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Bass, N. W., Kennedy, L. E., Dillard, W. R., Leatherock, Otto, and Hengst, J. H., 1938,

Part 1, Townships 22 and 23 north, ranges 10 and 11 east: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 900-A, p. 1-45.

Bass,1942,

Part II, Summary of subsurface geol-ogy with special reference to oil and gas: U.S.Geological SurveyBulletin900-K, p. 343-393.

Bingham, R.H., and Bergman, D.L., 1980,

Reconnaissance of the water resources of the Enid quadrangle, northcentral Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas Map HA-7, 4 plates, scale 1:250,000.

Bourlier, B.G., Nichols, J.D., Ringwald, W.J., Workman, P.J., and Clemmons, Stanley, 1979,

Soil survey of Osage County, Oklahoma: United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service and United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 164 p.

Johnson, K.H., and Castagno, J.L., 1961,

Developments in waterflooding and pressure maintenance in Osage County, Okla. oilfields, 1961: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8038, 38 p.

Mahler, B.J., and Van Metre, P.C., 2001,

Effects of oil and gas production on Lake Meredith sediments, 1964–99: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS 072–01

Oklahoma Commission on Marginally Producing Oil and Gas Wells, 1999,

The Osage Environmental Audit, 22 p.,
accessed at: http://www.ok.gov/marginalwells/documents/Osage%20Environmental%20Audit%20-%20Survey.pdf

in V.E. McKelvey Forum: U. S. Geological Survey Circular 1108

Kharaka, Y. K., and Wanty, R. B., 1995,

           Water quality degradation associated with natural energy sources, p. 25-27.

Filipek, L.H. and Otton, J.K., 1995,

           A little learning is a dangerous thing-But how do we apply our geoscience knowledge to the regulatory process?, p. 36-37.

Merewether, E.A., Smith, B.D., and Manydeeds, S.A., 1995,

           Energy resources on lands of Native American-Cooperative investigations by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Tribal governments, p. 60-61.

Abbott, M.M., 1995,

           The effects of oil-field brines on aquifers-Tracing the movement of brines using geochemical tools,, p. 87-88.

Schumann, R.R., Asher-Bolinder, S., Finch, W.I., Gundersen, L.C.S., Otton, J.K., Owen, D.E., Pierson, C.T., Reimer, G.M., and Zielinski, R.A., 1995,

           Radionuclides-Energy resources and environmental hazards, p. 111-113.

Smith, B.D., 1995,

           The effects of oil-field brines on aquifers-Geophysical applications in oil field environmental studies, p. 114-116.

(abstracts) in Sublette, Kerry, Final program and abstracts of the Third International Petroleum Environmental Conference, September 24-26, 1996, Albuquerque, N.M.

Otton, J.K., 1996,

           Use of gamma-ray spectrometer data to estimate NORM contamination at oil and gas production sites

Otton, J.K., Asher-Bolinder, S., Owen, D.E., and Hall, L., 1996,

           Naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) and trace elements at oilfield production sites on Sac and Fox Tribal Lands, Lincoln County, Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey administrative report submitted to the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 27 p.

Otton, J.K., Asher-Bolinder, S., Owen, D.E., and Hall, L., 1997,

Effects of produced waters at oilfield production sites on the Osage Indian Reservation, northeastern Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-28, 48 p. http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/energy/E&E/OF97-28/OF97-28.html

Otton, J.K., Asher-Bolinder, S., Owen, D.E., and Hall, L., 1997,

Effects of produced water at some oilfield production sites in southern Illinois: U.S. Geological Open-File Report 97-448, 99 p.

Otton, J.K., Zielinski, R.A., Owen, D.E., Asher-Bolinder, S., and Hall, L., 1997,

Environmental effects of produced waters at oilfield production sites in the Big Sinking Creek and Schumaker Ridge areas, Lee County, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-0511, 41 p.

Breit, G.N., Kharaka, Y.K., Otton, J.K., Zielinski, R.A., Rice, C.A., Smith, B.D., and Ridgley, J.L., 1997,

USGS studies of water co-produced with oil and gas: Implications for future petroleum resource development 1997 SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, Dallas, Texas. SPE 37901-11p.

(abstracts) in Sublette, Kerry, Final program and abstracts of the Fourth International Petroleum Environmental Conference, September 9-12, 1997, San Antonio, Texas

Otton, J.K., Zielinski, R.A., and Budahn, J.R., 1997,

           Use of radium-228/radium-226 data to assess NORM contamination at an E&P site

Wanty, R.B. and Kharaka, Y.K., 1997,

USGS research on saline waters co-produced with energy sources: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-003-97.

