Groundwater quality monitoring recommendations for in situ oil shale development

Technical Report · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5451676

Everett, L G; Kelly, K E; Hoylman, E W; Tempo, K

This study addresses the two primary groups of uncertainties regarding the implementation of a groundwater quality monitoring program for MIS oil shale development such as proposed for Federal Prototype Lease Tracts C-a and C-b. Hydrogeologic characterization, an essential element in siting monitor wells and for the design of the wells to obtain consistent and representative samples, is discussed in terms of geophysical and hydraulic methods that are employed on the Federal Tracts. These methods are also appropriate for other areas with oil shale stratigraphy. Geophysical and hydraulic methods are evaluated and ranked relative to cost, potential effectiveness, and availability of testing equipment in the oil shale region. Sampling methods are discussed, covering a wide variety of monitoring elements.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, NV (USA). Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5451676
• Report Number(s): PB-84-120351; EPA-600/4-83-045
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUIFERS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
DESIGN
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GROUND WATER
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLOGY
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
INDUSTRY
IONS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
MATERIALS
METALS
OIL SHALE INDUSTRY
OIL SHALES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
PROCESSING
RETORTING
SAMPLING
TRACER TECHNIQUES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER WELLS
WELLS