Bemidji Crude-Oil Project
Minnesota PROJECTS
USGS IN YOUR STATE
USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.
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July 16-27 and October-November 2001 field work:
![](./smallpics/field01/Group2b.jpg) Group photo of the research team.
![](./smallpics/field01/bill.jpg) Bill Herkelrath inspecting a soil core.
![](./smallpics/field01/barbandvic.jpg) Barbara Bekins and Victor Paganelli cutting a soil core.
![](./smallpics/field01/Geoffgassample.jpg) Geoff Delin pulling a vapor sample for gas chromatograph analysis.
![](./smallpics/field01/ron.jpg) Ron Baker injecting a sample into the GC in the MSEA trailer.
![](./smallpics/field01/AlyssaBoockatGC.jpg) Alyssa Boock injecting a vapor sample into the GC for analysis.
![](./smallpics/field01/Vic%20innoculating%203.jpg) Vic innoculating a sample in the MSEA trailer.
![](./smallpics/field01/Jennifermicrocosm.jpg) Jennifer Rogers pulling a newly-designed microcosm out of a well.
![](./smallpics/field01/Fred%20programming%20datalogger.jpg) Fred Murphy programming and re-wiring a datalogger at well 9015.
![](./smallpics/field01/Geoff%20hammering%20at%20T2.jpg) Installing a small-diameter well at the tracer test site.
![](./smallpics/field01/Wally%20%26%20Dan%20drilling.jpg) Wally Larson and Dan Rosemore drilling at tracer test well T10.
![](./smallpics/field01/Applying%20tracer5.jpg) Bill and Tracy Hendrickson applying tracers near well 9015 on October 2nd. Rhodamine WT and potassium bromide tracers were used.
![](./smallpics/field01/Finished%20application.jpg) Finished application of tracers. The tracers were applied to a 5x12 meter area.
![](./smallpics/field01/PitfillWally2.jpg) Wally filling in the pit near well 9014 using a backhoe after we installed soil moisture and temperature probes on October 29th.
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