Zielinski, R.A., Budahn, J.R., and Otton, J.K., 1998,

Use of high precision gamma-ray spectrometry to estimate the age of radiobarite contamination at oilfield sites [abs.]: Abstract Volume 40th Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, Denver, CO, July, 1998.

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 1998,

Chemical criteria for determining the origin and dispersion of highly soluble salts in soils and waters near an oilfield operation, Logan County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-426, 19 p.

in Sublette, K.L., ed., Proceedings of the 4th International Petroleum Environmental Conference, September 9-12, 1997, San Antonio, Texas: South-central Environment Resource Alliance and the University of Tulsa, OK.

(available in CD-ROM format or available on-line report in PDF format) http://ipec.utulsa.edu/conf_archive.html

Zielinski, R.A., Otton, J.K., and Budahn, J.R., 1998,

           Use of radium isotope data to assess NORM contamination at an E&P site

Abbott, M.M., 1999,

Water Quality of the Quaternary and Ada-Vamoosa Aquifers on the Osage Reservation, Osage County, Oklahoma, 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4231, 76 p.

Otton, J.K., 1999,

Use of aeroradiometric data to assess NORM contamination on Federal lands: an example from Osage County, Oklahoma [abs.]: Conference proceedings, Dept. of Interior Conference on the Environment, Denver, Colorado, April 6-8, 1999, 2 p.

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 1999,

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Minerals (NORM) in Produced Water and Oil-Field Equipment--An Issue for the Energy Industry: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-0142-99, 4 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-0142-99/

in Sublette, K.L., ed., Proceedings of the 5th International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Albuquerque, NM: November, 1998, Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa,

(available in CD-ROM format or available on-line report in PDF format) http://ipec.utulsa.edu/conf_archive.html

Kharaka, Y.K., Leong, L.Y.C., Doran, G., and Breit, G.N., 1999,

           Can produced water be reclaimed?: Experience with the Placerita oil field, California

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 1999,

           Chemical criteria for determining the origin and dispersion of highly soluble salts in soils and waters near an oilfield operation, Logan County, Colorado,

Zielinski, R.A., White, G.J., and Otton, J.K., 1999,

           Chemical and radiometric assessment of NORM in soils and sediments contacted by produced water, Teapot Dome, Wyoming

Kharaka, Y. K., Lundegard, P. D., and Giordano, T. H., 2000,

Distribution and origin of organic ligands in subsurface waters from sedimentary basins, in Giordano, T. H., Kettler, R. M., and S. A. Wood, eds. Ore Genesis and Exploration: The Role of Organic Matter: Rev. Econ. Geol., v. 9, p. 119-131.

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 2000,

Simple techniques for assessing impacts of oil and gas operations on federal lands; a field evaluation at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Scott County, Tennessee: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-499, 51 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2000/ofr-00-499/OF00-499.pdf

(abstracts) in Sublette, Kerry, Final program and abstracts of the Seventh International Petroleum Environmental Conference, October 22-25, 2000, Albuquerque, N.M.

Otton, J.K. and Mercier, T.J.,

           True North Mapping, Denver, CO, National Watershed Susceptibility Evaluation of the Impact of Oil and Gas Production Operations

Abbott, M.M.,

           Water Quality of the Quaternary and Ada-Vamoosa Aquifers, Osage County, Oklahoma

Breit, G.N., Kharaka, Y.K., Rice, C.A.,

           National database on the chemical composition of formation water from petroleum wells.

Zielinski, R.A., Otton, J.K., and Rice, C.A.,

           Rapid Assessment of Sources of Salinity Near an Oil Field Production Site Using the Chemistry of Surface Water and Soil Leachates

Zielinski, R.A., Otton, J.K., and Budahn, J.R., 2001

Use of radium isotopes to determine the age and origin of radioactive barite at oil-field production sites: Environmental Pollution, v. 113, no. 3, p. 299-309.

