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Author(s) -
Kretsinger Grabert Vicki,
Kaback Dawn Samara,
Briskin Jeanne,
Brantley Susan L.,
Darrah Thomas H.,
Jackson Robert B.,
Vengosh Avner,
Warner Nathaniel R.,
Poreda Robert J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/gwat.12307
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , library science , political science , engineering , operations research , sociology , computer science , social science
Case Study Background EPA conducted a retrospective case study near Killdeer, North Dakota to investigate potential impacts to drinking water resources after a known blowout of a well. The blowout occurred during a hydraulic fracture in September 2010 and released hydraulic fracturing fluids, oil, and flowback water onto the surrounding area and possibly into the Killdeer aquifer. After the blowout, the state initiated remediation efforts.