Aqueous Rare Earth Element Patterns and Concentration in Thermal Brines Associated with Oill and Gas Production

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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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TY - DATA 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 -
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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
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Data from Feb 1, 2017

Last updated Oct 15, 2019

Submitted Jun 14, 2017

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University of Wyoming

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Scott Quillinan

307.766.6697

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Charles Nye

University of Wyoming

Scott Quillinan

University of Wyoming

Ghanashyam Neupane

Idaho National Labaoratory

Travis McLing

Idaho National Laboratory

DOE 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

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