2022
Regional Scale Assessment of Shallow Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination from Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction
Soriano MA, Deziel NC, Saiers JE. Regional Scale Assessment of Shallow Groundwater Vulnerability to Contamination from Unconventional Hydrocarbon Extraction. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 12126-12136. PMID: 35960643, PMCID: PMC9454823, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroundwater vulnerabilityGroundwater contamination riskRegional-scale assessmentEnvironmental justice issuesUOG extractionShallow groundwaterSurface spillsSpatial transferabilityDomestic water wellsNortheastern USAContaminant transport processesGroundwater monitoringContamination riskStudy areaUnconventional hydrocarbon extractionScale assessmentDomestic purposesWater wellsContaminationSubsurface leakageVulnerability predictionHydrocarbon extractionModeling frameworkRegional modelGroundwater flow
2020
Evaluating Domestic Well Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Sites
Soriano M, Siegel H, Gutchess K, Clark C, Li Y, Xiong B, Plata D, Deziel N, Saiers J. Evaluating Domestic Well Vulnerability to Contamination From Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Sites. Water Resources Research 2020, 56 DOI: 10.1029/2020wr028005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhase contaminationUnconventional oilSingle calibrated modelAqueous phase contaminantsWell vulnerabilityGas developmentGas development sitesCapture zoneMatrix hydraulic conductivitySetback distanceProbabilistic capture zonesHydraulic fracturingRatio of fractureMatrix conductivityHorizontal drillingSurface spillsFlow pathsCalibrated modelHydraulic conductivityPad locationsTransport timescalesDomestic groundwater wellsConductivityGroundwater contaminationModel parameters