U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

Data Series 156

Prepared in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, 

Bureau for Public Health, Office of Environmental Health Services, Environmental Engineering 

Division, and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water and 

Waste Management

Dissolved-Gas Concentrations in Ground

Water in West Virginia, 1997–2005
Dissolved-Gas Concentrations in Ground 

Water in West Virginia, 1997–2005

By Jeremy S. White and Melvin V. Mathes

Prepared in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, 

Bureau for Public Health, Office of Environmental Health Services, Environmental Engineering 

Division, and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water and 

Waste Management

Data Series 156

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of the Interior

Gale A. Norton, Secretary

U.S. Geological Survey

P. Patrick Leahy, Acting Director

U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia: 2006

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Geological Survey Data Series 156, 8 p. 
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Contents

Abstract...........................................................................................................................................................1

Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1

Data-Collection Methods..............................................................................................................................1

Summary..........................................................................................................................................................2

References Cited............................................................................................................................................2

Figure

1. Map showing sampling locations ..............................................................................................3

Table

1. Summary of averaged dissolved-gas compositions in water samples from wells and 

springs in West Virginia, 1997–2005...........................................................................................4

Conversion Factors, Datum, and Abbreviations

Multiply By To obtain

foot (ft) 0.3048 meter (m)

cubic centimeter (cm3) 0.06102 cubic inch (in3)

liter (L) 0.2642 gallon (gal)

Vertical coordinate information is referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 

(NGVD 29). Recharge elevation, as used in this report, refers to distance above the vertical 

datum.

Concentrations of gases are given in milligrams per liter (mg/L).
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Dissolved-Gas Concentrations in Ground Water in West 

Virginia, 1997–2005

By Jeremy S. White and Melvin V. Mathes

Abstract

Dissolved-gas samples were collected from 170 wells 

and 1 spring in West Virginia during 1997–2005. Gas concentrations in milligrams per liter ranged from 3.66 to 53.98 for 

nitrogen, 0.150 to 1.234 for argon, 0.00 to 9.11 for oxygen, 0.2 

to 198.8 for carbon dioxide, and 0.00 to 68.50 for methane.

Introduction

This report presents previously unpublished dissolvedgas data for nitrogen (N2

), argon (Ar), oxygen (O2), carbon 

dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4) from ground water collected in water wells and one spring in West Virginia during 

1997–2005. Sample sites (fig. 1) included both public-supply 

and privately owned wells. Samples were taken from untreated 

water and were collected as part of several hydrologic studies 

including the Allegheny-Monongahela National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) (Anderson and others, 2000), the 

Kanawha-New River NAWQA (Paybins and others, 2000), 

the West Virginia Ambient Ground-Water-Quality-Monitoring 

Network (Kozar and Brown, 1995), a current ground-water 

investigation in Leetown, W. Va., and an additional 30 samples 

collected during this investigation to supplement deficiencies 

in sampling coverage. Additional water-quality parameters 

were collected at most sites, and sample data for 1997–2004 

are published in eight Water Resources Data reports for West 

Virginia (Ward and others, 1998–2005). These reports contain 

data for major ions, nutrients, trace metals, pesticides, indicator bacteria, and VOCs (volatile organic compounds). Waterquality data collected in 2005 were not published at the time 

of this report.

Data-Collection Methods

Wells were sampled by connecting a flowthrough 

chamber and sampling lines to the raw-water tap closest to 

the wellhead so that field measurements and water samples 

could be obtained without exposing the ground water to the 

atmosphere. Prior to sample collection, wells were purged for 

several minutes until field measurements stabilized (Koterba 

and others, 1995). Dissolved-gas samples were collected by 

placing a water line into the bottom of a 160-cm3 septum 

bottle and filling the bottle to overflowing. The septum bottle 

while still overflowing was then submerged into a 2-L plastic 

beaker that had been previously filled with ground water from 

the sampling site. Then the sample line was removed, and all 

air bubbles adhering to the sides of the bottle were allowed to 

escape. A rubber stopper through which a syringe needle had 

been inserted was then pushed tightly into the bottle, and the 

needle was withdrawn while the bottle was still submerged in 

the beaker (U.S. Geological Survey, 2005b). Multiple bottles 

were filled to safeguard against bottle breakage or contamination. Filled bottles were shipped inverted and chilled to 

the U.S. Geological Survey Chlorofluorocarbon Laboratory 

(Reston, Va.). Water temperature and estimated elevation of 

recharge to the well were submitted with the samples to aid 

the laboratory analysis. All samples received in good condition 

were analyzed using dual gas chromatography (U.S. Geological Survey, 2005a). Average values for dissolved-gas concentrations are reported for each ground-water sampling site 

(table 1). N2 concentrations ranged from 3.66 to 53.98 mg/L, 

Ar from 0.150 to 1.234 mg/L, O2 from 0.00 to 9.11 mg/L, CO2

from 0.2 to 198.8 mg/L, and CH4 from 0.00 to 68.50 mg/L. 
   Dissolved-Gas Concentrations in Ground Water in West Virginia, 1997–2005

Summary

The data presented in this report were collected during 

1997–2005 as part of the Allegheny-Monongahela NAWQA, 

the Kanawha-New River NAWQA, the West Virginia Ambient Ground-Water-Quality-Monitoring Network, ground-water 

studies in Leetown, W. Va., and during this investigation. N2

concentrations ranged from 3.66 to 53.98 mg/L, Ar from 0.150 

to 1.234 mg/L, O2 from 0.00 to 9.11 mg/L, CO2 from 0.2 to 

198.8 mg/L, and CH4 from 0.00 to 68.50 mg/L.

