scholarly journals Life Cycle Water Consumption and Wastewater Generation Impacts of a Marcellus Shale Gas Well

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1911-1920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan Jiang ◽  
Chris T. Hendrickson ◽  
Jeanne M. VanBriesen
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Marcellus Shale ◽  
Gas Well ◽  
Wastewater Generation

CHEMICAL FORMS OF INORGANIC ELEMENTS IN WASTEWATER FROM A MARCELLUS SHALE-GAS WELL

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas B. Kent ◽  
◽  
Matthias Kohler ◽  
Meagan Mnich ◽  
Christopher H. Conaway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shale Gas ◽  
Marcellus Shale ◽  
Chemical Forms ◽  
Inorganic Elements ◽  
Gas Well

Shale-gas well in Marcellus Shale with bi-wing hydraulic fractures

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-103
Author(s):  
Sutthaporn Tripoppoom ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
Kamy Sepehrnoori ◽  
Jijun Miao
Keyword(s):  
Shale Gas ◽  
Marcellus Shale ◽  
Hydraulic Fractures ◽  
Gas Well

Non-Targeted chemical characterization of a Marcellus shale gas well through GC  × GC with scripting algorithms and high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry

Fuel ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 363-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina K. Piotrowski ◽  
Benedikt A. Weggler ◽  
Erica Barth-Naftilan ◽  
Christina N. Kelly ◽  
Ralf Zimmermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Marcellus Shale ◽  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Resolution Time ◽  
Gas Well ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry

scholarly journals Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of Marcellus shale gas

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 034014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan Jiang ◽  
W Michael Griffin ◽  
Chris Hendrickson ◽  
Paulina Jaramillo ◽  
Jeanne VanBriesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Marcellus Shale ◽  
Gas Emissions

Life Cycle Water Consumption for Shale Gas and Conventional Natural Gas

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (20) ◽  
pp. 11829-11836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corrie E. Clark ◽  
Robert M. Horner ◽  
Christopher B. Harto
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Shale Gas

scholarly journals Methane in groundwater before, during, and after hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (27) ◽  
pp. 6970-6975 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Barth-Naftilan ◽  
J. Sohng ◽  
J. E. Saiers
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Marcellus Shale ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Local Flow ◽  
Gas Well ◽  
Monitoring Wells ◽  
Regional Flow ◽  
Flow Systems ◽  
Methane Concentrations

Concern persists over the potential for unconventional oil and gas development to contaminate groundwater with methane and other chemicals. These concerns motivated our 2-year prospective study of groundwater quality within the Marcellus Shale. We installed eight multilevel monitoring wells within bedrock aquifers of a 25-km2 area targeted for shale gas development (SGD). Twenty-four isolated intervals within these wells were sampled monthly over 2 years and groundwater pressures were recorded before, during, and after seven shale gas wells were drilled, hydraulically fractured, and placed into production. Perturbations in groundwater pressures were detected at hilltop monitoring wells during drilling of nearby gas wells and during a gas well casing breach. In both instances, pressure changes were ephemeral (<24 hours) and no lasting impact on groundwater quality was observed. Overall, methane concentrations ([CH4]) ranged from detection limit to 70 mg/L, increased with aquifer depth, and, at several sites, exhibited considerable temporal variability. Methane concentrations in valley monitoring wells located above gas well laterals increased in conjunction with SGD, but CH4 isotopic composition and hydrocarbon composition (CH4/C2H6) are inconsistent with Marcellus origins for this gas. Further, salinity increased concurrently with [CH4], which rules out contamination by gas phase migration of fugitive methane from structurally compromised gas wells. Collectively, our observations suggest that SGD was an unlikely source of methane in our valley wells, and that naturally occurring methane in valley settings, where regional flow systems interact with local flow systems, is more variable in concentration and composition both temporally and spatially than previously understood.

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