OIL & GAS ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PAPERS

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1 OIL & GAS ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PAPERS Contents AIR OIL & GAS RESEARCH... 2 WATER OIL & GAS RESEARCH... 7 HEALTH OIL & GAS RESEARCH OTHER OIL & GAS RESEARCH In red = accepted for publication, not in final published format yet OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 1 of 13

2 AIR AIR OIL & GAS RESEARCH Title Publication Date Field Measurements of Black Carbon Yields from Gas Flaring (Matt Johnson). Need to print Are Optical Gas Imaging Technologies Effective For Methane Leak Detection? Methane leaks from natural gas systems follow extreme distributions Estimating Emissions of Toxic Hydrocarbons from Natural Gas Production Sites in the Barnett Shale Region of Northern Texas Point source attribution of ambient contamination events near unconventional oil and gas development Airborne methane remote measurements reveal heavy-tail flux distribution in Four Corners region Influence of oil and gas emissions on summertime ozone in the Colorado Northern Front Range Interior Could Do More To Account for and Manage Natural Gas Emissions GHGfrack: An Open-Source Model for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Combustion of Fuel during Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing Quantifying atmospheric methane emissions from oil and gas production in the Bakken shale region of North Dakota Fugitive emissions from the Bakken shale illustrate role of shale production in global ethane shift Aerial surveys of elevated hydrocarbon emissions from oil and gas production sites Analysis of non-methane hydrocarbon data from a monitoring station affected by oil and gas development in the Eagle Ford shale, Texas Satellite observation of pollutant emissions from gas flaring activities near the Arctic Comparing Natural Gas Leakage Detection Technologies Using and Open-Source Virtual Gas Field Simulator Fugitive emissions of methane from abandoned, decommissioned oil and gas wells A 21 st Century shift from fossil-fuel to biogenic methane emissions indicated by 13 CH4 A large increase in US methane emissions over the past decade inferred from satellite data and surface observations Emission of coalbed and natural gas methane from abandoned oil and gas wells in the United States Investigating the traffic-related environmental impacts of hydraulic-fracturing (fracking) operations Environmental Science & Technology Dec 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Nov 2016 Environmental Science & Technology October 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Sept 2016 Science of the Total Environment August 2016 PNAS August 2016 Journal of Geophysical Research July 2016 GAO July 2016 Environmental Science & Technology June 2016 Journal of Geophysical Research May 2016 Geophysical Research Letters May 2016 Environmental Science & Technology April 2016 Elementa Mar 2016 Atmospheric Environment Mar 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Mar 2016 Science of Total Environment Mar 2016 Science Magazine Mar 2016 Geophysical Research letters, American Geophysical Union Geophysical Research Letters, American Geophysical Union Mar 2016 Feb 2016 Environmental International Feb 2016 OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 2 of 13

3 Predicting emissions from oil and gas operations in the Uinta Basin, Utah Methane Isotope Instrument Validation and Source Identification at Four Corners, New Mexico, United States Oil and Gas impacts on air quality in federal lands in the Bakken region: an overview of the Bakken Air Quality Study and first results A Mobile Sensing Approach for Regional Surveillance of Fugitive Methane Emissions in Oil and Gas Production Methane Emissions from Conventional and Unconventional Natural Gas Production Sites in the Marcellus Shale Basin Black Carbon Emissions from Associated Natural Gas Flaring Reconciling Divergent Estimates of Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Energy Intensity and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Crude Oil Production in the Bakken Formation: Input Data and Analysis Methods Methane Emissions from United States Natural Gas Gathering and Processing Methane Emissions from the Natural Gas Transmission and Storage System in the United States Assessment of VOC and HAP Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Well Pads Using Mobile Remote and Onsite Direct Measurements Toward a Functional Definition of Methane Super- Emitters: Application to Natural Gas Production Sites Constructing a Spatially Resolved Methane Emission Inventory for the Barnett Shale Region Characterizing Fugitive Methane Emissions In the Barnett Shale Area Using a Mobile Laboratory Integrating Source Apportionment Tracers Into a Bottom-up Inventory of Methane Emissions in the Barnett Shale Hydraulic Fracturing Region Airborne Ethane Observations in the Barnett Shale: Quantification of Ethane Flux and Attribution of Methane Emissions Methane Emissions from Leak and Loss Audits of Natural Gas Compressor Stations and Storage Aircraft-Based Estimate of Total Methane Emissions from the Barnett Shale Region Aircraft-Based Estimate of Point Source Methane Emissions in the Barnett Shale Basin Airborne flux measurements of methane and volatile organic compounds over the Haynesville and Marcellus shale gas production regions Journal of the Air & Waste Management Assoc Feb 2016 Journal of Physical Chemistry Feb 2016 Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Jan 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Jan 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Jan 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Jan 2016 PNAS Dec 2015 Energy Systems Div Argonne National Laboratory Sept 2015 Environmental Science & Technology Aug 2015 Journal of the Air & Waste Management Assc July 2015 Journal Geophys. Research - Atmos. June 2015 OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 3 of 13

