Not Currently Affecting Drinking Water Quality

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Estimates of water use associated with continuous oil and gas development in the Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana, 2007–17

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Indication of Unconventional Oil and Gas Wastewaters Found in Local Surface Waters

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The Energy-Water Nexus

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Geochemical data for produced waters from conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells: Results from Colorado, USA

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Analytical framework to estimate water use associated with continuous oil and gas development

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Land-cover changes associated with oil and natural-gas production and concentrations of selected constituents in surface-water and streambed-sediment samples collected upstream from and within an area of oil and natural-gas production, south Texas, 2008–1

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What Happens to the Water? Assessing Water Quality in Areas with Hydraulically Fractured Oil and Gas Wells

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Historical produced water chemistry data compiled for selected oil fields in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, southern California

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Endocrine disrupting activities and geochemistry of water resources associated with unconventional oil and gas activity

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Gas, Oil, and Water Production in the Wind River Basin, Wyoming

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Gas, oil, and water production from Wattenberg Field in the Denver Basin, Colorado

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Multiple approaches to surface water quality assessment provide insight for small streams experiencing oil and natural gas development

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California Oil, Gas, and Groundwater (COGG) Program

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Water resources and shale gas/oil production in the Appalachian Basin: critical issues and evolving developments

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