Occurrence and Origin of Methane in Shallow Groundwater in Alberta, Canada
| atmire.migration.oldid | 3589 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mayer, Bernhard | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ing, Jenifer | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-14T15:45:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-20T08:00:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-10-14 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2015 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The production of unconventional gas plays including shale gas and coal bed methane is rapidly increasing as a new energy resource in Alberta, Canada. Horizontal drilling in combination with hydraulic fracturing is making it possible to produce from tight formations. There are concerns as to negative potential impacts from hydraulic fracturing, making it important to conduct a shallow groundwater baseline study to determine the source of gases in shallow groundwater against which future potential impacts can be compared. In this study, 124 samples from 66 groundwater monitoring wells collected from 2006 to 2014 were assessed for geochemical and isotopic compositions. Methane was found to be ubiquitous in groundwater throughout the province of Alberta while ethane was present in shallow groundwater samples often only in very low concentrations. Based on isotopic compositions and concentration data it was possible to determine that the origin of methane in shallow groundwater is mainly biogenic. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ing, J. (2015). Occurrence and Origin of Methane in Shallow Groundwater in Alberta, Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27162 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27162 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2617 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University 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. | |
| dc.subject | Education--Sciences | |
| dc.title | Occurrence and Origin of Methane in Shallow Groundwater in Alberta, Canada | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Geoscience | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | |
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