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 2001

Simple techniques for assessing impacts of oil and gas operations on public lands; a field evaluation of a photoionization detector (PID) at a condensatic release site, Padre Island National Seashore, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-183, 33 p. http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/energy/OF01-183/OFR01-183.pdf

(abstracts) in Sublette, Kerry, Final program and abstracts of the Eighth International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Houston, TX, November 6-9, 2001

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 2001,

           Simple techniques for assessing impacts of oil and gas operations on public lands--a field evaluation of a photoionization detector (PID) at a condensate release site, Padre Island National Seashore, Texas

in Sublette, K.L., ed., Proceedings of the 7th International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Albuquerque, NM: November, 2000, Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa,

(available in CD-ROM format or available on-line report in PDF format) http://ipec.utulsa.edu/conf_archive.html

Abbott, M.M., 2001,

           Water quality of the Quaternary and Ada-Vamoosa aquifers on the Osage Reservation, Osage County, Oklahoma, 1997

Breit, G.N., Kharaka, Y.K., Rice, C.A., 2001,

           National database on the chemical composition of formation water from petroleum wells

Otton, J.K. and Mercier, T.J., 2001,

           True North Mapping, Denver, CO, National Watershed Susceptibility Evaluation of the Impact of Oil and Gas Production Operations

Zielinski, R.A., Otton, J.K., and Rice, C.A., 2001,

           Rapid Assessment of Sources of Salinity Near an Oil Field Production Site Using the Chemistry of Surface Water and Soil Leachates

Otton, J.K., Breit, G.N., Kharaka, Y.K., and Rice, C.A., 2002,

A national produced-water geochemistry database [abs.]: Ground Water Protection Council, Colorado Springs, CO, October 16-17, 2002, 2 p.

Abbott, M.M. and Tortorelli, R.L., 2002,

Surface-Water Characteristics and Quality on the Osage Reservation, Osage County, Oklahoma, 1999, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4060, 68 p.

(abstracts) in Sublette, Kerry, Final program and abstracts of the Ninth International Petroleum Environmental Conference, October 22-25, 2002, Albuquerque, N.M.

Scott, P., and Otton, J.K., 2002,

           Impacts of oilfield produced waters on the salinity of the Ogallala Formation aquifer in a nine-country area near Lubbock, Texas

Otton, J.K. and Zielinski, R.A., 2002,

           Produced water and hydrocarbon releases at the Osage-Skiatook petroleum environmental research sites, Osage County, Oklahoma: Introduction and geologic setting

Kharaka, Y.K., Kakouros, E., and Abbott, M.M., 2002,

           Environmental impacts of petroleum production: 1- The fate of inorganic and organic chemicals in produced water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research B site, Osage County, OK

Thordsen, J.J., Kharaka, Y.K, and Ambats, Gil, 2002,

           Environmental impacts of petroleum production: 2- The fate of inorganic and organic chemicals in produced water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research site A, Osage County, Oklahoma

Zielinski, R.A., Rice, C.A., and Otton, J.K., 2002,

           Use of soil leachates to define the extent of brine-contaminated soils at the USGS petroleum environmental research site "B", Osage County, northeastern Oklahoma

Smith, B.D., Bisdorf, R.J., Horton, R.J., Otton, J.K., and Hutton, R.S., 2002,

           Preliminary geophysical characterization of two oil production sites, Osage County, Oklahoma--Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project

Kampbell, D.H., 2002,

           Impact of Oil Production Releases on Soil Chemical Properties at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project Site (NOTE- this is an EPA author publishing as a result of collaborative work on a USGS research site)

Rice, C.A., Cathcart, J.D., Zielinski, R.A., Otton, J.K., 2002,

           Characterization of soils and rock at an active oil production site: effects of brine and hydrocarbon contamination

Herkelrath, W.N. and Kharaka, Y.K, 2002,

           Hydrologic Controls on the Subsurface Transport of Oil-Field Brine at the Osage--Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) B Site, Oklahoma

Hostettler, F.D., Kharaka, Y.K., and Godsy, E.M., 2002,

           Environmental impacts of petroleum production: The fate of petroleum and other organics associated with produced water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research sites, Osage County, OK

Abbott, M.M., 2002,

           Real-time kinematic surveying at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research sites, Osage County, Oklahoma

in Sublette, K.L., ed., Proceedings of the 8th International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Houston, TX, November 6-9, 2001, Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa,

(available in CD-ROM format or available on-line report in PDF format) http://ipec.utulsa.edu/conf_archive.html

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 2002,

           Simple techniques for assessing impacts of oil and gas operations on public lands--Use of a photoionization detector to evaluate hydrocarbons in the subsurface

Otton, J.K., Breit, G.N., Kharaka, Y.K., and Rice, C.A., 2002,

           A national produced-water geochemistry database. http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/prov/prodwat/

Kharaka, Y. K., Thordsen, J. J., and Ambats, G., 2002,

           Environmental degradation associated with exploration for and production of energy sources in USA, in Kharaka, Y.K. and Chudaev, O.V, eds., Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction: A.A. Balkema, p. 25-30.

