Effect of Different Sampling Methodologies on Measured Methane Concentrations in Groundwater Samples

Groundwater

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 669-680

  Molofsky, Lisa J ^a   Richardson, Stephen D ^b   Gorody, Anthony W ^c   Baldassare, Fred ^d   Black, June A ^e   McHugh, Thomas E ^a   Connor, John A ^a  

^a GSI Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b GSI Environmental   (United States)

^c Universal Geoscience Consulting Inc   (United States)

^d ECHELON Applied Geoscience Consulting   (United States)

^e Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; ETHANE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; METHANATION; OIL WELL DRILLING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SHALE; SHALE OIL; WATER SUPPLY;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; COLLECTION METHODS; DISSOLVED GAS ANALYSIS; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; RELIABILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SEMI-CLOSED SYSTEM; SHALE GAS AND OIL;

METHANE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED GAS; DRILLING; ETHANE; METHANE; OIL PRODUCTION; SAMPLING; SHALE GAS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WELL WATER;

APPALACHIAN BASIN;

GROUND WATER; METHANE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OIL AND GAS FIELD; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; METHANE; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84961575262     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gwat.12415     Document Type: Article

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