3d site characterization and autonomous remedial process
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3D Site Characterization and Autonomous Remedial Process Monitoring Using High PerformanceElectrical Resistivity and InducedPolarization Tomographic Imaging Tim Johnson, Mike Truex, Jason Greenwood, Chris Strickland, Dawn Wellman: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Roelof Versteeg: Sky Research
Fred Day-Lewis and John Lane: U.S. Geological Survey
William Major: NAVFAC
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Acknowledgements
ESTCP – Environmental Resotoration Optimized Enhanced Bioremediation Through Four-Dimensional Geophysical Monitoring andDimensional Geophysical Monitoring and Autonomous Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis, ER-2001717 Andrews AFBAndrews AFB CH2MHILL Plateau Remediation Company
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Outline Autonomous Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)Autonomous Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) characterization and monitoring systms. What and how we measure How we monitor spatial and temporal changes inelectrical properties (time-lapse inversion) What does it mean in terms of properties we’reWhat does it mean in terms of properties we re interested in Examples
Brandywine MD DRMO Superfund Bioremediation Monitoring Soil desiccation characterization and monitoring at the H f d BC C ib Hanford BC Cribs
Concluding comments
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ELECTRIC GEOPHYSICAL MONITORING COMPONENTS
Automated & on demand resultsServer: Data QA/QC, Management
Data Electrical geophysicalHydrologicGeochemical
TimeTime-lapselapse Amendment Maps
Time-lapse Inversion
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Field scale electrical geophysical measurementsmeasurements
Surface electrodes Measurement 1
Current Electrodes: 55,77
Potential Electrodes: 46,49
Current: 150 mA Borehole electrodes
Voltage: 112 mV
112 mV
Current Source
Current Sink
150 mA
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3D characterization and monitoring flowchart Baseline Characterization Inversion
Starting M0 Reference model model
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Electrical Resistivity /
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Inversion
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M1
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Pore-scale current conduction mechanisms
Ionic Conduction is sensitive to: Pore fluid conductivityy
+ Electric Field -
Saturation Temperature
Electronic Conduction is sensitive to: Mineral conductivity Temperature
Interfacial Conduction is sensitive to: Interfacial electrochemistry T tTemperature
Total Conductivityy = ionic + electronic + interfacial
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Brandywine
Brandywine MD DRMO Superfind Site
Andrews AFB Site location Brandywine DRMO (green box)
- Primary groundwater contaminant is TCEPrimary groundwater contaminant is TCE - Primary soil contaminants PCB - Plume has spread from Air force property to residential property - Contamination resides in upper 30 feet, sandy gravel, aquitard at 30 ft bgs
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DRMO Enhanced Bioremediation
Site location Site location
Brandywine DRMO (green box)
Remedial Action - Amendment injections at ~1000 injection pointspoints - Injection point spacing ~ 20 ft - Dem/Val effort monitored two of the injections at edge of March/April 2008 treatment area
Dem/Val study area (injections B6 & B7)
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ERT/IP Monitoring Systems Details
• 8 Chem sample wells • 7 ERT/Chem wells• 7 ERT/Chem wells - ERT wells: 15 electrodes @ 2 feet spacing. 2 inch Sampling ports at 11,19 and 26 feet26 feet
-Sampling wells: sampling ports at 11 and 19 feet. Well screen at bottom (26 feet)screen at bottom (26 feet) -45 total sampling ports
-ERT data acquisition: repeat 3D survey with 350003D survey with 35000 measurements
Sample Well Injection Well
ERT/IP Well
Sample Well Injection Well (3/10/08)
Electrodes
Sample Ports
Groundwater Flow to West ~60 ft/year
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Time-lapse ERT imaging results
Baseline Characterization Sodium dominated
6/18/08 12/17/083/18/08
Aquifer 3/23/09 6/16/09 3/18/09
Confining Unit
Biological processesUnit
1/22/10 4/09/10 effect
Simplified description: initially “conservative tracer” (first year) Simplified description: initially conservative tracer (first year) (signal results from changes in fluid conductivity) followed by changes in solid phase conductivity resulting from
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Relating changes in bulk conductivity to changes ingeochemistry
~3.5 m bgs
~6.0 m bgs
~8.5 m bgs
Note: •• Dots are ERT inversionDots are ERT inversion results at sample ports. • Triangles are fluid conductivity measurements taken at sample ports
March 2008 to Jan. 2009 summary: • Little microbial activity • Rise and fall in bulk conductivity due primarily to sodium transport and subsequent dilution. 12
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Relating changes in bulk conductivity to changes ingeochemistry
~3.5 m bgs
~6.0 m bgs
~8.5 m bgs
Note: •• Dots are ERT inversionDots are ERT inversion results at sample ports. • Triangles are fluid conductivity measurements taken at sample ports
Jan 2009 to April 2010 summary • Geochemical data suggest vigorous microbial activity • Fluid conductivity decreases, bulk conductivity increases suggesting increase in interfacial conductivity (iron-sulfide precipitation) 13
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Hanford BC Cribs Desiccation Treatability Test Historical liquid waste crib.
Primary vadose zone contaminants
ERT Array Plan View Nitrate, Tc99, Uranium
Liquid nitrogen system
ERT Array
y Instrument
panels Extraction
Blower
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Background ERT Characterization
Section View Oblique View
High electrical conductivity contaminated zones • high sat. and/or ionic strength • low permeability (fine)
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4D desiccation induced changes inbulk conductivity
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4 days
1 week
2 weeks
Other example applications Vadose zone infiltration monitoring Hyporheic exchange monitoring at
Hanford along the Columbia River 0.22 in @ t=0
1 day
2 daysy
Depp
th (m
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6 weeks
9 weeks
Distance (m)
PaleochannelPaleochannel
River Stage / Conductivity Correlation
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Conclusions
Changes in subsurface electrical conductivity obtainedfrom ERT inversions coupled with sparse supporting data from sampling can be interpreted with high confidence infrom sampling can be interpreted with high confidence in terms of spatiotemporal information on remedial processes. CCapability to ‘‘see’’ in 4D Petrophysics are important Automation for long term monitoring is feasibleAutomation for long term monitoring is feasible
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