Large-sample evidence on the impact of unconventional oil and gas development on surface waters
The impact of unconventional oil and gas development on water quality is a major
environmental concern. We built a large geocoded database that combines surface water …
environmental concern. We built a large geocoded database that combines surface water …
Big groundwater data sets reveal possible rare contamination amid otherwise improved water quality for some analytes in a region of Marcellus shale development
Eleven thousand groundwater samples collected in the 2010s in an area of Marcellus shale-
gas development are analyzed to assess spatial and temporal patterns of water quality …
gas development are analyzed to assess spatial and temporal patterns of water quality …
Geochemical evidence of potential groundwater contamination with human health risks where hydraulic fracturing overlaps with extensive legacy hydrocarbon …
SW Shaheen, T Wen, A Herman… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) sometimes impacts water resources,
including incidents of methane (CH4) migration from compromised wells and spills that …
including incidents of methane (CH4) migration from compromised wells and spills that …
Engaging over data on fracking and water quality
SL Brantley, RD Vidic, K Brasier, D Yoxtheimer… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Extraction of unconventional oil and gas using high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF)—
“fracking”—is a “wicked” problem: Science and policymaking are complex and opaque; …
“fracking”—is a “wicked” problem: Science and policymaking are complex and opaque; …
Exploring how to use groundwater chemistry to identify migration of methane near shale gas wells in the Appalachian Basin
Methane (CH4) enters waters in hydrocarbon-rich basins because of natural processes and
problems related to oil and gas wells. As a redox-active greenhouse gas, CH4 degrades …
problems related to oil and gas wells. As a redox-active greenhouse gas, CH4 degrades …
Groundwater methane in northeastern Pennsylvania attributable to thermogenic sources and hydrogeomorphologic migration pathways
Conflicting evidence exists as to whether or not unconventional oil and gas (UOG)
development has enhanced methane transport into groundwater aquifers over the past 15 …
development has enhanced methane transport into groundwater aquifers over the past 15 …
[PDF][PDF] Gas well integrity and methane migration: evaluation of published evidence during shale-gas development in the USA
More than 1 million wells may have been completed using hydraulic fracturing techniques in
the USA alone; however, there have been few case studies exploring the impacts on water …
the USA alone; however, there have been few case studies exploring the impacts on water …
Conventional Fossil Fuel Extraction, Associated Biogeochemical Processes, and Topography Influence Methane Groundwater Concentrations in Appalachia
The production of fossil fuels, including oil, gas, and coal, retains a dominant share in US
energy production and serves as a major anthropogenic source of methane, a greenhouse …
energy production and serves as a major anthropogenic source of methane, a greenhouse …
Road salting and natural brine migration revealed as major sources of groundwater contamination across regions of northern Appalachia with and without …
F Epuna, SW Shaheen, T Wen - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
High methane and salt levels in groundwater have been the most widely cited
unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) related water impairments. The attribution …
unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) related water impairments. The attribution …
Assessing changes in groundwater chemistry in landscapes with more than 100 years of oil and gas development
With recent improvements in high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF, known to the public as
fracking), vast new reservoirs of natural gas and oil are now being tapped. As HVHF has …
fracking), vast new reservoirs of natural gas and oil are now being tapped. As HVHF has …