Kharaka, Y.K., 2003,

Environmental Impacts of Petroleum Exploration & Production: Results from the Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) Sites, Oklahoma, seminars at the University of California, Hayward State and at the Water Resources Research seminar at USGS, Menlo Park, CA.

Kharaka, Y.K., Otton, J.K., and Abbott, M.M., 2003,

Environmental impacts of petroleum production on American Indian lands: The Osage Reservation in northeast Oklahoma (abs), in Program and abstracts for the Department of the Interior 2003 Environmental Conference, May 13-15, 2003, Phoenix, Arizona. Available at http://oepc.doi.gov/conference/abstracts2.cfm

Otton, J.K., Kharaka, Y.K., and Abbott, M.M., 2003,

Environmental impacts of petroleum production at two research sites adjacent to Skiatook Lake, Osage County, Oklahoma [abs] in Program and Abstracts, Oklahoma Clean Lakes Association, 12th Annual Symposium, Broken Bow, Oklahoma, April 9-11, 2003, p.9

Palandri, J.L., Kharaka, Y.K., and Rosenbauer, R.J., 2003,

Chemical composition of oil-field brines in the USA: Implications for CO2 sequestration: Proceedings, Air and Waste Management Association, 96th Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 22-26, 2003 San Diego, CA, 17p. CD-ROM format.

The papers presented at the International Petroleum Environmental Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico in October 2002 were combined into a Water-Resources Investigations Report.

Kharaka, Y.K. and Otton, J.K., eds.,

Environmental Impacts of Petroleum Production: Initial Results from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma, Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4260, http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wri03-4260/ (on-line abstract or on-line report in PDF format - 7MB)

Otton, J.K. and Zielinski, R.A.,

           Produced Water and Hydrocarbon Releases at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma: Introduction and Geologic Setting

Smith, B.D., Bisdorf, R.J., Horton, R.J., Otton, J.K., and Hutton, R.S.,

           Preliminary Geophysical Characterization of Two Oil Production Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma Bsite-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project

Kharaka, Y.K., Thordsen, J.J., Kakouros, E., and Abbott, M.M.,

           The Fate of Inorganic and Organic Chemicals in Produced Water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma

Godsy, E.M., Hostettler, F.D., Warren, E., Paganelli, V.V., and Kharaka, Y.K.,

           The Fate of Petroleum and Other Organics Associated with Produced Water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma

Kampbell, D.H., Youn-Joo An, Smith, M.W., and Abbott, M.M.,

           Impact of Oil Production Releases on Some Soil Chemical Properties at the OSPER Sites

Herkelrath, W.N. and Kharaka, Y.K.,

           Hydrologic Controls on the Subsurface Transport of Oil-field Brine at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research "B" Site, Oklahoma

Zielinski, R.A., Rice, C.A., and Otton, J.K.,

           Use of Soil Extracts to Define the Extent of Brine-impacted Soils and Bedrock at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research B Site, Northeastern Oklahoma

Rice, C.A., Cathcart, J.D., Zielinski, R.A., and Otton, J.K.,

           Characterization of Soils at an Active Oil Production Site: Effects of Brine and Hydrocarbon Contamination

Abbott, M.M.,

           Real-time Kinematic (RTK) Surveying at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma

(abstracts) in Sublette, Kerry, Final program and abstracts of the Tenth International Petroleum Environmental Conference, November 11-14, 2003, Houston, TX

Otton, J.K., 2003,

           Topographic and geologic controls on the distribution and movement of produced water and hydrocarbons at the Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research site "A"

Kharaka, Y.K., Zielinski, R.A., and Smith, B.D., 2003,

           The Chemical Composition and Distribution of Groundwater Impacted by Petroleum Production Operations: The OSPER 'A' Site, Osage County, OK

Thordsen, J.J., Kharaka, Y.K., Kakouros, E., and Ambats, G., 2003,

           Natural Remediation of Groundwater Impacted by Petroleum Production Operations: The OSPER 'A' Site in Osage County, OK

Zielinski, R.A., Cathcart, J.D., and Bullock, Jr, J.H., 2003,

           Determining the distribution of subsurface salt contamination using the composition of oak leaves: a case study at an oil production site, northeast Oklahoma

