2018
Methane in groundwater before, during, and after hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale
Barth-Naftilan E, Sohng J, Saiers JE. Methane in groundwater before, during, and after hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 6970-6975. PMID: 29915033, PMCID: PMC6142237, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1720898115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShale gas developmentGroundwater qualityGroundwater pressureMonitoring wellsMethane concentrationMarcellus ShaleRegional flow systemLocal flow systemsMultilevel monitoring wellsGas developmentConsiderable temporal variabilityGas wellsGas-phase migrationFlow systemIsotopic compositionValley settingsBedrock aquifersAquifer depthShale gas wellsTemporal variabilityIsolated intervalsHydrocarbon compositionFugitive methaneUnconventional oilShale
2016
Unconventional oil and gas spills: Materials, volumes, and risks to surface waters in four states of the U.S.
Maloney KO, Baruch-Mordo S, Patterson LA, Nicot JP, Entrekin SA, Fargione JE, Kiesecker JM, Konschnik KE, Ryan JN, Trainor AM, Saiers JE, Wiseman HJ. Unconventional oil and gas spills: Materials, volumes, and risks to surface waters in four states of the U.S. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 581: 369-377. PMID: 28043701, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnconventional wellsHydraulic fracturing fluidsImproved input parametersRate of materialSpill rateExtraction of oilFracturing fluidUnconventional formationsWaste materialsGas spillWell boreUnconventional oilInput parametersSetback regulationsCrude oilUnconventional sourcesMaterialsRelease of chemicalsGasOilWaterSpill data