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Survey of Subsurface Brine-Disposal Systems in Western Kansas Oil Fields

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the disposal of brine from oil field injections. Information on handling and disposing of brine and injection equipment is presented. This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Grandone, Peter & Schmidt, Ludwig
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Report : Results of the 2006-2007 Investigation of Potential Contamination at the Former CCC/Usda Facility in Barnes, Kansas.

Description: The 2006-2007 investigation of carbon tetrachloride and chloroform contamination at Barnes, Kansas, was conducted at the request of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The Environmental Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory implemented the investigation on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA). The overall goal of the investigation was to establish criteria for monitoring leading to potential site reclassificati… more
Date: August 28, 2008
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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March 2008 Monitoring Results for Barnes, Kansas.

Description: The Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA) operated a grain storage facility at Barnes, Kansas, during most of the interval 1949-1974. Carbon tetrachloride contamination was initially detected in 1986 in the town's public water supply wells. In 2006-2007, the CCC/USDA conducted a comprehensive targeted investigation at and near its former property in Barnes to characterize this contamination. Those results were reported previously (Argonne 2007). In Novemb… more
Date: August 28, 2008
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Work Plan: Groundwater Monitoring at Centralia, Kansas.

Description: This Work Plan outlines the scope of work for a program of twice yearly groundwater monitoring at the site of a former grain storage facility at Centralia, Kansas (Figure 1.1). The purposes of this monitoring program are to follow changes in plume dynamics and to collect data necessary to evaluate the suitability of monitored natural attenuation as a remedial option, under the requirements of Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Policy No.BER-RS-042. This monitoring program is pla… more
Date: August 31, 2005
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final report: results of the 2007 investigation of potential contamination at the former CCC/USDA facility in Powhattan, Kansas.

Description: The 2007 investigation of carbon tetrachloride and chloroform contamination at Powhattan, Kansas, was conducted at the request of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE 2006a). The Environmental Science Division of Argonne National Laboratory implemented the investigation on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA). The primary purposes of the investigation were to evaluate potential contaminant source areas on the former CCC/USD… more
Date: August 15, 2008
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final work plan for targeted investigation at Hilton, Kansas.

Description: This Work Plan outlines the scope of a targeted investigation to update the status of carbon tetrachloride contamination in groundwater associated with grain storage operations at Hilton, Kansas. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), operated a grain storage facility in Hilton during the 1950s and 1960s. At the time of the CCC/USDA operation in Hilton, grain storage facilities (CCC/USDA and private) were located along the both sides of t… more
Date: August 28, 2007
Creator: LaFreniere, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Production Potential of Copper Deposits Associated with Permian Red Bed Formations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on the copper deposits in the Permian red beds from north-central Texas through Oklahoma, and into southwestern Kansas. Geologic and economic properties of the copper ore are documented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Stroud, R. B.; McMahan, A. B.; Stroup, R. K. & Hibpshman, M. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigations of Melrose Zinc-Lead Deposit Cherokee County, Kansas

Description: Report of investigations issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the deposit of zinc-lead in the Melrose tract of Cherokee County. Churn drilling and sampling of the ore are presented in the report. Tables, maps, and illustrations re included.
Date: August 1951
Creator: Brichta, L. C. & Allen, S. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Pratt Quadrangle, Kansas

Description: Results of reconnaissance surveys of the Pratt quadrangle to determine the likelihood of uranium deposits of the area, and additional information about the location and classification of any deposits.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Fair, C. L.; Smit, D. E. & Gundersen, J. N.
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Wichita Quadrangle, Kansas

Description: Results of reconnaissance surveys of the Wichita quadrangle to determine the likelihood of uranium deposits of the area, and additional information about the location and classification of any deposits.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Fair, C. L.; Smit, D. E. & Gundersen, James Novotny
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Manhattan Quadrangle, Kansas

Description: Results of reconnaissance surveys of the Manhattan quadrangle to determine the likelihood of uranium deposits of the area, and additional information about the location and classification of any deposits.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Fair, C. L.; Smit, D. E. & Gundersen, James Novotny
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Appendix C. Uranium-Occurance Reports]

Description: Reports providing data for one uranium occurrence in the Pratt Quadrangle, including description, uranium analysis, exact location, deposit type, and features of the host rock.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Fair, C. L.; Smit, D. E. & Gundersen, J. N.
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Uranium Resource Evaluation: Hutchinson Quadrangle, Kansas

Description: Results of reconnaissance surveys of the Hutchinson quadrangle to determine the likelihood of uranium deposits of the area, and additional information about the location and classification of any deposits.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Fair, C. L.; Smit, D. L. & Gundersen, James Novotny
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Appendix B. Location and Analyses of Samples from the Manhattan Quadrangle

Description: Tables presenting data related to the location and chemical analysis of 675 ground-water and 718 stream-sediment samples collected in the Manhattan quadrangle in Kansas.
Date: August 1982
Creator: Fair, C. L.; Smit, D. E. & Gundersen, James Novotny
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Disaster Tax Relief for the Midwest

Description: The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 is intended to assist with the recovery from the severe weather that affected the Midwest during the summer of 2008. The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 includes some similar provisions, but these are not limited to the Midwest disaster. The disaster relief in the three bills is similar to that provided to assist with the recovery from the 2005 hurricanes and the 2007 Kansas tornadoes. This report broadly discusses the disas… more
Date: August 20, 2008
Creator: Lunder, Erika
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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