scholarly journals West Virginia waterscapes: Surface and mineral owners’ perspectives on groundwater contamination due to natural gas extraction

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethani Turley
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
West Virginia ◽  
Groundwater Contamination ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Natural Gas Extraction

scholarly journals Investigating graphene oxide permeable reactive barriers for filtering groundwater contaminated from hydraulic fracturing

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Zifeng An ◽  
Konrad Grala ◽  
Aakanx Panchal ◽  
Kunjan Trivedi
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Groundwater Contamination ◽  
Permeable Reactive Barrier ◽  
Zerovalent Iron ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Sorption Ability ◽  
Groundwater Supply ◽  
Natural Gas Extraction

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a method of natural gas extraction which involves pumping a brine solution into the ground to create a fracture that will allow natural gas to rise. One of the major concerns surrounding this method of natural gas extraction is that wastewater enters the groundwater supply, thereby contaminating it. This wastewater contains toxic materials such as heavy metal ions, radionuclides and other salts and organic compounds in high concentrations. Some of these materials are carcinogenic and thus a concern to human life and the environment. The current solution involves the use of a zerovalent iron (ZVI) permeable reactive barrier (PRB) to filter out these toxic substances. However, it causes more fouling due to the accumulation of mineral precipitates and therefore is not very effective. A recent development in nanotechnology may allow us to develop a superior water filter to prevent groundwater contamination. Therefore, a novel PRB is suggested: featuring the use of solid graphene oxide (GO), a nanomaterial with a superior sorption ability is proposed as a replacement for the system. The proposed experiment will test the filtration capability of the GO-PRB as compared to the traditional ZVI-PRB. By emulating the process of groundwater contamination and flow using common materials found in fracking wastewater, we can determine how much more effective the GO-PRB is than the ZVIPRB.

Life Cycle Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction and Power Generation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Littlefield ◽  
Selina Roman-White ◽  
Dan Augustine ◽  
Ambica Pegallapati ◽  
George G. Zaimes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Life Cycle Analysis ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Natural Gas Extraction

Investigation of Land Subsidence in Eastern Thrace (Turkey) using Multi Temporal InSAR

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tohid Nozadkhalil ◽  
Semih Ergintav ◽  
Ziyadin Cakir ◽  
Ugur Dogan ◽  
Thomas R. Walter
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Ground Motion ◽  
Deformation Source ◽  
Seismic Gap ◽  
Marmara Region ◽  
Marmara Sea ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Triangular Elements ◽  
Natural Gas Extraction ◽  
Thrace Region

<p>Westward migration of M>7 earthquakes along North Anatolian fault with the latest one, Izmit 1999 event, led focus of studies to the seismic gap in the main Marmara fault. For this purpose, the coastal ranges of the Marmara Sea, mainly Istanbul megacity, are renowned for earthquake and ground motion hazards, associated with faulting, landslides and sediment compaction processes. Ground motion associated with man-made activities, however, have been barely studied. The Thrace region of Turkey, some 50 km to the North of the Marmara Sea, expresses pronounced ground motions affecting large areas. We use the Persistent InSAR technique to monitor the Marmara region using Sentinel-1 satellites’ TOPSAR data between 2014 and 2020. Results for both ascending (T131 and T58) and descending (T36) tracks reveals 10 mm/yr rate of subsidence in the Thrace region of Turkey, affecting an area ~15400km² with dimensions of ~110 km by ~140 km. There are two plausible mechanisms for this deformation; (1) excessive pumping of groundwater for agricultural purposes, or (2) natural gas extraction activities taking place in the region. To better understand the observed deformation source, as a first step, we model potential gas extraction by volume change. No piezometric data are available for this region for the time being. Thick sediments including sandstone, reefal carbonates, amongst others, are aimed for gas exploration in the Thrace basin for more than half century. Depth of gas extraction wells and sediment thickness is compiled from previous studies to compare the subsided area with sediment and well depth variations. </p><p>We use  the Poly3D boundary element method to model the surface. Poly3D uses planar triangular elements of constant model to model displacement’s source. Using triangular elements provides models with complex and smooth 3D surfaces avoiding overlaps or gaps, and hence allowing one to construct realistic models. Poly3dinv inverse model applies a fast non-negative/non-positive least squares solver to optimize the solution. We construct a surface enveloping tips of the wells and use it to produce deformation at surface due by allowing opening on it. Small residuals between the observation and model based on opening suggests that deformation is likely caused by natural gas extraction.</p>

Laboratory characterization of residual sludge from natural gas extraction by hydraulic fracturing in the Burgos Basin, Mexico

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 147-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aracely Maldonado-Torres ◽  
Sandra Grisell Mora Ravelo ◽  
Eduardo Osorio Hernández ◽  
Angeluz Olvera Velona ◽  
José Alberto López Santillán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Laboratory Characterization ◽  
Residual Sludge ◽  
Natural Gas Extraction

Organic substances in produced and formation water from unconventional natural gas extraction in coal and shale

2014 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 20-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Orem ◽  
Calin Tatu ◽  
Matthew Varonka ◽  
Harry Lerch ◽  
Anne Bates ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Organic Substances ◽  
Formation Water ◽  
Unconventional Natural Gas ◽  
Natural Gas Extraction

Response to Comment on “An Evaluation of Water Quality in Private Drinking Water Wells Near Natural Gas Extraction Sites in the Barnett Shale Formation”

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 3597-3599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian E. Fontenot ◽  
Zacariah L. Hildenbrand ◽  
Doug D. Carlton ◽  
Jayme L. Walton ◽  
Kevin A. Schug
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Barnett Shale ◽  
Gas Extraction ◽  
Water Wells ◽  
Shale Formation ◽  
Natural Gas Extraction
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