Aqueous Rare Earth Element Patterns and Concentration in Thermal Brines Associated with Oill and Gas Production
This study is part of a joint effort by the University of Wyoming (UW) School of Energy Resources (SER), the UW Engineering Department, Idaho National Laboratories (INL), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to describe rare earth element concentrations in oil and gas produced waters and in coal-fired power station ash ponds. In this work we present rare earth element (REE) and trace metal behavior in produced water from four Wyoming oil and gas fields and surface ash pond water from two coal-fired power stations. Using the methods of the INL team members, we measured REEs in high salinity oil and gas produced waters. Our results show that REEs exist as a dissolved species in all waters measured for this project, typically within the parts per trillion range.
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AB - This study is part of a joint effort by the University of Wyoming (UW) School of Energy Resources (SER), the UW Engineering Department, Idaho National Laboratories (INL), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to describe rare earth element concentrations in oil and gas produced waters and in coal-fired power station ash ponds. In this work we present rare earth element (REE) and trace metal behavior in produced water from four Wyoming oil and gas fields and surface ash pond water from two coal-fired power stations. Using the methods of the INL team members, we measured REEs in high salinity oil and gas produced waters. Our results show that REEs exist as a dissolved species in all waters measured for this project, typically within the parts per trillion range.
AU - Nye, Charles
A2 - Quillinan, Scott
A3 - Neupane, Ghanashyam
A4 - McLing, Travis
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - Rare earth elements
KW - geochemistry
KW - produced water
KW - brine
KW - oil and gas
KW - REE
KW - trace metal
KW - coal
KW - concentration
KW - coproduced
LA - English
DA - 2017/02/01
PY - 2017
PB - University of Wyoming
T1 - Aqueous Rare Earth Element Patterns and Concentration in Thermal Brines Associated with Oill and Gas Production
UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/930
ER -
Nye, Charles, et al. Aqueous Rare Earth Element Patterns and Concentration in Thermal Brines Associated with Oill and Gas Production. University of Wyoming, 1 February, 2017, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/930.
Nye, C., Quillinan, S., Neupane, G., & McLing, T. (2017). Aqueous Rare Earth Element Patterns and Concentration in Thermal Brines Associated with Oill and Gas Production. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. University of Wyoming. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/930
Nye, Charles, Scott Quillinan, Ghanashyam Neupane, and Travis McLing. Aqueous Rare Earth Element Patterns and Concentration in Thermal Brines Associated with Oill and Gas Production. University of Wyoming, February, 1, 2017. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/930
@misc{GDR_Dataset_930,
title = {Aqueous Rare Earth Element Patterns and Concentration in Thermal Brines Associated with Oill and Gas Production},
author = {Nye, Charles and Quillinan, Scott and Neupane, Ghanashyam and McLing, Travis},
abstractNote = {This study is part of a joint effort by the University of Wyoming (UW) School of Energy Resources (SER), the UW Engineering Department, Idaho National Laboratories (INL), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to describe rare earth element concentrations in oil and gas produced waters and in coal-fired power station ash ponds. In this work we present rare earth element (REE) and trace metal behavior in produced water from four Wyoming oil and gas fields and surface ash pond water from two coal-fired power stations. Using the methods of the INL team members, we measured REEs in high salinity oil and gas produced waters. Our results show that REEs exist as a dissolved species in all waters measured for this project, typically within the parts per trillion range.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/930},
year = {2017},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, University of Wyoming, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/930},
note = {Accessed: 2025-07-24}
}
Details
Data from Feb 1, 2017
Last updated Oct 15, 2019
Submitted Jun 14, 2017
Organization
University of Wyoming
Contact
Scott Quillinan
307.766.6697
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, Rare earth elements, geochemistry, produced water, brine, oil and gas, REE, trace metal, coal, concentration, coproducedDOE Project Details
Project Name Assessing rare earth element concentrations in geothermal and oil and gas produced waters: A potential domestic source of strategic mineral commodities
Project Lead Holly Thomas
Project Number EE0007603
