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Geochemistry Data from Samples Collected in 2015-2017 to study an OG wastewater spill in Blacktail Creek, North Dakota

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2015-02
Time Period
2015-06
Time Period
2016-06
Time Period
2017-06

Citation

Jaeschke, J.B., Cozzarelli, I.M., Kent, D., Engle, M., Mumford, A., Benthem, A., Polite, B., and Baesman, S., 2020, Geochemistry Data from Samples Collected in 2015-2017 to study an OG wastewater spill in Blacktail Creek, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P961J30G.

Summary

These metadata sets present the comprehensive geochemical composition of solid and water samples from the site of a 11.4ML (million liters) wastewater spill discovered in January, 2015. Analyses of a pipeline sample (analyses of select analytes), supplied by the North Dakota Department of Health are also included. The spill was near Blacktail Creek, north of Williston, ND. The leak was from a pipeline located approximately 70m from Blacktail Creek. The creek flows 17km before entering the Little Muddy River, a tributary to the Missouri River. The study included samples collected in waters upstream and downstream from Blacktail Creek in February and June 2015, June 2016, and June 2017. These data sets include field measurements of pH, [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Jeanne B Jaeschke
Process Contact :
Adam J Benthem
Originator :
Jeanne B Jaeschke, Isabelle M Cozzarelli, Douglas B Kent, Mark A Engle, Adam C Mumford, Adam J Benthem, Bridgette F Polite, Shaun M Baesman
Metadata Contact :
Jeanne B Jaeschke
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Office of the Associate Director for Ecosystems

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Metadata for Geochem data Blacktail Creek.xml
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Upstream of Confluence of Blacktail Creek and Little Muddy River (WBS04).jpg thumbnail 109.87 KB image/jpeg
Blacktail Creek CSV files.zip 41.8 KB application/zip
Blacktail Creek xlsx files.zip 330.1 KB application/zip

Purpose

Production of oil and gas (OG) resources in the Williston Basin, North Dakota could pose human and environmental health risks, in part due to large amounts of wastewater produced, often with complex geochemistry and largely uncharacterized impacts on surface waters. Wastewater can contain elevated concentrations of major ions including salts (also referred to as brines), and trace inorganic and organic constituents that can enter the environment through leaks, spills, or direct disposal. Releases have resulted in water-quality effects at other sites in West Virginia (Akob, et al., 2016). The potential effects of wastewater releases on groundwater and surface water quality has been documented in the Williston Basin region in Montana and North Dakota by Cozzarelli et al. (2017), Lauer, et al. (2016), Gleason, et al. (2014), and Mills, et al. (2011). The purpose of this data-collection effort was to document the chemical concentrations of wastewater-affected sites and determine the potential effects of this spill in Blacktail Creek and Little Muddy River. The geochemical results of samples collected in 2015-2017 could be used as a tool to assist management decisions at wastewater spill sites, thereby limiting potential environmental risks and damages.
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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P961J30G

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