Hydraulic Fracturing Induced Contaminant Pathways in Groundwater

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dc.contributor.advisorRifai, Hanadi S.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRixey, William G.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHolley, Thomas K.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSchug, Kevin A.
dc.creatorBurton, Taylour
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-8036-3033
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-18T19:02:07Z
dc.date.available2019-09-18T19:02:07Z
dc.date.createdMay 2015
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2015
dc.date.updated2019-09-18T19:02:17Z
dc.description.abstractHydraulic fracturing in areas of natural gas production has been the cause of several environmental issues, notably among them is groundwater contamination. Proponents of hydraulic fracturing argue the improbability of induced contaminant pathways in groundwater since the annuli are sealed and the reservoirs lay thousands of feet below the water table, but opponents have cited a change in ground water quality over time. An ArcGIS model is created in this thesis to analyze groundwater quality data with respect to the relative proximity of gas wells, knowledge of the reservoir pressure gradient, gas well characteristics, and fracture treatment data in order to explore the relationship, if any, between groundwater quality changes and hydraulic fracturing operations. Results indicate that elevated concentrations of certain groundwater constituents are related to natural gas production in the study area.
dc.description.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineering, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/4847
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectHydraulic fractures
dc.subjectGroundwater contamination
dc.subjectArcGIS
dc.subjectBarnett Shale
dc.titleHydraulic Fracturing Induced Contaminant Pathways in Groundwater
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCullen College of Engineering
thesis.degree.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineering, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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