4 University of Texas study underestimates national methane emissions at natural gas production sites due to instrument sensor failure Near-Field Characterization of Methane Emission Variability from a Compressor Station Studying the Atmospheric Effects of Changing Energy Use in the U.S. at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change Atmospheric emission characterization of Marcellus shale natural gas development sites Effective Permeabilities of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells: Analysis of Data from Pennsylvania Quantifying atmospheric methane emissions from the Haynesville, Fayetteville, and northeastern Marcellus shale gas production regions Sensor transition failure in the high-flow sampler: Implications for methane emission inventories of natural gas infrastructure Influence of oil and gas field operations on spatial and temporal distributions of atmospheric nonmethane hydrocarbons and their effect on ozone formation in winter Understanding high wintertime ozone pollution events in an oil- and natural gas-producing region of the western US Impact of Natural gas Extraction on PAH Levels in Ambient Air Measurements of Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Gathering Facilities and Processing Plants: Measurement Results Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Compressor Stations in the Transmission and Storage Sector: Measurements and Comparisons with the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Protocol Predictors of Indoor Radon Concentrations in Pennsylvania, Pneumatic Controller Emissions from a Sample of 172 Production Facilities Assessment of Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Production Pads Using Mobile Measurements Influence of oil and gas emissions on ambient atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons in residential areas of Northeastern Colorado Methane Emissions from Process Equipment at Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Pneumatic Controllers Methane Emissions from Process Equipment At Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Liquid Unloadings Direct measurements of methane emissions From abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania Energy Science & Engineering June 2015 Environmental Science & Technology May 2015 NOAA May 2015 Environmental Science & Technology Apr 2015 Environmental Science & Technology March 2015 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association March 2015 March 2015 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics March 2015 Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics January 2015 Environmental Science & Technology March 2015 Environmental Science & Technology January 2015 Environmental Science & Technology January 2015 Environmental Health Perspectives April 2015 Oklahoma Petroleum Association Nov Environmental Science & Technology Nov Elementa Nov Environmental Science & Technology Nov Environmental Science & Technology Nov PNAS Dec OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 4 of 13

5 Emissions Implications of Future Natural Gas Production and Use in the U.S. and in the Rocky Mountain Region Volatile organic compound emissions from the oil and natural gas industry in the Uintah Basin, Utah: oil and gas well pad emissions compared to ambient air composition Air concentrations of volatile compounds near oil and gas production: a community-based exploratory study High Levels of Dangerous Chemicals Found in Air Near Oil and Gas Sites Four corners: the largest US methane anomaly viewed from space Remote sensing of fugitive methane emissions from oil and gas production in North American tight geologic formations Fugitive methane assessment with mobile and fence line sensors Volatile organic compound emissions from the oil and gas industry in the Uinta Basin, Utah: point sources compared to ambient air composition Methane Destruction Efficiency of Natural Gas Flares Associated with Shale Formation Wells Quantifying methane emissions from the Haynesville, Fayetteville, and Marcellus shale gas production regions High winter ozone pollution from carbonyl Photolysis in an oil and gas basin A new look at methane and non-methane Hydrocarbon emissions from oil and natural gas operations in the Colorado Denver-Julesburg Basin Air Impacts of Increased Natural Gas Acquisition, Processing, and Use: a Critical Review Highly Elevated Atmospheric Levels of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Uintah Basin, Utah Toward a better understanding and quantification of methane emissions from shale gas development Methane Leaks from North American Natural Gas Systems Anthropogenic emissions of methane in the United States Measurements of methane emissions at natural gas production sites in the United States Analysis of fault leakage from Leroy underground natural gas storage facility, Wyoming, USA Quantifying sources of methane using light alkanes in the Los Angeles basin, California Methane Emissions estimate from airborne measurements over a western United States natural gas field Environmental Science & Technology October Atmos. Chem. Phys Environmental Health October National Geographic News October AGU Publications Sept AGU Publications August EPA internal deliberative Sept Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics May Environmental Science & Technology July Journal Geophysical Research Atmos. Nature AGU Publications April Environmental Science & Technology March Environmental Science & Technology March PNAS March Science Magazine February PNAS October 2013 PNAS August 2013 Hydrogeology Journal Aug 2013 Journal Geophysical Research - Atmos. OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 5 of Environmental Science & Technology July 2013

