Application of a Bayesian model to infer the contribution of coalbed natural gas produced water to the Powder River,Wyoming and Montana

The Powder River Basin (PRB) of Wyoming and Montana contains significant coal and coal bed natural gas (CBNG) resources. CBNG extraction requires the production of large volumes of water, much of which is discharged into existing drainages. Compared to surface waters, the CBNG produced water is high in sodium relative to calcium and magnesium, elevating the sodium adsorption ratio (SAR). To mitigate the possible impact this produced water may have on the quality of surface water used for irrigation, the State of Montana passed water anti‐degradation legislation, which could affect CBNG production in Wyoming. In this study, we sought to determine the proportion of CBNG produced water discharged to tributaries that reaches the Powder River by implementing a four end‐member mixing model within a Bayesian statistical framework. The model accounts for the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr, δ¹³C_DIC, [Sr] and [DIC] of CBNG produced water and surface water interacting with the three primary lithologies exposed in the PRB. The model estimates the relative contribution of the end members to the river water, while incorporating uncertainty associated with measurement and process error. Model results confirm that both of the tributaries associated with high CBNG activity are mostly composed of CBNG produced water (70–100%). The model indicates that up to 50% of the Powder River is composed of CBNG produced water downstream from the CBNG tributaries, decreasing with distance by dilution from non‐CBNG impacted tributaries from the point sources to ~10–20% at the Montana border. This amount of CBNG produced water does not significantly affect the SAR or electrical conductivity of the Powder River in Montana. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

混合表面活性剂存在下镓与O—Cl—PF显色反应的研究

本文研究了在pH 6.5-7.8的(CH_2)_6N_4-HCl缓冲介质中,CDMAA和TritonX-100对Ga与o-Cl-PF和F~-显色反应的增敏作用。结果表明,Ga-o-Cl-PF-F-CDMAA-TritonX-100多元配合物λ_(max)为565nm,表观摩尔吸光系数ε=1.74×10~5L·mol~(-1)·Cm~(-1),Ga含量在0～6.0μg/25ml范围内符合比尔定律,用合成样和标样进行本方法考验,结果满意。     

Three-dimensional graphic display of disconnected bodies

Lett= (x, y, z) be an ore grade function sampled at the nodes of a three dimensional regular grid. Ift ₀ is a given cut-off, the ore deposit may be considered to be constituted by all the points (x, y, z) such that (x, y, z)>t ₀. In fact, the ore deposit may be constituted by one or several disconnected bodies and two algorithms to display these bodies may be considered. The first consists in drawing intersections of the bodies with a series of equidistant parallel planes. The second consists in covering their surface with painted triangles. In both cases, how to remove hidden parts of the drawing is shown. An interactive approach of the problem also is considered.This paper presented at Emerging Concepts, MGUS-87 conference, Redwood City, California, 13–15 April 1987.     

陕西洛川不同时代黄土中的碳酸钙的沉积速率及其在地质年代测定中的意义

选择地处西北半干旱区、又具有代表性的黑木沟标准剖面,逐一测试其土层中的碳酸钙与干容重,进而由相关参数推算各土层的碳酸钙的沉积速率(V,下同),这是笔者的尝试。结果表明,该剖面中的碳酸钙的沉积速率,均有自下而上递增的趋势,各层总平均速率为0.20g/cm2·103a     

三维地震勘探数据处理的问题及其解决方法

三维地震勘探在十年内取得了显著的地质效果和经济效益。三维地震数据处理技术也得到了迅速的发展。但是,与二维相比,三维地震数据处理技术有许多不完善之处。本文对其中几个主要问题进行分析并提出解决方法。这些问题是三维叠加速度分析、三维静校正和叠前三维偏移等处理方法。     

The role of vibrationally excited nitrogen in the ionosphere

Theoretical and experimental aspects of the production, transformation, diffusion and loss of N₂ in the upper atmosphere are considered. The N₂-CO₂ near-resonant system in theD andE regions is taken into account. We describe our understanding of the methods necessary to find the vibrational populations of N₂ and CO₂ (asymmetric mode of CO₂). The calculations of the vibrational temperatures in theD, E, andF regions for the mid-latitude ionosphere and an aurora are presented. The connection between the excited species and the 4.26-m radiation intensities is considered. The models for the rate coefficient of the reaction of O⁺ with N₂ and the electron density decrease resulting from N₂ in the F region are discussed.     

