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
2015
Characterization and Analysis of Liquid Waste from Marcellus Shale Gas Development
Shih JS, Saiers JE, Anisfeld SC, Chu Z, Muehlenbachs LA, Olmstead SM. Characterization and Analysis of Liquid Waste from Marcellus Shale Gas Development. Environmental Science And Technology 2015, 49: 9557-9565. PMID: 26140412, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWastewater treatment plantsRelevant water qualityWastewater characteristicsHydraulic fracturingShale gas developmentLiquid wasteDilution of brineMonitoring limitsTreatment plantsDrilling wastesEffluent limitsGas productionWastewaterMarcellus Shale gas developmentOrders of magnitudeWastewater samplesGas developmentWasteMarcellus brinesWater qualityBrineFlowbackSoluble constituentsFracturingDifferent chemical