6 Natural seepage of shale gas and the origin of eternal flames in the Northern Appalachian Basin, USA (abandoned well in PA) Source Signature of Volatile Organic Compounds from Oil and Natural Gas Operations in Northeastern Colorado Enrichment of Radon and Carbon Dioxide in the Open Atmosphere of an Australian Coal Seam Gas Field Estimation of regional air-quality damages from Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania Hydrocarbon emissions characterization in the Colorado Front Range: a pilot study The potential near-source ozone impacts of upstream oil and gas industry emissions Understanding Direct Emission Measurement Approaches for Upstream Oil and Gas Production Operations Greater focus needed on methane leakage from natural gas infrastructure Methane and the greenhouse-gas footprint of natural gas from shale formations FEDERAL OIL AND GAS LEASES: Opportunities Exist to Capture Vented and Flared Natural Gas, Which Would Increase Royalty Payments and Reduce Greenhouse Gases Go West Young Man? Air quality Developments Affecting Western Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Rapid photochemical production of ozone at high concentrations in a rural site during winter Enhanced gas leak visualization tools accelerate better decision making A Fifteen Year Record of Global Natural Gas Flaring Derived from Satellite Data Airborne Differential Absorption Lidar Application to Coalbed Methane Seep Detection for Exploration and Environmental Monitoring Marine and Petroleum Geology May 2013 Environmental Science & Technology 2013 Environmental Science & Technology Feb 2013 Environmental Research Letters Jan 2013 Journal of Geophysical Research Dec 2012 Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association July 2012 Air & Waste Management Association June 2012 PNAS February Climate Change March 2011 GAO October 2010 Natural Resources & Environment March 2010 Nature Geoscience Magazine February 2009 Pipeline & Gas Journal October 2009 Energies August 2009 Coalbed & Shale Gas Symposium May OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 6 of 13

7 WATER WATER OIL & GAS RESEARCH Title Publication Date Evidence of sulfate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation within an area impacted by coalbed methane-related gas migration Environmental signatures and effects of an oil and gas wastewater spill in the Williston Basin, North Dakota Association of groundwater constituents with topography and distance to unconventional gas wells in NE Pennsylvania Environmental Life Cycle Analysis of Water and CO2-Based Fracturing Fluids Used in Unconventional Gas Production Omniphobic Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Membrane for Desalination of Shale Gas Produced Water by Membrane Distillation Methane Sources and Migration Mechanisms in Shallow Groundwaters in Parker and Hood Counties, Texas A Heavy Noble Gas Analysis Downhole Transformation of the Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Biocide Glutaraldehyde: Implications for Flowback and Produced Water Quality Managing the Increasing Water Footprint of Hydraulic Fracturing in the Bakken Play, United States Indications of Transformation Products from Hydraulic Fracturing Additives in Shale-Gas Wastewater Groundwater methane in relation to oil and gas development and shallow coal seams in the Denver- Julesburg Basin of Colorado Endocrine disrupting activities of surface water associated with a West Virginia oil and gas industry wastewater disposal site Spills of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals on Agricultural Topsoil: Biodegradation, Sorption, and Co-contaminant Interactions Salinity of deep groundwater in California: Water quantity, quality, and protection Wastewater Disposal from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Degrades Stream Quality at a West Virginia Injection Facility Age Dating Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills Using Radium Isotopes and Their Decay Products in Impacted Soil and Sediment Brine Spills Associated with Unconventional Oil Development in North Dakota Temporal variation in groundwater quality in the Permian Basin of Texas, a region of increasing unconventional oil and gas development Environmental Science & Technology Dec 2016 Science of The Total Environment Dec 2016 Science of The Total Environment Nov 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Nov 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Oct 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Sept 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Sept 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Aug 2016 Environmental Science & Technology July 2016 PNAS July 2016 Science of The Total Environment July 2016 Environmental Science & Technology May 2016 PNAS May 2016 Environmental Science & Technology May 2016 Environmental Science & Technology April 2016 Environmental Science & Technology April 2016 Science of The Total Environment April 2016 OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 7 of 13

