Geochemical and isotopic evolution of water produced from Middle Devonian Marcellus shale gas wells, Appalachian basin, Pennsylvania

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 181-206

  Rowan, Elisabeth L ^a   Engle, Mark A ^b   Kraemer, Thomas F ^a   Schroeder, Karl T ^c   Hammack, Richard W ^c   Doughten, Michael W ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS WELLS; PRODUCED WATER; SHALE GAS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA; GRADUAL CHANGES; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARCELLUS SHALES; MIDDLE DEVONIAN; NATURAL FORMATIONS; RAPID TRANSITIONS;

SALINE WATER;

DEVONIAN; DRILLING; GAS WELL; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; RADON ISOTOPE; SALINITY; SHALE; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929380129     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/07071413146     Document Type: Article

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