Pre-drilling water-quality data of groundwater prior to shale gas drilling in the Appalachian Basin: Analysis of the Chesapeake Energy Corporation dataset

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-57

  Siegel, D I ^a   Smith, B ^b   Perry, E ^c   Bothun, R ^c   Hollingsworth, M ^d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Enviro Clean Products and Services ^*  (United States)

^c AECOM   (United States)

^d CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OPERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GASES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IONIZATION OF GASES; METALS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL DRILLING; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING; SHALE; SHALE GAS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS; WELL DRILLING;

GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS; METALS CONCENTRATIONS; OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS; TOPOGRAPHIC POSITIONS; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER QUALITY STANDARD;

SALINE WATER;

BRINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DRILLING; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS WELL; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IONIC COMPOSITION; IRON; MANGANESE; NATURAL GAS; SALINIZATION; SHALE; STANDARD (REGULATION); TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; CHESAPEAKE BAY; OHIO; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84939490610     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2015.06.013     Document Type: Article

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