Tag: bridget scanlon
May 12, 2020
Water Reuse Could be key for Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydrogeologists dissect the complicated relationship between water and oil and gas production in unconventional reservoirs.
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Water Reuse Could Be Key for Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during the coming decades to theoretically counter the need…
Read MoreMay 13, 2019
Storm Water Banking Could Help Texas Manage Floods and Droughts
Massive, destructive floods such as those caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 are a stark reality in Texas, but so are prolonged ground-cracking droughts. In…
Read MoreNovember 1, 2018
Where Water Goes After Fracking is Tied to Earthquake Risk
In addition to producing oil and gas, the energy industry produces a lot of water, about 10 barrels of water per barrel of oil on…
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2018
Research Finds Discrepancies Between Satellite and Global Model Estimates of Land Water Storage
Research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that calculations of water storage in many river basins from commonly used global computer…
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2017
Study Quantifies Potential for Water Reuse in Permian Basin Oil Production
Hydraulic fracturing often brings up large volumes of water that need to be managed. A study led by The University of Texas at Austin has…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2016
Storing Extra Surface Water Boosts Groundwater Supply During Droughts
Although years of drought and over-pumping have significantly depleted groundwater in Arizona and California, a new study shows the situation has an upside: It has…
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2016
Bridget Scanlon Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Bridget Scanlon, a hydrologist and senior research scientist at the University of Texas’ Bureau of Economic Geology, has been elected a member of the National Academy…
Read MoreDecember 15, 2015
Nature Controls Colorado River Outlook
The Colorado River Basin’s water supply is mainly affected by wet and dry weather cycles, not changes in human use, according to a study led by…
Read MoreDecember 10, 2015
Nature, Not Humans, Has Greater Influence on Water in the Colorado River Basin
Researchers have found that the water supply of the Colorado River basin, one of the most important sources for water in the southwestern United States,…
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