Polar constituents of organic matter rich marls from evaporitic series of the Mulhouse basin

A suite of marl samples from the evaporitic series of the Mulhouse basin (France; Lower Oligocene) was studied for its biomarker content, in particular its polar constituents. Novel series of 3-carboxyalkyl steranes and 15-oxo triaromatic ketones were identified by synthesis. The 3-carboxyalkyl steranes probably originate from highly polar precursors yet unreported in living organisms. Our data suggest that micro-algae could be the major source of these compounds which seem to be indicators of high algal input rather than characteristic of evaporitic environments. The 15-oxo triaromatic ketones could be oxidation products of triaromatic steroid hydrocarbons formed during diagenesis, although their formation during work-up procedure could not be excluded.     

Shape analysis and multispectral classification in geological remote sensing

This paper discusses the usage of mathematical morphology in image processing of remotely-sensed data for geologic interpretation. Particular attention is given to noise-reducing transformations of spectral bands before and after different methods of classification, and to the usage of textural context. The development of a viable processing strategy requires a multidisciplinary approach and expert knowledge in different areas: (a) geology, geomorphology, and vegetation in a study area, (b) properties of the sensor for imagery photointerpretation, (c) spectral/spatial properties of the digital data within an integrated dataset (remote sensing and ancillary data), and (d) data-processing tools including mathematical morphology theory. Examples of geometric characterization of Canadian LANDSAT scenes are described in which shape measurements are obtained using a PC-based hybrid image-processing and geographic information system, termed ILWIS, which was developed at ITC, in the Netherlands. Classes from supervised and unsupervised classification are compared to guide in geological mapping. Classes over individual occurrences of broad vegetation-landform units are studied to aid in environmental mapping. Field knowledge is the context necessary to construct expert procedures to drive sequences of data-processing steps toward a target result such as optimal classification, enhancement, or feature extraction. The interaction between expert rules and the image-processing steps can be based on synthetic measurements of shape to quantize the information either spatially or spectrally. Many useful geometrical transformations of spatially-distributed data are extensions or generalizations of spatial analysis functions typical of geographic information systems.     

祁县王村锶—偏硅酸饮用天然矿泉水

王村矿泉水为松散岩类孔隙水和碎屑岩裂隙水的混合水。它受深循环远源补给。矿泉水的动态稳定、水质优良、口感纯正，属锶—偏硅酸饮用天然矿泉水，是山西较好的饮用矿泉水源之一，有良好的开发前景。稷山南阳矿泉水是一个含锶—锌—偏硅酸等多种微量元素的重碳酸硫酸钠型饮用天然矿泉水。该矿泉水处于侯马断陷盆地内次一级断裂的复合部位，赋存于中更新统中下部的中细砂层中。水量丰富，涌水量可达８００ｍ￣３／ｄ。此矿泉水动态稳定，口感纯正，产地环境优美，无任何污染。自１９８８年发现，１９８９年开发利用至今，该矿泉水、矿泉饮料畅销不衰，是一处具有发展远景的优质矿泉水。     

临汾市东亢锌－锶－偏硅酸优质饮用天然矿泉水

东亢矿泉水处于临汾断陷盆地边缘山前地带。矿泉水赋存于石炭系、奥陶系及侵入岩体的裂隙中。单井涌水量达７１．４ｍ￣３／ｈ，水位埋深５１．０９ｍ。矿泉水中锌、锶、偏硅酸分别为０．２８９ｍｇ／Ｌ，１．２８ｍｇ／Ｌ，３３．２８ｍｇ／Ｌ，属锌锶偏硅酸－重碳酸·硫酸－钠型优质矿泉水，具有良好的开发前景。