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Water Pollution Risk Associated with Natural Gas Extraction from the Marcellus Shale
In recent years, shale gas formations have become economically viable through the use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. These techniques carry potential... -
West Virginia Marcellus Thickness Lines
West Virginia Marcellus Thickness Lines -
Data Release for Hydrocarbons in Upland Groundwater, Marcellus Shale Region,...
Water samples from 50 domestic wells located <1 kilometer (km) (proximal) and >1 km (distal) from shale-gas wells in upland areas of the Marcellus Shale region were analyzed for... -
Data Release for Hydrocarbons in Upland Groundwater, Marcellus Shale Region,...
Water samples from 50 domestic wells located <1 kilometer (km) (proximal) and >1 km (distal) from shale-gas wells in upland areas of the Marcellus Shale region were analyzed for... -
Absorbance and Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrix Data for Produced...
Waters co-produced during petroleum extraction are normally considered wastes but are also possible resources, especially in water-stressed regions. Produced waters can be... -
Area Underlain by Natural Gas Shales, Susquehanna River Basin, 2011
Polygon shapefile representing the area underlain by shales with the potential for natural gas extraction in the Susquehanna River Basin. This dataset includes the estimated... -
Dry Shale Gas Production Estimates by Play
Estimated monthly production derived from state administrative data. Data are back to January 2000. -
Geochemistry Data for Wastewater Samples Collected at a Separator Tank and...
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data Release is focused on the geochemistry of wastewater (including flowback and produced water) samples, co-produced with natural gas,... -
Data Release for Hydrocarbons in Upland Groundwater, Marcellus Shale Region,...
Water samples from 50 domestic wells located <1 kilometer (km) (proximal) and >1 km (distal) from shale-gas wells in upland areas of the Marcellus Shale region were analyzed for... -
Direct Trace Element Determination in Oil and Gas Produced Waters with...
Waters co-produced during petroleum extraction are the largest waste stream from oil and gas development. Reuse or disposal of these waters is difficult due both to their high... -
Marcellus Gas Well Water Sources View
This data set contains all approved water sources within water managment plans (WMP). A WMP contains water sources utilized in the fracture stimulation of Marcellus Shale... -
Geochemistry Data for Wastewater Samples Collected at a Separator Tank and...
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data Release is focused on the geochemistry of wastewater (including flowback and produced water) samples, co-produced with natural gas,... -
Data release for Organic geochemistry and petrology of Devonian shale in...
Recent production of light sweet oil from shallow (~2,000 ft) horizontal wells in the Upper Devonian Berea Sandstone of eastern Kentucky and historical oil production from... -
Absorbance and Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrix Data for Produced...
Waters co-produced during petroleum extraction are normally considered wastes but are also possible resources, especially in water-stressed regions. Produced waters can be... -
Geochemistry of Utica Shale Play and other Appalachian produced waters
Citation Note: These data were collected as part of a research study published in Environmental Science and Technology. Please reference the following paper when citing these... -
Geochemistry of Utica Shale Play and other Appalachian produced waters
Citation Note: These data were collected as part of a research study published in Environmental Science and Technology. Please reference the following paper when citing these... -
Selected geochemistry and mineralogy of Paleozoic strata in northern and...
A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provisional geochemical and mineralogical database for hydrocarbon-rich shale in the Appalachian region has been compiled by Catherine Enomoto,... -
Geochemistry of Utica Shale Play and other Appalachian produced waters
Citation Note: These data were collected as part of a research study published in Environmental Science and Technology. Please reference the following paper when citing these... -
Geochemistry of Utica Shale Play and other Appalachian produced waters
Citation Note: These data were collected as part of a research study published in Environmental Science and Technology. Please reference the following paper when citing these... -
ESF2012_PairedSaltRecipesStudy_AllData_SciInv
Water chemistry, periphyton measures, periphytic algae taxonomy and cell counts, benthic macroinvertebrate taxaonomy and counts, invertebrate drift, insect emergence, and...