Estimating Lithium Fluxes from Produced Water: Marcellus Shale and Beyond

Conference · Thu Sep 12 04:00:00 EDT 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2453908· OSTI ID:2453908

Mackey, Justin ^[1]; Bain, Daniel ^[2]; Gardiner, James ^[3]; Lackey, Greg ^[3]; Gulliver, Djuna ^[3]; Kutchko, Barbara ^[3]; Siefert, Nicholas ^[3]; Wenzlick, Madison ^[3]; Thomas, Randal B. ^[3]; Bauer, Sophia ^[1]; Belarbi, Zineb ^[1]; Justman, Devin M. ^[1]; Pfander, Isabelle ^[1]; Romeo, Lucy ^[3]; Sabbatino, Michael ^[1]; Smith, Kathryn ^[4]

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1. NETL Site Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory
2. University of Pittsburgh
3. NETL
4. Carbon Capture Scientific, LLC

This talk summarizes the potential for critical minerals extraction from produced water and the current data constraints on making these evaluations. First, we present results from production simulations carried out using data from the Marcellus shale showing the lithium resource potential from this formation. Second, we broaden our estimations to show the critical mineral resource estimates from U.S. domestic shale operations. Lastly, we conclude with an overview of the NEWTS database and dashboard where we host the data used in our assessments.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM); USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), Office of Resource Sustainability (FE-30)
• OSTI ID: 2453908
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English