Groundwater Methane in Northeastern Pennsylvania Attributable to Thermogenic Sources and Hydrogeomorphologic Migration Pathways

Autor:	Yunpo Li, Nathalie A. Thelemaque, Helen G. Siegel, Cassandra J. Clark, Emma C. Ryan, Rebecca J. Brenneis, Kristina M. Gutchess, Mario A. Soriano, Boya Xiong, Nicole C. Deziel, James E. Saiers, Desiree L. Plata
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Environmental Chemistry Oil and Gas Fields General Chemistry Natural Gas Pennsylvania Groundwater Methane Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring
Zdroj:	Environmental Science & Technology. 55:16413-16422
ISSN:	1520-5851 0013-936X
DOI:	10.1021/acs.est.1c05272
Popis:	Conflicting evidence exists as to whether or not unconventional oil and gas (UOG) development has enhanced methane transport into groundwater aquifers over the past 15 years. In this study, recent groundwater samples were collected from 90 domestic wells and 4 springs in Northeastern Pennsylvania located above the Marcellus Shale after more than a decade of UOG development. No statistically significant correlations were observed between the groundwater methane level and various UOG geospatial metrics, including proximity to UOG wells and well violations, as well as the number of UOG wells and violations within particular radii. The δ
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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