Keeland, B.D., and McCoy, J.W., 2003,

           Effects of produced water and hydrocarbon releases on vegetation at site A of the Osage-Skiatook petroleum environmental research project, Osage County, Oklahoma

Abbott, M.M., 2003,

           Topographic Mapping using GPS Receivers and GIS Software at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites in Oklahoma

Hostettler, F.D., Godsy, E.M., and Kharaka, Y.K., 2003,

           The Fate of Petroleum Releases from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) sites, Osage County, Oklahoma

Smith, B.D, Whitten, A., and Otton, J.K., 2003,

           Electrical Geophysical Surveys of Two Oil Production Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma

Kampbell, D.H., 2003,

           Nearby lake sediment quality and seedling tree survival on eroded oily waste/brine contaminated soil

Herkelrath, W.N., and Kharaka, Y.K., 2003,

           Hydrology and Subsurface Transport of Oil-Field Brine at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) "B" Site, Oklahoma

Otton, J.K., Kharaka, Y.K., Smith, B.D., Zielinski, R.A., Abbott, M.M., and Keeland, B.D., 2003,

Environmental Impact of Produced Water and Hydrocarbon Releases at a Long-Term Research Site on Skiatook Lake, Osage County, Northeastern Oklahoma: Poster, November 4, 2003 at Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.

abstracts in: U.S. Department of Interior 2003 Conference on the Environment, Phoenix, Arizona, May 13-15, 2003

Otton, J.K., Breit, G.N., Kharaka, Y.K., and Rice, C.A., 2003,

           A national produced water geochemistry database: Impact of oil and gas production operations on Federal lands

Otton, J.K., and Zielinski, R.A., 2003,

           Environmental impact of oil and gas production on Federal lands: simple assessment techniques for salts, hydrocarbons, and NORM

in Sublette, K.L., ed., Proceedings of the 9th International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Albuquerque, NM: October 22-25, Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa,

(available in CD-ROM format or available on-line report in PDF format) http://ipec.utulsa.edu/conf_archive.html

FATE AND TRANSPORT OF BRINE AND HYDROCARBON RELEASES IN SOILS & WATER, NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA (Technical session, Chair: James Otton)

James Otton and Robert Zielinski,

           Produced Water and Hydrocarbon Releases at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites, Osage County, OK: Introduction and Geologic Setting

Kharaka, Y.K., Kakouros, E., Abbott, M.M.,

           Environmental Impacts of Petroleum Production: 1-The Fate of Inorganic and Organic Chemicals in Produced Water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research B Site, Osage County, OK

Thordsen, J.J., Kharaka, Y.K., and Ambats, G.,

           Environmental Impacts of Petroleum Production: 2-The Fate of Inorganic and Organic Chemicals in Produced Water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research A Site, Osage County, OK

Zielinski, R.A., Rice, C.A., and Otton, J.K.,

           Use of Soil Leachates to Define the Extent of Brine-Impacted Soils at Oil Production Site "B", Osage-Skiatook Project, Northeastern Oklahoma

Smith, B.D., Bisdorf, R.J., Horton, R.J., Otton, J.K., and Hutton, R.S.,

           Preliminary Geophysical Characterization of Two Oil Production Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma--Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project

Kampbell, D.H., U.S. EPA, Ada, OK,

           Impact of Oil Production Releases on Soil Chemical Properties at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project Site

Rice, C.A., Cathcart, J.D., Zielinski, R.A., and Otton, J.K.,

           Characterization of Soils and Rock at an Active Oil Production Site: Effects of Brine and Hydrocarbon Contamination

Herkelrath, W.N. and Kharaka, Y.K.,

           Hydrologic Controls on the Subsurface Transport of Oil-Field Brine at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) B Site, Oklahoma

Hostettler, F., Kharaka, Y.K., and Godsy, E.M.,

           Environmental Impacts of Petroleum Production: The Fate of Petroleum and Other Organics Associated with Produced Water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Site, Osage County, OK

Abbott, M.M.,

           Real-Time Kinematic Surveying at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Site, Osage County, Oklahoma

(abstracts) in Sublette, Kerry, Final program and abstracts of the eleventh International Petroleum Environmental Conference, October 12-15, Albuquerque, N.M.

