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.
OwnerNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - view all
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OverviewREERare earth elementsbrinecoalconcentrationcoproducedenergygeochemistrygeothermaloil and gasproduced watertrace metal
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dcat_issued2017-02-01T07:00:00Z
dcat_modified2019-10-15T02:47:38Z
dcat_publisher_nameUniversity of Wyoming
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