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Organic Analysis of Oilfield Produced Water from the Williston Basin, North Dakota

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Publication Date
Start Date
2014-08-13
End Date
2014-08-14

Citation

Varonka, M.S., Bates, A.L., and Orem, W.H., 2019, Organic Analysis of Oilfield Produced Water from the Williston Basin, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XMECVV.

Summary

The organic composition of produced waters (flowback and formation waters) from the Bakken Formation and the Three Forks Formation in the Williston Basin, North Dakota were examined in this study in order to aid in the remediation of surface contamination due to spills during transport and help develop treatment methods for recycling. Twelve produced water samples were collected from wells in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations at the well head and analyzed for non-purgable dissolved organic carbon (NPDOC), acetate, and extractable hydrocarbons. NPDOC and acetate concentrations from sampled wells from ranged from 33-190 milligrams per liter (mg/L) and 16-40 mg/L, respectively. Concentrations of individual extractable hydrocarbon [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Matthew S Varonka
Originator :
Matthew S Varonka, Anne L Bates, William H Orem
Metadata Contact :
Eric A Morrissey
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Energy Resources Program
USGS Mission Area :
Energy and Minerals

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Product_10.5066P9XMECVV_METADATA.xml
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Williston Basin Non-Target Organics Data.csv 8.03 KB text/csv
Williston Basin Target Organics Data.csv 1.71 KB text/csv

Purpose

This report focuses on characterizing the organics present in produced water from the Bakken and Three Forks shale play - expanding upon previous studies of produced water organics in unconventional oil and gas plays, complementing studies on the inorganic geochemistry of Bakken and Three Forks produced waters, and aiming to identify differences in produced water from these two formations. Gaining a better understanding of both the organic and inorganic composition of these waters can aid in the remediation of surface contamination due to spills during transport and help develop treatment methods for recycling.

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