Otton, J.K. and Zielinski, R.A., 2004,

           Three-dimensional Architecture of Bedrock Lithology, Weathering, and Produced Water Movement at the USGS Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) Site A, Northeast Oklahoma

Herkelrath, W.N., and Kharaka, Y.K., 2004,

           Hydrology and Subsurface Transport of Oil-Field Brine at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research "A" Site, Oklahoma

Thordsen, J.J., Kakouros, E., and Kharaka, Y.K., 2004,

           Removal of Contaminant Salt from a Depleted Petroleum Field by Runoff: Results from OSPER "A" Site, Osage County, Oklahoma

Otton, J.K., and Reister, D.B., 2004,

           Hyperspectral Signature of the Salt Scar and Other Oilfield Disturbed Areas at USGS Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) Site A, Northeast Oklahoma - A Preliminary Report

Smith, B.D., Otton, J.K., Zielinski, R.A., Huang, H., Witten, A.J., and Abbott, M.M., 2004,

           Conductivity Depth Imaging of Areas of Shallow Brine Plumes at the USGS OSPER Site, Osage Co., Oklahoma

Kharaka, Y.K., Ambats, G., and Abbott, M.M., 2004,

           Impacts of Petroleum Production on Ground and Surface Waters: Results from the OSPER "B" Site, Osage County, Oklahoma

Zielinski, R.A., and Budahn, J.R., 2004,

           Mode of Occurrence and Environmental Mobility of Oilfield NORM at USGS Research Site B, Osage Skiatook Project, Northeast Oklahoma

in Sublette, K.L., ed., Proceedings of the 10th International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Houston, TX: November 11-14, Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa,

(available in CD-ROM format or on-line report in PDF format) http://ipec.utulsa.edu/conf_archive.html

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTION: RECENT RESULTS FROM THE USGS OSPER PROJECT, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA (Technical session, Chair: James Otton)

Otton, J.K., 2003,

           Topographic and Geologic Controls on the Distribution and Movement of Produced Water and Hydrocarbons at the Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Site "A"

Kharaka, Y.K., Zielinski, R.A., and Smith, B.D., 2003,

           The Chemical Composition and Distribution of Groundwater Impacted by Petroleum Production Operations: The OSPER "A" Site, Osage County, OK

Thordsen, J.J., Kharaka, Y.K., Kakouros, E., and Ambats, G., 2003,

           Natural Remediation of Groundwater Impacted by Petroleum Production Operations: The OSPER "A" Site in Osage County, OK

Zielinski, R.A., Cathcart, J.D., and Bullock, Jr, J.H., 2003,

           Determining the Distribution of Subsurface Salt Contamination Using the Composition of Oak Leaves: A Case Study at an Oil Production site, Northeast Oklahoma

Keeland, B.D. and McCoy, J.W., 2003,

           Effects of Produced Water and Hydrocarbon Releases on Vegetation at Site A of the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project, Osage County, Oklahoma

Abbott, M.M., 2003,

           Topographic Mapping Using GPS Receivers and GIS Software at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites in Oklahoma

Hostettler, F.D., Kharaka, Y.K., and Godsy, E.M., 2003,

           The Fate of Petroleum Releases from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma

Smith, B.D., Otton, J.K., Abbott, M.M., Whitten, Alan, 2003,

           Electrical Geophysical Character of Areas of Shallow Brine Contamination, Osage County, Oklahoma

Kampbell, D.H., Abbott, M.M., Smith, Matt, 2003,

           Nearby Lake Sediment Quality and Seedling Tree Survival on Eroded Oily Waste/Brine Contaminated Soil

Herkelrath, W.N., and Kharaka, Y.K., 2003,

           Hydrology and Subsurface Transport of Oil-Field Brine at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) "B" Site, Oklahoma

in Sublette, K.L., ed., Proceedings of the 11th International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Albuquerque, N.M.: October 12-15, Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa

(available in CD-ROM format or available on-line report in PDF format) http://ipec.utulsa.edu/conf_archive.html

THE OSAGE-SKIATOOK PETROLEUM ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECT - THIRD YEAR RESULTS (Technical session, Chair: James Otton)

Otton, J.K. and Zielinski, R.A., 2004,

           Three-dimensional Architecture of Bedrock Lithology, Weathering, and Produced Water Movement at the USGS Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) Site A, Northeast Oklahoma

Herkelrath, W.N., and Kharaka, Y.K., 2004,

           Hydrology and Subsurface Transport of Oil-Field Brine at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research "A" Site, Oklahoma

