Sigel, Methane Concentrations in Water Wells Unrelated to Proximity to Existing Oil and Gas Wells in Northeastern PennsylvaniaAbstract: Recent studies in northeastern Pennsylvania report
higher concentrations of dissolved methane in domestic water wells
associated with proximity to nearby gas-producing wells [Osborn et
al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2011, 108, 8172] and [Jackson et al.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 2013, 110, 11250]. We test this
possible association by using Chesapeake Energy’s baseline data set
of over 11,300 dissolved methane analyses from domestic water
wells, densely arrayed in Bradford and nearby counties (Pennsylvania),
and near 661 pre-existing oil and gas wells.
