Succession after reclamation: Identifying and assessing ecological indicators of forest recovery on reclaimed oil and natural gas well pads
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105515
Abstract: Abstract Site preparation for oil and gas extraction often requires the complete removal of vegetation and surface soil on the well pad. Although subsequent reclamation then attempts to restore vegetation and soil properties on the… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; ecological indicators; site; well pads ... See more keywords
Aerial Interyear Comparison and Quantification of Methane Emissions Persistence in the Bakken Formation of North Dakota, USA.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01665
Abstract: We performed an infrared optical gas imaging (OGI) survey by helicopter of hydrocarbon emissions in the Bakken formation of North Dakota. One year after an earlier survey of 682 well pads in September of 2014,… read more here.
Keywords: north dakota; formation north; methane; bakken formation ... See more keywords
Soil quality and land capability of reclaimed oil and gas well pads in southern Alberta: long-term legacy effects
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DOI: 10.1139/cjss-2019-0020
Abstract: Since 1963 approximately 100 000 oil and gas well pads have been officially certified as reclaimed in Alberta, yet follow-up monitoring programs have not been established to assure provincial environmental desired outcomes such as equivalent land… read more here.
Keywords: well pads; long term; gas well; oil gas ... See more keywords