The USGS Groundwater Resources Program (GWRP) is assessing groundwater availability in areas of critical importance.
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Cyclothems, stress-relief, karst, and mine aquifers.
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Regional hydrostratigraphy of Permian-, Pennsylvanian-,and Mississipian-age aquifers.
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Quantifying components of the hydrologic budget at at regional scale.
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Ohio’s Class II underground injection wells continued to accept more oil and natural gas drilling wastes …
17 Dec 2015 Shale-Gas.infoUtica Shale Appalachian Basin Exploration Consortium, estimated that the Utica shale …
03 Dec 2015 WVGESFreshwater scarcity has become a fact in many …
01 Oct 2015 SpringerLinkStudy intended to provide foundational groundwater-related datasets in the …
14 Aug 2015 USGSStudy seeks to better understand the potential for abandoned wells to serve as …
14 Aug 2015 Environ Sci TechnolImportant implications for the reuse and handling of these fluids …
14 Aug 2015 Applied GeochemistryResearches report on fracturing depths and water use for ~44,000 wells reported between 2010 and 2013 …
23 July 2015 Environ Sci TechnolThe Pennsylvania Drought Task Force uses reports and forecasts from the National Weather Service and U.S. Geological Survey …
14 July 2015 Pike County CourierAuthors report a case where natural gas and other contaminants migrated laterally through kilometers of rock …
05 May 2015 PNASNot much has improved five weeks after the Department of Environmental Protection declared a drought watch for …
04 May 2015 NPRA recent study comparing historic water quality from the Monongahela River Basin in West Virginia found little change in the groundwater …
27 Apr 2015 USGSIndustry officials hope the Rogersville will produce sustainable volumes of natural gas …
12 Apr 2015 WVGazetteCurrent assessments of the radioactivity concentration in liquid wastes focus on a single element – radium. However, …
12 Apr 2015 NIHStreams can be used as an alternative and complementary approach to the sampling of monitoring wells …
2 Apr 2015 USGSThe lack of groundwater recharge means a drought watch for 27 counties across Pennsylvania…
25 Mar 2015 Republic HeraldA modern, indepth collection of reports, cross sections, and maps in downloadable GIS data files…
24 Mar 2015 USGSWhy existing national data sets cannot tell us what we would like to know…
04 Mar 2015 USGSRegistration Open for the Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium: An Unconventional Look at PA Groundwater…
03 Mar 2015 Penn StateUSGS explores potential avenues for mitigating effects of induced seismicity due to fluid-injection activities used in energy production…
23 Feb 2015 ScienceNew analyses of produced water samples from Marcellus Shale are used to address the origin of the water and solutes…
10 Feb 2015 AAPG BulletinThis national analysis on nearly 1 million hydraulically fractured wells and 1.8 million fracturing treatment records…
13 Jan 2015 USGSWhy existing national data sets can not tell us what we would like to know …
7 Jan 2015 AGUScientists focus on technical aspects of unconventional shale gas development and potential impacts to groundwater resources …
1 Jan 2015 NGWAU.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Pennsylvania DCNR scientists present the results of a 1,664-foot-deep core hole in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. …
16 Dec 2014 Pennsylvania DCNRDrilling and geophysical logs were used to characterize the geohydrologic framework and the freshwater and saline-water zones penetrated by the tophole at an oil-and-gas well site in central Venango County, Pennsylvania …
16 Dec 2014 Pennsylvania DCNRU.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists conduct research and publish data related to produced water. The information advances scientific knowledge, informs resource management decisions, and facilitates …
16 Dec 2014 USGSAdditional measurements of methane emissions from abandoned wells and their inclusion in greenhouse gas inventories will aid in developing and implementing …
16 Dec 2014 PNASWell-water tested in Wayne and Pike counties contains low-to-moderate concentrations of naturally occurring methane, according to new studies by the U.S. Geological Survey. …
13 Nov 2014 USGS NewsroomScientists have developed new geochemical tracers that can identify hydraulic fracturing flowback fluids …
