Brine contamination to aquatic resources from oil and gas development in the Williston Basin, United States

Gleason, Robert A.; Chesley-Preston, Tara; Coleman, James L.; Haines, Seth S.; Jenni, Karen E.; Nieman, Timothy L.; Peterman, Zell E.; Burg, Max Post van der; Preston, Todd M.; Smith, Bruce; Tangen, Brian A.; Thamke, Joanna N.

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“…In the Williston Basin of Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota, an increase of saline and brine water was found in surface water and shallow groundwater in proximity to oil and gas development (Gleason and Tangen, 2014). In the Williston Basin, brine may migrate from buried reserve pits of produced water, be released from pipeline failures or poor infrastructure construction, or be released as flow-back water from hydraulic fracturing (Gleason and Tangen, 2014).…”

Section: Water Quality Of Produced Water and Drilling Fluidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of water resources and the potential effects from oil and gas development in the Bureau of Land Management Tri-County planning area, Sierra, Doña Ana, and Otero Counties, New Mexico

Blake¹,

Miltenberger²,

Stewart³

et al. 2018

Scientific Investigations Report

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For more information on the USGS-the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment-visit https://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS.For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit https://store.usgs.gov.Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner.Suggested citation: Blake, J.M., Miltenberger, Keely, Stewart, Anne, Ritchie, Andre, Montoya, Jennifer, Durr, Corey, McHugh, Amy, and Charles, Emmanuel, 2018, Assessment of water resources and the potential effects from oil and gas development in the Bureau of Land Management Tri-County planning area, Sierra, Doña Ana, and Otero Counties, New Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5151, 87 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175151. ISSN 2328-0328 (online) iii AcknowledgmentsThis study was conducted in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management. We would like to thank the following Bureau of Land Management employees for their assistance with this report: Dave Herrell and James Glover and the following U.S. Geological Survey employees for their assistance with this report: Jessica Hopple, Zach Shephard, Aurelia Mitchell, and Delbert Humberson. DatumVertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Albers Datum of 1983 (NADAlbers 83).Horizontal coordinate information for cross sections is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).Altitude, as used in this report, refers to distance above the vertical datum. Supplemental InformationConcentrations of chemical constituents in water are given in milligrams per liter (mg/L). Abbreviations AbstractThe U.S.

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Section: Water Quality Of Produced Water and Drilling Fluidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of water resources and the potential effects from oil and gas development in the Bureau of Land Management Tri-County planning area, Sierra, Doña Ana, and Otero Counties, New Mexico

Blake¹,

Miltenberger²,

Stewart³

et al. 2018

Scientific Investigations Report

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“…In some mining area the production of brine is the major potential environmental contamination hazard associated with oil and gas production. The example of it could be Williston Basin [16].…”

Section: Improper Disposal Of Large Volumes Of Produced Saline Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are many factors on which it depends, e.g. relative amount of brine introduced to the system, background salt type and concentration, the composition of the biota, and the relation between the nature and groundwater (recharge, flow through, discharge) [16].…”

Section: Improper Disposal Of Large Volumes Of Produced Saline Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The differences in ionic composition and salinity between brines and natural surface water in mining areas may have impact on the ecosystem. Elevated chloride levels could result in changing from relatively diverse freshwater plant and invertebrate communities to less diverse, salt-tolerant communities [14,16]. Such a modification could reduce the habitat quality for natural wildlife.…”

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Threats to the environment in the areas of abandoned extraction of hydrocarbon deposits

Rybicki

Winid

Solecki

2015

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“…Analyzing data from 30 randomly distributed domestic wells screened in the upper Fort Union Formation, McMahon et al . () were not able to conclude that energy development activities in the Bakken production area affected groundwater quality; however, Gleason and Tangen () and Lauer et al . () observed that surface‐water and/or groundwater samples collected in the Bakken region had elevated levels of inorganic contaminants associated with the produced water (or brine) from the Bakken oil and gas wells.…”

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Impacts of Bakken Shale Oil Development on Regional Water Uses and Supply

Lin

Lim

et al. 2017

J American Water Resour Assoc

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The Bakken shale play in western North Dakota is one of the largest unconventional oilfields in the United States, but published research about impacts on the region's water resources is rare. In this study, besides examining North Dakota water management policies and activities, we also analyzed three datasets: the Bakken horizontal well completion data (2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014), North Dakota permitted water consumption data (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014), and groundwater level and streamflow observations in western North Dakota (2000Dakota ( -2014. We found from 2008 to 2014, the annual total industrial water uses for Bakken shale oil development ranged between 0.5 and 10% of statewide total consumptive water use. The percentage increases were between 3.0 and 40% within the Bakken oil production region. The increased population of temporary oilfield service workers contributed additional domestic water use, which was equivalent to~15% of annual industrial water use for the shale oil development in the Bakken. Despite being in a semiarid region, the impact of Bakken development on regional water supply was limited because the water in the Bakken was adaptively managed and the region received on average over 20% more precipitation than normal during 2008-2014. Of the 15 glaciofluvial aquifers under study, 12 have seen water levels increasing or unchanged and the water levels for the remaining 3 aquifers have decreased.(KEY TERMS: Bakken shale; CHANS; groundwater management; hydraulic fracturing; unconventional energy development; water allocation; water policy; water supply.)

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Brine contamination to aquatic resources from oil and gas development in the Williston Basin, United States

Cited by 27 publications

References 4 publications

Assessment of water resources and the potential effects from oil and gas development in the Bureau of Land Management Tri-County planning area, Sierra, Doña Ana, and Otero Counties, New Mexico

Assessment of water resources and the potential effects from oil and gas development in the Bureau of Land Management Tri-County planning area, Sierra, Doña Ana, and Otero Counties, New Mexico

Threats to the environment in the areas of abandoned extraction of hydrocarbon deposits

Impacts of Bakken Shale Oil Development on Regional Water Uses and Supply

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