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Delineation of brine contamination in and near the East Poplar oil field, Fort Peck Indian Reservation, northeastern Montana, 2004-09 / Joanna N. Thamke and Bruce D. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Thamke, Joanna N., author.
- Smith, Bruce D., author.
- Series:
- Scientific investigations report ; 2014-5024.
- Scientific investigations report ; 2014-5024
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water--Pollution--Montana--Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
- Water.
- Oil fields--Environmental aspects--Montana--Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
- Oil fields.
- Oil field brines--Environmental aspects--Montana--Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
- Oil field brines.
- Oil fields--Environmental aspects.
- Oil field brines--Environmental aspects.
- Water--Pollution.
- Montana--Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 40 pages): illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, charts + 10 appendixes.
- Place of Publication:
- Reston, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey, 2014
- Summary:
- The extent of brine contamination in the shallow aquifers in and near the East Poplar oil field is as much as 17.9 square miles and appears to be present throughout the entire saturated zone in contaminated areas. The brine contamination affects 15-37 billion gallons of groundwater. Brine contamination in the shallow aquifers east of the Poplar River generally moves to the southwest toward the river and then southward in the Poplar River valley. The likely source of brine contamination in the shallow aquifers is brine that is produced with crude oil in the East Poplar oil field study area. Brine contamination has not only affected the water quality from privately owned wells in and near the East Poplar oil field, but also the city of Poplars public water-supply wells.
- Notes:
- "Prepared in cooperation with the Fort Peck Tribes Office of Environmental Protection."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-40).
- OCLC:
- 946960489
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