California Oil, Gas, and Groundwater Program

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2014

Considerations in designing statewide programs to monitor the effects of oil and gas development on groundwater resources

Fram, M. S., Taylor, K. A., Landon, M. K., Kulongoski, J. T. and Faunt, C. C.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, August 7, 2014

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2015

Tools for distinguishing sources and pathways of groundwater contamination from oil exploration and development

Kulongoski, J.T., Landon, M.K., and Faunt, C.C.

Groundwater Resources Association of California Meeting, Long Beach, California, February 18-19, 2015

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2016

Preliminary prioritization of California oil and gas fields based on the intensity of petroleum resource development and proximity to groundwater resources

Davis, T. A., Landon, M. K. and Bennett, G. L., V

Groundwater Resources Association Conference on California Oil, Gas and Groundwater, Bakersfield, California, November 2, 2016

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Preliminary prioritization of California oil and gas fields for regional groundwater monitoring based on intensity of petroleum resource development and proximity to groundwater resources

Davis, T. A., Landon, M. K. and Bennett, G. L., V

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 12-16, 2016

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Mapping deep aquifer salinity trends in the southern San Joaquin Valley using borehole geophysical data constrained by chemical analyses

Gillespie, J. M., Shimabukuro, D. H., Stephens, M. J., Chang, W., Ball, L. B., Everett, R. R., Metzger, L. F. and Landon, M. K.

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 12-16, 2016

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High methane concentrations in Los Angeles groundwater

Kulongoski, J. T., Land, M. T., McMahon, P. B., Wright, M. T., Johnson, T. A. and Landon, M. K.

10th National Water Quality Monitoring Conference, Tampa, Florida, May 2-6, 2016

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Regional analysis of the effects of oil and gas development on groundwater resources in California

Landon, M. K., McMahon, P. B., Kulongoski, J. T., Ball, L. B., Gillespie, J. M., Shimabukuro, D. H. and Taylor, K. A.

American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 12-16, 2016

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Design of regional monitoring of the potential effects of oil and gas development on groundwater resources in California

Landon, M. K., Taylor, K. A., McMahon, P. B., Kulongoski, J. T., Fram, M. S. and Ball, L. B.

10th National Water Quality Monitoring Conference, Tampa, Florida, May 2-6, 2016

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Design of Regional Monitoring of the Potential Effects of Oil and Gas Development on Groundwater Resources in California

Landon, M.K.

Federal Advisory Committee on Water Information: 10th National Monitoring Conference, Tampa, Florida, May 2-6, 2016

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2017

Noble gas characteristics of produced gases from the Lost Hills and Fruitvale oil fields, USA

Barry, P.H., Kulongoski, J.T., Tyne, R.L., Hillegonds, D.J., Byrne, D.J., McMahon, P.B., Landon, M.K., and Ballentine, C.J.

Goldschmidt 2017, Paris, France, August 13 - 18, 2017

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Noble gas extraction and purification from oil/water mixtures

Hillegonds, D. J., Tyne, R. L., Barry, P. H., Byrne, D. J., Kulongoski, J. T. and Ballentine, C. J.

Goldschmidt 2017, Paris, France

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Characterization of produced water from the Fruitvale, Lost Hills, North Belridge, and South Belridge oil fields, California, USA

Kulongoski, J. T., Wright, M. T., McMahon, P. B., Davis, T. A. and Landon, M. K.

Goldschmidt 2017, Paris, France

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Update on Oil and Gas Regional Groundwater Monitoring and Analysis Activities

Landon, M. K.

U.S. Geological Survey slide presentation to stakeholders

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2018

Groundwater salinity mapping adjacent to the Lost Hills, North Belridge, and South Belridge oil fields using airborne geophysics

Ball, L. B., Gillespie, J. M., Davis, T. A., Minsley, B. and Landon, M. K.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, June 12, 2018

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Groundwater salinity mapping adjacent to the Los Hills, North Belridge, and South Belridge oil fields using airborne geophysics

Ball, L.B., Gillespie, J.M., Davis, T.A., Minsley, B., and Landon, M.K.

CA GRA Western Water Congress, Sacramento, California, September 25-27, 2018

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Tracing enhanced oil recovery signatures in casing gases from the Lost Hills oil field using noble gases

Barry, P. H., Kulongoski, J. T., Tyne, R. L., Gillespie, J. M., Stephens, M. J., Hillegonds, D. J. and Ballentine, C. J.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, January 30, 2018

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Groundwater quality results from the Regional Monitoring Program study of the Lost Hills and Belridge oil fields

Davis, T. A., McMahon, P. B. and Landon, M. K.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, June 12, 2018

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Aquifer architecture and groundwater salinity in the Tulare Formation, Lost Hills-Belridge oil fields area, Kern County, California

Gillespie, J. M., Stephens, M. J. and Davis, T. A.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, June 12, 2018

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Aquifer architecture and groundwater salinity in the Tulare Formation, Lost Hills-Belridge oil fields area, Kern County, California

Gillespie, J.M., Stephens, M.J., and Davis, T.A.

