Technical Announcement: USGS Releases New National
Produced Waters Geochemical Database
Scientists studying produced waters and their
geochemical and environmental impacts have a
powerful new tool in the newly released
USGS Produced Waters Geochemical Database. This
database is publicly available to all scientists and
interested members of the public.
Produced waters are those volumes of water that are
typically recovered during oil and gas exploration,
development, or production. The USGS has updated the
USGS National Produced Waters Geochemical Database
and Map Viewer to include trace elements, isotopes,
and time-series data, as well as nearly 100,000 new
samples with greater spatial coverage and from both
conventional and unconventional well types,
including geothermal. The provisional database is a
compilation of 25 individual databases,
publications, or reports. The database was created
in a manner to facilitate addition of new data and
fix any compilation errors, and is expected to be
updated with new data as provided and needed.
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