8 Impact to Underground Sources of Drinking Water and Domestic Wells from Production Well Stimulation and Completion Practices in the Pavillion, Wyoming, Field. Water Use and Management in the Bakken Shale Oil Play in North Dakota Quantitative Survey and Structural Classification of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals Reported in Unconventional Gas Production Elevated levels of diesel range organic compounds in groundwater near Marcellus gas operations are derived from surface activities Potential of hydraulically induced fractures to communicate with existing wellbores Environmental Science & Technology Mar 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Feb 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Feb 2016 PNAS October 2015 Water Resources Research October 2015 Water Footprint of Hydraulic Fracturing Environmental Science & Technology September 2015 Hydraulic Fracturing water use variability in the United States and potential Environmental implications EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources A Comprehensive Analysis of Groundwater Quality in the Barnett Shale Region A Framework for Identifying Organic Compounds of Concern in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids Based on Their Mobility and Persistence in groundwater Water Resources Research July June 2015 Environmental Science & Technology June 2015 Environmental Science & Technology May 2015 Better Chemistry Flows to The Oil And Gas Industry Chemical & Engineering News April 2015 Evaluating a groundwater supply Contamination incident attributed to Marcellus Shale Gas development Effective Permeabilities of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells: Analysis of Data from Pennsylvania Microbial capacitive desalination for integrated organic matter and slat removal and energy production from unconventional natural gas produced water Data regarding hydraulic fracturing distributions and treatment fluids, additives, proppants, and water volumes applied to wells drilled in the United States from 1947 through 2010 Characterization of hydraulic fracturing flowback water in Colorado: Implications for water treatment Chemical constituents and analytical approaches for hydraulic fracturing waters Methane Concentrations in Water Wells Unrelated to Proximity to Existing Oil and Gas Wells in Northeastern Pennsylvania Ecosystem services lost to oil and gas in North America PNAS Environmental Sciences April 2015 Environmental Science & Technology March 2015 Environmental Science Water Research & Technology January 2015 USGS Publication: Data Series 868 January 2015 Science of the Total Environment January 2015 Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry January 2015 Environmental Science & Technology March 2015 Science Magazine April 2015 OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 8 of 13

9 Monitoring and modeling wetland chloride concentrations in relationship to oil and gas development Risk assessment of brine contamination to aquatic resources from energy development in glacial drift deposits: Williston Basin, USA Quality and Age of Shallow Groundwater in The Bakken Formation Production Area, Williston Basin, Montana and North Dakota Enhanced Formation of Disinfection Byproducts in Shale Gas Wastewater-Impacted Drinking Water Supplies Oil and gas wells and their integrity: Implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation Risk assessment of brine contamination to aquatic resources from energy development in glacial drift deposits: Williston Basin, USA Monitoring and modeling wetland chloride Concentrations in relationship to oil and gas development Trends in Hydraulic Fracturing Distributions and Treatment Fluids, Additives, Proppants, and Water Volumes Applied to Wells Drilled in the United States from 1947 through 2010 Data Analysis and Comparison to the Literature Biocides in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids: A Critical Review of Their Usage, Mobility, Degradation, and Toxicity Iodide, Bromide, and Ammonium in Hydraulic Fracturing and Oil and Gas Wastewaters: Environmental Implications An Evaluation of Water Quality in Private Drinking Water Wells Near Natural Gas Extraction Sites in the Barnett Shale Formation New Tracers Identify Hydraulic Fracturing Fracturing Fluids and Accidental Releases From Oil and Gas Operations Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback and Produced Waters Using Accurate Mass: Identification of Ethoxylated Surfactants Research Finds Faulty Well Construction, Not Fracking, Underlies Water Contamination Noble gases identify the mechanisms of Fugitive gas contamination in drinking-water wells overlying the Marcellus and Barnett Shales A Critical Review of the Risks to Water Resources From Unconventional Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing in the United States Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Freshwater Consumption of Marcellus Shale Gas Hydraulic fracturing in unconventional gas reservoirs: risks in the geological system part 1 Journal of Environmental Management Dec Science of the Total Environment Nov Groundwater, NWGA Environmental Science & Technology Marine and Petroleum Geology November Science of the Total Environment Journal of Environmental Management U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Environmental Science & Technology September September OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 9 of 13 November Environmental Science & Technology January 2015 Environmental Science & Technology July 2013 Environmental Science & Technology September Analytical Chemistry August Bloomberg BNA September PNAS August Environmental Science & Technology February Environmental Science & Technology April 2013 Environmental Earth Sciences October 2013

