Chemical and isotopic changes in Williston Basin brines during long-term oil production: An example from the Poplar dome, Montana

Peterman, Zell E.; Thamke, Joanna N.

doi:10.1306/05261615114

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“…Brine contamination not only affected the water quality from privately owned wells in the area, but also the water quality from public water-supply wells for the city of Poplar, Mont. USGS work in this area consists of determining the extent and movement of brine contamination in and near the city of Poplar (Peterman and Thamke, 2016).…”

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“…Several USGS investigations have addressed various aspects of the geochemistry of produced waters related to energy development in the Williston Basin. Chemical and isotopic data for waters from the Bakken and Three Forks Formations have been collected to better character ize the inorganic geochemistry of produced waters (Engle and others, 2014;Blondes and others, 2015;Peterman and Thamke, 2016;Peterman and others, 2017). The organic composition of produced waters (flowback and formation waters) from the middle member of the Bakken Formation and the Three Forks Formation was examined to add to the limited knowledge of organics in waters from both formations (Varonka and others, 2020).…”

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Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota—Physiography, climate, land use, and demographics

Vining¹,

Thamke²,

Burg³

2022

Scientific Investigations Report

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Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) may be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) as follows: °C = (°F -32) / 1.8 viii Datum Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).Horizontal coordinate information 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 either milligrams per liter (mg/L), parts per billion (ppb), or micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m 3 ).

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Section: Us Geological Survey Investigations Related To Energy Develo...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota—Physiography, climate, land use, and demographics

Vining¹,

Thamke²,

Burg³

2022

Scientific Investigations Report

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Produced water's impact on soil properties: Remediation challenges and opportunities

Green¹,

DeSutter

Meehan

et al. 2020

Agrosystems Geosci & Env

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The choice of remediation of oil‐produced water (aka brine) spills depends on the severity of contamination, environmental factors, cost‐effectiveness, and relative efficiency of salt removal. The objective of this review is to summarize the current practices that are used to remediate brine spills or abandoned evaporation pits within the Bakken and Three Forks regions of the Williston Basin within the upper Great Plains. The most common current methods are “dig and haul” and the use of chemical amendments such as gypsum (CaSO4) or organic amendments (manure, straw, etc.) to promote soil flocculation and the downward leaching of salts out of the topsoil. These methods, however, can fail to achieve sustained remediation success in a cost‐effective and timely manner, making continued research into alternative methods necessary. The use of electrokinetics, crystallization inhibitors, wicking materials, and plant‐growth promoting rhizobacteria hold promise for in‐situ cleanup of contaminated sites.

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Combined radiogenic (87Sr/86Sr, 234U/238U) and stable (δ88Sr) isotope systematics as tracers of anthropogenic groundwater contamination within the Williston BasinUSA

Neymark

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Emsbo

2018

Applied Geochemistry

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Chemical and isotopic changes in Williston Basin brines during long-term oil production: An example from the Poplar dome, Montana

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota—Physiography, climate, land use, and demographics

Potential effects of energy development on environmental resources of the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota—Physiography, climate, land use, and demographics

Produced water's impact on soil properties: Remediation challenges and opportunities

Combined radiogenic (87Sr/86Sr, 234U/238U) and stable (δ88Sr) isotope systematics as tracers of anthropogenic groundwater contamination within the Williston BasinUSA

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