A plan for hydrologic investigations of in situ, oil-shale retorting near Rock Springs, Wyoming
Open-File Report
82-758
By: Kent C. Glover, E. A. Zimmerman, L. R. Larson, and J.C. Wallace
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Abstract
The recovery of shale oil by the in-situ retort process may cause hydrologic impacts, the most significant being ground-water contamination and possible transport of contaminants into surrounding areas. Although these impacts are site-specific, many of the techniques used to investigate each retort operation commonly will be the same. The U.S. Geological Survey has begun a study of hydrologic impacts in the area of an in-situ retort near Rock Springs, Wyoming, as a means of refining and demonstrating these techniques. Geological investigations include determining the areal extent and thickness of aquifers. Emphasis will be placed on determining lithologic variations from geophysical logging. Hydrologic investigations include mapping of potentiometric surfaces, determining rates of ground-water discharge, and estimating aquifer properties by analytical techniques. Water-quality investigations include monitoring solute migration from the retort site and evaluating sampling techniques by standard statistical procedures. A ground-water-flow and solute-transport model will be developed to predict future movement of the water plume away from the retort. (USGS)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A plan for hydrologic investigations of in situ, oil-shale retorting near Rock Springs, Wyoming |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 82-758 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr82758 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | iv, 30 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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