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Bates, A.L., Orem, W.H., Lerch, H.E., Corum, M., and Beck, M., 2006, An Evaluation of a Field-Based Method to Prepare Fresh Water Samples for Analysis of Sulfite and Thiosulfate by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1436, 24 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1436/

Orem, W., H.,Rosenbauer, R.J., Swarzenski, P.W., Lerch, H.E., Corum, M.D., and Bates, A.L., 2007, Organic Geochemistry of Sediments in Nearshore Areas of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers: I. General Organic Characterization: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1180, 67 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1180/

Otton, J.K., 2006, Impact of salts in produced water releases on soil, ground water, surface water, and ecosystems in onshore and coastal petroleum-producing areas of the conterminous U.S.: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1154, 221 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1154/

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 1999, Naturally Occurring Radioactive Minerals (NORM) in Produced Water and Oil-Field Equipment--An Issue for the Energy Industry: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-142-99, 4 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0142-99/

Otton, J.K., Asher-Bolinder, S., Owen, D.E., and Hall, L., 1997, Effects of produced waters at oilfield production sites on the Osage Indian Reservation, northeastern Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-28, 48 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-0028/

Rice, C.A., and Nuccio, V.F., 2000, Water produced with coalbed methane: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-156-00, 2 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0156-00/

Rice, C.A., Ellis, M.S., and Bullock, J.H., Jr., 2000, Water co-produced with coalbed methane in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming; preliminary compositional data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-372, 20 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/ofr-00-372/

Wanty, R.B., and Kharakaq, Y.K., 1997, USGS Research on Saline Waters Co-Produced with Energy Resources: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-003-97, 2 p.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1997/fs003-97/

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Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Studies

Expanded compilation of research and photographs from OSPER project from 2001-2007.

Produced Waters Bibliography
Extensive compilation of research on produced waters effects on soil, ground and surface waters and the ecosystems they support.

Produced Waters Database

2002 provisional release with over 58,000 samples. This release is now available for free to the publc.

 

 

Recent Publications IconRECENT PUBLICATIONS

Water Produced with Coalbed Methane
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-156-00

Water Co-produced with Coalbed Methane in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming; Preliminary Compositional Data
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-372

 

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