Thordsen, J.J., Kharaka, Y.K., and Kakouros, E., 2004,

           Removal of Contaminant Salt from a Depleted Petroleum Field by Runoff: Results from OSPER "A" Site, Osage County, Oklahoma

Otton, J.K., and Reister, D.B., 2004,

           Hyperspectral Signature of the Salt Scar and Other Oilfield Disturbed Areas at USGS Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) Site A, Northeast Oklahoma - A Preliminary Report

Smith, B.D., Otton, J.K., Zielinski, R.A., Huang, H., Witten, A.J., and Abbott, M.M., 2004,

           Conductivity Depth Imaging of Areas of Shallow Brine Plumes at the USGS OSPER Site, Osage Co., Oklahoma

Kharaka, Y.K., Ambats, G., and Abbott, M.M., 2004,

           Impacts of Petroleum Production on Ground and Surface Waters: Results form the OSPER "B" Site, Osage County, Oklahoma

Zielinski, R.A., and Budahn, J.R., 2004,

           Mode of Occurrence and Environmental Mobility of Oilfield NORM at USGS Research Site B, Osage Skiatook Project, Northeast Oklahoma

in Wanty, R.B., and Seal, R.R., II, eds., Water Rock Interaction, v. 2, Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Water, Saratoga Springs, New York, July 2004: New York, A.A. Balkema

Kharaka, Y.K., Otton, J.K., and Abbott, M.M., 2004,

           Environmental impacts of petroleum production: Results from the OSPER Bsite, Osage County, OK, USA, p. 1,601-1,605. Available on-line

Otton, J.K., Zielisnski, R.A., Herkelrath, W.N., and Kharaka, Y.K., 2004,

           Impacts of oil production fluid releases at the USGS OSPER B site, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA, p. 1,547-1,551. Available on-line

Otton and Kharaka presented posters at the Eleventh International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction (WRI-11) held at Saratoga Springs, NY, June-July, 2004.

Jim Otton and Yousif Kharaka co-chaired a technical session at the American Association of Petroleum Geologist annual meeting in Dallas in April 2004. The session was titled: E&P Environmental Issues and Best Management Practices: Impacts on Water, Soil and Ecosystems.

Otton, J.K., Zielinski, R.A., Smith, B.D., Keeland, B.D., 2004,

           Environmental impacts of oil production on soil, bedrock, and vegetation at the U. S. Geological Survey OSPER Study Site A, Osage County, Oklahoma

Kharaka, Y.K., Herkelrath, W.N., Hostettler, F.D., 2004,

           Impacts of Petroleum Production on Ground and Surface Waters: Results from OSPER "A" Site, Osage County, OK

Abbott, M.M., 2004,

Topographic Mapping Using GPS Receivers and GIS Software at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites in Oklahoma, presented at the USGS GIS workshop March 2004.

Kharaka, Y.K., Hostettler, F.D., and Otton, J.K., 2004,

Fate and interactions of organic compounds in produced-water releases: Results from the OSPER "A" site, Osage County, OK, Abstract, GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO., November 7-10, 2004.

in, The Geological Society of America Annual Meeting & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2005

(available on-line) http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2005/sessions/topical.asp

Environmental Issues Related to Oil and Gas Exploration and Production (Topical session, Chairs: Yousif Kharaka and James Otton)

Otton, J.K., Zielinski, R.A., and Abbott, M.M., 2005,

           Geologic Controls on Movement of Surface and Subsurface Brine at the OSPER "A" site, Skiatook Lake, Osage County, Oklahoma
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_91295.htm

Smith, B.D., Haung, H., Otton, J.K., Kharaka, Y.K., Zielinski, R.A., and Abbott, M.M., 2005,

           Electrical Geophysical Surveys of Oil Field Saline Water Contamination, Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Site, Northeastern, Oklahoma
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_94801.htm

Abbott, M.M., Smith, B.D., Zielinski, R.A., Thordsen, J.J., and Otton, J.K., 2005,

           Borehole Induction Conductivity and Natural Gamma Logging at the Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Site, Northeastern, Oklahoma
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_94134.htm

Zielinski, R.A., Herkelrath, W.N., and Otton, J.K., 2005,

           Pore Waters Contaminated with Oil Field Brine, Osage County, Oklahoma: Implications for Water Quality and Ecosystem Health
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_91927.htm

Kakouros, E., Kharaka, Y.K., Ambats, G., and Topping, B.T., 2005,

           Organic Compounds Related to Produced-Water Releases: Results from the OSPER "A" Site, Osage County, Oklahoma
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_91083.htm