10 Groundwater Quality Contaminant Transport AirWaterGas August Assessment and risk analysis of casing and cement impairment in oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, Groundwater Ages and Mixing in the Piceance Basin Natural Gas Province, Colorado Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing PNAS May Environmental Science & Technology November 2013 PNAS April 2011 OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 10 of 13

11 HEALTH HEALTH OIL & GAS RESEARCH Title Publication Date Effects on Biotransformation, Oxidative Stress, and Endocrine Disruption in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Exposed to Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback and Produced Water Point source attribution of ambient contamination events near unconventional oil and gas development Association Between Unconventional Natural Gas Development in the Marcellus Shale and Asthma Exacerbations Endocrine disrupting activities of surface water associated with a West Virginia oil and gas industry wastewater disposal site Overview of Chronic Oral Toxicity Values for Chemicals Present in Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids, Flowback and Produced Waters Quantitative Survey and Structural Classification of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals Reported in Unconventional Gas Production Unconventional Natural Gas Development and Birth Outcomes in Pennsylvania, USA Perinatal Outcomes and Unconventional Natural Gas Operations in Southwest Pennsylvania Human exposure to unconventional natural gas development: A public health demonstration of periodic high exposure to chemical mixtures in ambient air. UPDATE: Reports of Worker Fatalities during Manual Tank Gauging and Sampling in the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry Impact of Natural Gas Extraction on PAH Levels in Ambient Air Environmental Science & Technology Dec 2016 Science of the Total Environment August 2016 JAMA Internal Medicine July 2016 Science of The Total Environment July 2016 Environmental Science & Technology April 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Feb 2016 Epidemiology October 2015 PLOS One June 2015 Journal of Environmental Science and Health March 2015 NIOSH Science Blog April 2015 Environmental Science & Technology March 2015 New look at BTEX: Are Ambient Levels a Problem? Environmental Science & Technology Feb 2015 Developmental and reproductive effects of chemicals associated with unconventional oil and natural gas operations Evaluation of Some Potential Chemical Exposure Risks During Flowback Operations In Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction: Preliminary Results Reports of Worker Fatalities during Flowback Operations The Role of Toxicological Science in Meeting the Challenges and Opportunities of Hydraulic Fracturing Estrogen and Androgen Receptor Activities Of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals and Surface And Ground Water in a Drilling-Dense Region Understanding exposure from natural gas drilling puts current air standards to the test Rev Environ Health Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene November August NIOSH Science Blog May Toxicological Sciences March General Endocrinology March Rev Environ Health February OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 11 of 13

12 An Exploratory Study of Air Quality Near Natural Gas Operations Occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica during hydraulic fracturing Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene October 2013 March 2013 OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 12 of 13

13 OTHER THER OIL & GAS RESEARCH Title Publication Date Fault activation by hydraulic fracturing in western Canada Far-field pressurization likely caused one of the largest injection induced earthquakes by reactivating a large preexisting basement fault structure Population Size, Growth, and Environmental Justice Near Oil and Gas Wells in Colorado Avoidance of unconventional oil wells and roads exacerbates habitat loss for grassland birds in the North American great plains Potential of hydraulically induced fractures to communicate with existing wellbores Embodied Energy and GHG Emissions from Material Use in Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas Operations Myths and Facts on Wastewater Injection, Hydraulic Fracturing, Enhanced Oil recovery, and Induced Seismicity Ecosystem services lost to oil and gas in North America Science Nov 2016 Geophysical Research Letters October 2016 Environmental Science & Technology Sept 2016 Biological Conservation October 2015 Water Resources Research October 2015 Environmental Science & Technology Sep 2015 Seismological Research Letters July 2015 Science Magazine April 2015 The Environmental Costs and Benefits of Fracking Annual Reviews-Environment Aug Hydraulic fractures: How far can they go? Marine and Petroleum Geology April 2012 OG_Envir_ResearchPubs_ docx Page 13 of 13