21 Oct 2014 ScienceCodexSpecific publications are summarized in this document, spanning efforts across the Nation, including in the Marcellus Shale in the east, Bakken in the north-central, and Fayetteville Shale in the Southeast …
16 Sept 2014 USGSA study of tainted drinking water in areas where natural gas is produced from shale shows that the contamination is most likely caused by leaky wells rather than …
22 Sept 2014 New York TimesIn a paper published in the current issue of the Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources researchers report injected water that remains underground is sequestered in the rock formation and therefore …
10 Sept 2014 Penn State NewsThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released its new Produced Waters Geochemical Database, an online platform that provides valuable information on a comprehensive list of …
24 June 2014 WaterWorldThe Ohio Department of Natural Resources require the installation of seismic monitors for drilling within three miles of a known fault or area of seismic activity greater than a 2.0 magnitude …
16 June 2014 Insurance JournalThe Maryland Geological Survey (MGS) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are developing a water monitoring program to evaluate ground-water and surface-water resources in the Maryland Appalachian Plateau …
28 May 2014 Maryland Geological SurveyThe results of several USGS led groundwater investigations in areas underlain by Marcellus Shale were presented at the 2014 Pennyslvania Groundwater Symposium.
27 May 2014 Penn State UniversityThe fracking revolution is not being kind to Kentucky’s role as an American energy leader …
22 May 2014 Centre Daily TimesDevelopment of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Council to …
13 May 2014 The National Academies PressThe U.S. Geological Survey is developing approaches for the quantitative assessment of water and proppant involved with possible future production of continuous petroleum deposits …
14 Mar 2014 USGSU.S. Geological Survey geologist is leading a national study on man-made earthquakes …
16 Mar 2014 The Columbus DispatchThe Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management has identified 400 so-called orphan wells in 58 Ohio counties that are…
11 Mar 2014 Akron Beacon JournalA new USGS study found that 15 percent of groundwater samples contained methane at levels high enough to warrant monitoring or mitigation. Methane was more common…
19 Dec 2013 USGSUsing geospatial data and high resolution aerial imagery from 2004-2010, USGS researchers documented spatially explicit patterns of disturbance, or land use, related to natural gas resource development.…
19 Sept 2013 USGSUSGS presents new information regarding selected aspects of unconventional shale gas development in the Appalachian Basin
20 Aug 2013 USGSAn extensive network of abandoned mine entries in the Pocahontas No. 3 is filled with good-quality water
20 Aug 2013 West Virginia Geological and Economic SurveyTwo of Pennsylvania’s most drilled on counties are looking to apply for a new state grant program to study groundwater quality.…
18 June 2013 NPR.orgPennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is encouraging the use of contaminated water flowing from hundreds of abandoned coal mines for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.…
25 July 2013 Circle of Blue.orgTwo of 20 randomly selected and tested household wells used for drinking water in Sullivan County, Pa., produced groundwater with elevated concentrations…
25 July 2013 USGS NewsroomDespite low gas prices over much of last year, the Marcellus shale was one of the only gassy plays in the country that didn't see a sharp drop-off in drilling activity…
27 May 2013 Motley FoolOhio Department of Natural Resources report for 2012 showing permit, drilling and production statistics also indicates …
17 May 2013 Cleveland.comCould severe water shortages short-circuit the US shale gas boom? With 64% of the country in drought, water…
25 April 2013 Quartz Daily BriefUSGS Kentucky and Indiana Water Science Centers are dedicated to developing high-end spatial and…
14 Jan 2013 USGS KYWSCGroundwater in Virginia is a greater contributor to streamflow than…
26 Nov 2012 USGS NewsroomSimulation of groundwater in abandoned mines is difficult, especially …
8 June 2012 JASMRStudy with USGS will assess availability of hydrologic and ecological flow model(s) suitable for the region…
1 May 2012 Appalachian LCC