Kharaka, Y.K., Thordsen, J.J., Kakouros, E., Ambats, G., 2005,

           Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production: Ground Water Impacts at OSPER Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_91663.htm

Herkelrath, W.N. and Kharaka, Y.K., 2005,

           Fate and Transport of Oil-field Brine at the OSPER Sites, Oklahoma
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_91641.htm

Warren, E., Hostettler, F.D., Godsy, E.M., Paganelli, V.V., and Kharaka, Y.K., 2005,

           Microbial Ecology and Geochemistry of Produced Water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_96892.htm

Thordsen, J.J., Kakouros, E., and Kharaka, Y.K., , 2005,

           Natural Attenuation and Removal of Contaminant Salt from Produced Water Releases by Runoff: OSPER Site A, Osage County, Oklahoma
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_94348.htm

Rice, C.A., Abbott, M.M., and Zielinski, R.A., 2005,

           Use of Dissolved Chloride Concentrations in Tributary Streams to Support Geospatial Estimates of Cl Contamination Potential Near Skiatook Lake, Northeastern Oklahoma
           http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005AM/finalprogram/abstract_97002.htm

in Sublette, K.L., ed., Proceedings of the 12th International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Houston, Texas: November 8-11, Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa

Otton, J.K., Zielinski, R.A., and Abbott, M.M., 2005,

           Geologic Controls on Surface and Subsurface Produced Water Movement at the OSPER "A" site, Skiatook Lake, Osage County, Oklahoma

in Sublette, K.L., ed., Proceedings of the 13th International Petroleum Environmental Conference, San Antonio, Texas: October 17-20, Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) and the University of Tulsa

(available in CD-ROM format or available on-line report in PDF format) http://ipec.utulsa.edu/Conf2006/2006agenda.html

BRINE IMPACTS AT THE OSAGE-SKIATOOK PETROLEUM ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECT SITES (Technical session, Chairs: James Otton and Yousif Kharaka)

Kharaka, Y.K., Thordsen, J.J., Kakouros, E., Herkelrath, W.N., and Abbott, M.M., 2006,

           Fate and Water Impacts of Produced Water Operations at OSPER Sites, Osage County, OK: Major Unresolved Issues

Smith, B.D., Otton, J.K., Zielinski, R.A., and Abbott, M.M., 2006,

           Three Dimensional Visualization and Analysis of Geological, Geochemical, and Geophysical Data at the Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research "A" Site, Osage County, Oklahoma

Zielinski, R.A., Otton, J.K., and Herkelrath, W.N., 2006,

           Composition of Pore Water in Lake Sediments Near Research Site "B", Osage County, Oklahoma: Implications for Lake Water Quality and Ecosystem Health

Herkelrath, W.N. and Kharaka, Y.K., 2006,

           Modeling Subsurface Transport of Oil Field Brine at USGS OSPER "A", Osage County, Oklahoma

Abbott, M.M., Smith, B.D., Zielinski, R.A., and Otton, J.K., 2006,

           Induction Conductivity and Natural Gamma-Ray Logs at the Osage Skiatook Research Sites "A" and "B", Northeastern Oklahoma

Otton, J.K. and Zielinski, R.A., 2006,

           Subsurface Distribution of Produced Water Salts at OSPER Site "B", Osage County, Oklahoma

Rice, C.A., Zielinski, R.A., and Abbott, M.M., 2006,

           Geospatial Estimates of Produced Water Contamination Near Skiatook Lake, Northeastern Oklahoma Using Dissolved Cl Concentrations in Tributary Streams

Otton, J.K., 2006,

Environmental aspects of produced-water salt releases in onshore and coastal petroleum-producing areas of the conterminous U.S. – a bibliography: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1154, 223 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2006/1154

James J. Thordsen, Yousif K. Kharaka, Gil Ambats, Evangelos Kakouros, and Marvin M. Abbott, 2007,

Geochemical Data from Produced Water Contamination Investigations: Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1055, 15 p. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1055/

Use of dissolved chloride concentrations in tributary streams to support geospatial estimates of Cl contamination potential near Skiatook Lake, northeastern Oklahoma: in Kharaka, Y.K. and Otton, J.K., eds., 2007, Environmental issues related to oil and gas exploration and production - Environmental Issues, Applied Geochemistry, v 22, i 10, p. 2193-2206 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/

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