Bemidji Crude-Oil Project
Minnesota PROJECTS
USGS IN YOUR STATE
USGS Water Science Centers are located in each state.
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July 11-22, 2005 field work:
![](./smallpics/field2005/Bemidji%20Group%202005.jpg) Group
photo of research team in front of drill rig.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Drilling%20pumped%20well%206-1-05.jpg) Contract
drilling of the pumped well for the aquifer test, 6-1-05.
![](./smallpics/field2005/0504%20well%20install.jpg) Wally
Larson installing aquifer test observation well 0504 on 6-15-05.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Bill%20checking%20flow%20rate.jpg) Bill
Herkelrath checking the pumping rate during
the aquifer test, 7-19-05.
![](./smallpics/field2005/End%20of%20discharge%20hose.jpg) Wally
checking the discharge hose and sampling discharge
water during the aquifer test,
7-19-05.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Oil%20thickness%20measurement.jpg) John
Greene and Landon Gryczkowski measuring
crude-oil thicknesses during the aquifer
test.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Bill%20at%20computer.jpg) Bill
plotting up modeling and aquifer test results in
the MSEA trailer.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Bill%20and%20Landon2.jpg) Bill
and Landon strategizing their plans during the
aquifer test.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Barbara%20and%20Ean%20in%20trailer.jpg) Barbara
Bekins and Ean Warren inoculating samples in
the MSEA trailer.
![](./smallpics/field2005/John%20Greene.jpg) John
with safety equipment need for
drilling.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Geoff%20in%20trailer.jpg) Geoff
Delin interpreting data in the MSEA
trailer.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Kansas%20crew.jpg) Paul
Kenward, Sarah Tsoslias, Jennifer Roberts, and
Brena Mauck (Univ. of
Kansas) processing a soil core.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Jennifer%20with%20core.jpg) Jennifer
logging a soil core.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Paul%20Kenward%20at%20glove%20box.jpg) Paul
preparing carbonate
microcosm experiments in an anaerobic glove bag.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Kansas%20crew%20taking%20break.jpg) KU
crew taking a
break.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Kim%20collecting%20vapor%20sample.jpg) Kim
Reierson collecting a
vapor sample from well 9014G.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Geoff%20graphing%20vapor%20data.jpg) Geoff
graphing the recently-collected vapor data.
![](./smallpics/field2005/John%20calibrating%20meter.jpg) John
calibrating a multimeter to be used in field
parameter sampling.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Landon%20field%20parameter%20sampling.jpg) Landon
field parameter sampling well 0508.
![](./smallpics/field2005/Landon,%20John,%20Wally.jpg) Landon,
John, and Wally
preparing for field parameter sampling.
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