A new ASTM standard-guide will help with sampling and analyzing groundwater of residential water wells near petroleum exploration and production operations. The new standard will soon be available as D8006 (Guide for Sampling and Analysis of Private Water Supply Wells in Areas of Petroleum Exploration and Production). Exploration and production activities include hydraulic fracturing.
The petroleum industry, private well owners, consultants, and contractors will be able to use the guide – developed through ASTM’s consensus process – to help test residential/drinking water for possible contamination. In addition, regulators could use the new guide as a reference for proper sampling and analyses procedures.
The new guide provides information on typical residential supply well systems as well as direction on how to develop and implement a sampling program, including:
• Determining sampling locations;
• Evaluation of well conditions and water supply systems
• Suggested purging techniques;
• Recommended analyses and test methods
• Qualifications of the sampling team.
• Recommended testing laboratory certifications;
• Data management and integrity; and
• Guidance on property damage prevention and personal safety.
ASTM member Hank Mittelhauser, principal, St. John-Mittelhauser & Associates, says that the Committee on Soil and Rock (D18) welcomes constructive comments from users of the guide to incorporate into future revisions of the standard. Also, the committee welcomes anyone to participate in its standards developing activities, including a proposed guide for preliminary gas screening.
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ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock Next Meeting: June 26-29, 2016, June Committee Week, Chicago, Ill.
Media Inquiries: Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org
Technical Contact: Hank Mittelhauser, St. John-Mittelhauser and Associates, Downers Grove, Ill., tel +1.630.427.8106; hankm@st-ma.com
ASTM Staff Contact: Robert Morgan, tel +1.610.832.9732; rmorgan@astm.org
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