345 water samples were collected from March 2001 to February 2005 by the USGS. The data contain chemical and isotopic analyses from monitoring wells, surface waters, and active oil wells at two petroleum environmental research sites in Osage County, Oklahoma. It supports the study of produced water contamination transport, fate, and ecosystem impacts.
Use Cases
- Modeling the transport of inorganic salts and organic compounds from produced water releases using chemical concentration data.
- Analyzing isotopic signatures to trace the source and fate of contaminants in groundwater and surface water.
- Comparing contaminant levels between the legacy OSPER A site and the active OSPER B site to study natural attenuation.
- Assessing ecosystem impacts by correlating specific chemical analyses from surface water samples with site conditions.
Strengths
- 345 water samples provide a substantial observational basis.
- Data collection spans a multi-year period from 2001 to 2005, capturing temporal variation.
- Samples from diverse sources including monitoring wells, surface waters, and active production wells.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with the last samples collected in 2005.
- Geographic scope is limited to two specific research sites in Osage County, Oklahoma.
- Unknown sample size and specific column schema limit immediate analytical utility.
Provenance
- Source
- United States Geological Survey (USGS) as part of the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) project.
- Collection Method
- Chemical and isotopic analyses of water samples collected from monitoring wells, surface waters, and production wells.
- Time Range
- March 2001 to February 2005
- Geography
- Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research sites A and B, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA.