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Geophysical data from the unnamed lake at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site, Bemidji, MN (ver. 3.0, May 2022)

Dates

Start Date
2018-06-25
Publication Date
Revision
2020-06-05
Revision
2022-05-03

Citation

Terry, N., Bekins, B. A., Trost, J. J., Woda, J., and Day-Lewis, F. D., 2019, Geophysical data from the unnamed lake at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site, Bemidji, MN (ver. 3.0, May 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BLZPJT.

Summary

The National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site is located near Bemidji, MN, USA. A high-pressure oil pipeline ruptured in 1979 releasing ~1.7 million liters of light crude oil, which sprayed over an area of ~6500 square meters and collected in topographic depressions. Approximately 75% of the spilled oil was recovered. Much of the remainder reached the water table, where it is distributed into three residual oil bodies (the north, middle, and south oil pools). Groundwater flows east-northeast toward a small lake roughly 300 m downgradient from the original spill site. Secondary reactions of sediments with byproducts from anaerobic degradation of the oil plumes cause increases in total dissolved solids, which [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Neil C Terry
Originator :
Neil C Terry, Barbara A Bekins, Jared J Trost, Joshua C Woda, Frederick D Day-Lewis
Metadata Contact :
Neil C Terry
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Data Owner :
New York Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
New York Water Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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Purpose

Elevated groundwater specific conductance is associated with increased total dissolved solids resulting from biodegradation of oil in the subsurface. The waterborne electromagnetic induction data and supporting datasets collected at the Bemidji field site were used to assess belowground areas with elevated specific conductance and determine likely pathways for discharge to surface water at the National Crude Oil Spill Fate and Natural Attenuation Research Site.
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Revision 3.0 completed on May 3, 2022. To review the changes that were made, see “revision_history.txt” in the attached files section.

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