Establishing High-Resolution Hydrogeological, Geochemical and Isotopic Baseline Conditions of the Fresh Water Zone at a Field Research Site Near Brooks, Alberta, Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorMayer, Bernhard
dc.contributor.authorCheung, Terri Tze-Man
dc.contributor.committeememberLawton, Don C.
dc.contributor.committeememberCey, Edwin E.
dc.contributor.committeememberTutolo, Benjamin M.
dc.date2020-06
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-23T05:36:21Z
dc.date.available2019-12-23T05:36:21Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-20
dc.description.abstractA high-resolution baseline characterization of dissolved gases in groundwater at the CMC field research site from 25.0 to 106.3 m depths was conducted. Data was collected from a continuously cored 106.3 m deep borehole, a 100.0 m deep Westbay® multi-level system and a 67.1 m deep domestic well. The multi-level well with 26 ports revealed variability and stratification in hydrogeology and hydrochemistry. Ports completed in coals had high flow rates and yielded sodium bicarbonate water type, water isotope compositions resembling local meteoric water, elevated methane and ethane concentrations, and biogenic d13C-CH4 values of <-82‰. Below the coals, ports were characterized by lower flow rates, higher d18O and d2H values of water and variable water types. Methane and ethane concentrations were lower compared to samples obtained from coals and d13C-CH4 values ranged between -75‰ and -60‰. The domestic well yielded groundwater with chemical and isotopic compositions resembling groundwater from only the high-flowing coal-containing aquifer portions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCheung, T. T. (2019). Establishing High-Resolution Hydrogeological, Geochemical and Isotopic Baseline Conditions of the Fresh Water Zone at a Field Research Site Near Brooks, Alberta, Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37367
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111381
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyScienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectHydrogeologyen_US
dc.subjectGeochemistryen_US
dc.subjectIsotopesen_US
dc.subjectBaseline Studiesen_US
dc.subjectCarbon Storageen_US
dc.subjectCarbon Sequestrationen_US
dc.subject.classificationGeochemistryen_US
dc.subject.classificationGeologyen_US
dc.titleEstablishing High-Resolution Hydrogeological, Geochemical and Isotopic Baseline Conditions of the Fresh Water Zone at a Field Research Site Near Brooks, Alberta, Canadaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGeoscienceen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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