GRA Western Water Congress, Sacramento, CA, September 25-28, 2018

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Relations of groundwater quality to oil development in different hydrogeologic settings Initial results from California regional groundwater monitoring near oil fields

Landon, M. K., McMahon, P. B., Davis, T. A., Wright, M. T., Taylor, K. A., Gillespie, J. M. and Kulongoski, J. T.

Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 4-7, 2018

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Regional patterns in the geochemistry of oil-field water, southern San Joaquin Valley, California

McMahon, P. B., Kulongoski, J. T., Vengosh, A., Cozzarelli, I. M., Landon, M. K., Kharaka, Y. K., Gillespie, J. M. and Davis, T. A.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, June 12, 2018

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Regional patterns in the geochemistry of oil-field water, southern San Joaquin Valley, California

McMahon, P. B., Kulongoski, J. T., Vengosh, A., Cozzarelli, I. M., Landon, M. K., Kharaka, Y. K., Gillespie, J. M. and Davis, T. A.

GRA Western Water Congress, Sacramento, California, September 25-28, 2018

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A multi-tracer approach for understanding mixing between groundwater and oil-field derived fluids, southern San Joaquin Valley, California

McMahon, P.B., Kulongoski, J.T., Davis, T.A., Wright, M.T., Landon, M.K., Vengosh, A., Barry, P.H., Tyne, R.L., Ballentine, C.J., Cozzarelli, I.M., and Kharaka, Y.K.

GRA Western Water Congress, Sacramento, CA, September 25-28, 2018

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A comparison of methods that use produced water geochemistry and borehole geophysics to map deep groundwater TDS in and around oil and gas fields

Shimabukuro, D. H., Stephens, M. J., Gillespie, J. M., Chang, W., Finney, D. M. N. and Haugen, E.

2018 Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Bakersfield, California, April 22-25, 2018

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Groundwater Salinity Mapping Using Geophysical Log Analysis Within the Fruitvale and Rosedale Ranch Oil Fields, Kern County, California

Stephens, M.J., Shimabukuro, D.H., Gillespie, J.M., and Chang, W.

2018 Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Bakersfield, CA, April 22-25, 2018

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Noble gas characterization of produced waters from the Fruitvale and Lost Hills Oil Fields, CA, USA

Tyne, R. L., Barry, P. H., Kulongoski, J. T., Landon, M. K., Hillegonds, D. J., McMahon, P. B. and Ballentine, C. J.

Goldschmidt Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, August 13-17, 2018

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Results from the Regional Monitoring Program study of the Fruitvale Oil Field

Wright, M. T., McMahon, P. B., Landon, M. K. and Kulongoski, J. T.

California State Water Resources Control Board Oil and Gas Stakeholder Briefing, Sacramento, California, January 30, 2018

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2019

Groundwater quality results from the Regional Monitoring Program study of the Orcutt Oil Field

Anders, R., Landon, M. K. and McMahon, P. B.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, February 25, 2019

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Assessing gas migration into aquifers near the Elk Hills, North Coles Levee, Orcutt, and Oxnard oil fields, California

Kulongoski, J.T., Hunt, A.G., Anders, R., Rosecrans, C.Z., Warden, J.G., McMahon, P.B., and Landon, M.K.

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 9-13, 2019

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Radium in groundwater related to oil and gas production, southern San Joaquin Valley, California

McMahon, P. B., Vengosh, A., Davis, T. A., Landon, M. K., Tyne, R. L., Wright, M. T., Kulongoski, J. T., Hunt, A. G., Barry, P. H. and Ballentine, C. J.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, February 25, 2019

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Groundwater quality results from the Regional Monitoring Program study of the Oxnard Oil Field

Rosecrans, C. Z., Landon, M. K. and McMahon, P. B.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, February 25, 2019

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Mapping volume balance of injected and produced fluids in and around Kern County oil fields

Shimabukuro, D. H., Stephens, M. J., Crandall-Bear, A., Gillespie, J. M., Haugen, E. A. and Chang, W.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, February 25, 2019

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Along-strike variability in the sealing nature of faults in the context of water injection and groundwater quality in the Poso Creek oil field, Kern County, California

Stephens, M.J., Shimabukuro, D.H., Chang, W., Gillespie, J.M., and Levinson, Z.

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 9-13, 2019

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Groundwater quality results from the Regional Monitoring Program study of the Elk Hills and North Coles Levee oil fields

Warden, J. G., Landon, M. K. and McMahon, P. B.

California State Water Resources Control Board Stakeholder Meeting, Sacramento, California, February 25, 2019

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