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Assessing REE Concentrations in Geothermal and Oil and Gas Produced Waters: A Potential Domestic Source of Strategic Mineral Commodities

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The project team collected and analyzed 224 water samples and 101 matching rock samples. INL's improved method of measuring aqueous REEs allows study of samples previously thought too volume limited to measure.

The study found that aqueous REEs occur at trace levels in all analyzed samples, and sometimes exceed ocean REE concentrations by a factor of 1,000. No significant predictive relationship to lithology, reservoir temperature, nor salinity was discovered, but aqueous REE concentration appears spatially controlled.

Future work is needed to find the spatially-dependent variable that controls aqueous REE concentration.

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University of Wyoming. (2019). Assessing REE Concentrations in Geothermal and Oil and Gas Produced Waters: A Potential Domestic Source of Strategic Mineral Commodities [data set]. Retrieved from https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1125.
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Quillinan, Scott, Nye, Charles, Engle, Mark, Bartos, Timothy, Neupane, Ghanashyam 'Hari', Brant, Jonathan, Bagdonas, Davin, McLing, Travis, and McLaughlin, J. Fred. Assessing REE Concentrations in Geothermal and Oil and Gas Produced Waters: A Potential Domestic Source of Strategic Mineral Commodities. United States: N.p., 08 Mar, 2019. Web. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1125.
Quillinan, Scott, Nye, Charles, Engle, Mark, Bartos, Timothy, Neupane, Ghanashyam 'Hari', Brant, Jonathan, Bagdonas, Davin, McLing, Travis, & McLaughlin, J. Fred. Assessing REE Concentrations in Geothermal and Oil and Gas Produced Waters: A Potential Domestic Source of Strategic Mineral Commodities. United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1125
Quillinan, Scott, Nye, Charles, Engle, Mark, Bartos, Timothy, Neupane, Ghanashyam 'Hari', Brant, Jonathan, Bagdonas, Davin, McLing, Travis, and McLaughlin, J. Fred. 2019. "Assessing REE Concentrations in Geothermal and Oil and Gas Produced Waters: A Potential Domestic Source of Strategic Mineral Commodities". United States. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1125.
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The study found that aqueous REEs occur at trace levels in all analyzed samples, and sometimes exceed ocean REE concentrations by a factor of 1,000. No significant predictive relationship to lithology, reservoir temperature, nor salinity was discovered, but aqueous REE concentration appears spatially controlled.

Future work is needed to find the spatially-dependent variable that controls aqueous REE concentration.}, doi = {}, url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1125}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2019}, month = {03}}

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Data from Mar 8, 2019

Last updated Oct 15, 2019

Submitted Mar 8, 2019

Organization

University of Wyoming

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Charles Nye

307.766.6804

Authors

Scott Quillinan

University of Wyoming

Charles Nye

University of Wyoming

Mark Engle

United States Geological Survey

Timothy Bartos

United States Geological Survey

Ghanashyam 'Hari' Neupane

Idaho National Laboratory

Jonathan Brant

University of Wyoming

Davin Bagdonas

University of Wyoming

Travis McLing

Idaho National Laboratory

J. Fred McLaughlin

University of Wyoming

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DOE Project Details

Project Name Assessing rare earth element concentrations in geothermal and oil and gas produced waters: A potential domestic source of strategic mineral commodities

Project Lead Josh Mengers

Project Number EE0007603

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