References Cited

Anderson, R.M., Beer, K.M., Buckwalter, T.F., Clark, M.E., 

McAuley, S.D., Sams, J.I., III, and Williams, D.R., 2000, 

Water quality in the Allegheny and Monongahela River 

Basins, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, and Maryland, 1996–98: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1202, 

32 p.

Koterba, M.T., Wilde, F.D., and Lapham, W.W., 1995, 

Ground-water data-collection protocols and procedures for 

the National Water-Quality Assessment Program—Collection and documentation of water-quality samples and related 

data: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95–399, 

113 p.

Kozar, M.D., and Brown, D.P., 1995, Location and site characteristics of the ambient ground-water-quality-monitoring 

network in West Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey OpenFile Report 95–130, 48 p.

Paybins, K.S., Messinger, Terence, Eychaner, J.H., Chambers, D.B., and Kozar, M.D., 2000, Water quality in the 

Kanawha-New River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and 

North Carolina, 1996–98: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 

1204, 32 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 2005a, Analytical procedures for dissolved gas, accessed November 17, 2005, at 

http://water.usgs.gov/lab/dissolved-gas/sampling/

U.S. Geological Survey, 2005b, Dissolved gas sampling 

instructions, accessed November 17, 2005, at 

http://water.usgs.gov/lab/dissolved-gas/sampling/

Ward, S.M., Rosier, M.T., and Crosby, G.R., 2003, Water 

resources data, West Virginia, water year 2002: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WV–02–1, p. 238–245.

Ward, S.M., Rosier, M.T., and Crosby, G.R., 2004, Water 

resources data, West Virginia, water year 2003: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WV–03–1, p. 260–273.

Ward, S.M., Rosier, M.T., and Crosby, G.R., 2005, Water 

resources data, West Virginia, water year 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WV–04–1, p. 252–261.

Ward, S.M., Taylor, B.C., and Crosby, G.R., 1998, Water 

resources data, West Virginia, water year 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WV–97–1, p. 342–351.

Ward, S.M., Taylor, B.C., and Crosby, G.R., 1999, Water 

resources data, West Virginia, water year 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WV–98–1, p. 446–454.

Ward, S.M., Taylor, B.C., and Crosby, G.R., 2000, Water 

resources data, West Virginia, water year 1999: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WV–99–1, p. 239–250.

Ward, S.M., Taylor, B.C., and Crosby, G.R., 2001, Water 

resources data, West Virginia, water year 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WV–00–1, p. 239–255.

Ward, S.M., Taylor, B.C., and Crosby, G.R., 2002, Water 

resources data, West Virginia, water year 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Data Report WV–01–1, p. 240–249.
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 Dissolved-Gas Concentrations in Ground Water in West Virginia, 1997–2005

Table 1. Summary of averaged dissolved-gas compositions (nitrogen, argon, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and methane) in water 

samples from wells and springs in West Virginia, 1997–2005.

[Map no., general reference number for map; Rech. elev., recharge elevation is land surface; ft, feet; ndg, number of dissolved-gas samples averaged; N2, 

nitrogen; Ar, argon; O2, oxygen; CO2, carbon dioxide; CH4, methane; mg/L, milligrams per liter; *, spring site]

Map 

no.

Station name Date Rech. elev. 

(ft) ndg N2 (mg/L) Ar (mg/L) O2 (mg/L) CO2 (mg/L) CH4 (mg/L)

1 Bar-0149 8/18/2005 1,500 4 17.57 0.632 0.01 13.6 1.5370

2 Ber-0150 4/14/1999 520 1 22.51 0.736 0.93 53.5 0.0000

3 Boo-0253 6/3/1997 2,150 1 13.00 0.505 0.02 16.9 14.2564

4 Boo-0254 5/7/1997 2,200 2 17.24 0.628 0.10 4.2 22.7825

5 Boo-0256 5/4/1998 1,160 2 20.19 0.691 0.25 78.1 0.2789

6 Boo-0257 5/29/1998 1,180 2 7.95 0.291 0.00 113.2 12.1966

7 Boo-0258 5/6/1998 1,640 2 18.29 0.666 0.97 37.7 0.0000

8 Boo-0259 6/23/1998 1,560 2 24.68 0.887 0.00 5.8 8.2377

9 Boo-0260 5/15/1998 1,760 2 20.79 0.756 0.00 14.8 7.7542

10 Boo-0261 7/10/2003 980 3 6.51 0.249 0.00 9.1 37.1809

11 Brk-0077 3/16/2005 1,240 3 20.60 0.695 0.03 53.2 0.0094

12 Brx-0269 6/10/1997 1,400 1 21.55 0.738 0.15 23.1 0.0022

13 Brx-0270 6/9/1997 1,564 1 17.73 0.643 3.61 17.7 0.0000

14 Cab-0233 4/9/1999 900 1 21.56 0.722 0.00 6.4 0.6060

15 Cla-0141 5/8/1997 1,400 1 16.27 0.625 0.07 23.5 6.7144

16 Cla-0142 6/4/1997 1,220 1 10.43 0.371 0.05 4.5 5.1290

17 Cla-0143 6/9/2003 1,280 4 25.60 0.774 0.10 34.1 1.9190

18 Dod-0066 5/5/2004 1,080 4 21.67 0.673 0.03 2.4 0.1035

19 Fay-0233 7/20/2000 3,040 3 19.98 0.685 0.00 0.2 5.8524

20 Fay-0234 4/28/1999 2,880 1 49.10 1.234 5.46 2.6 0.0020

21 Fay-0242 7/11/2002 1,920 4 21.34 0.694 0.07 44.0 0.3059

22 Fay-0267 6/2/1997 2,345 1 20.09 0.689 0.00 26.2 0.0103

23 Fay-0270 5/22/1998 2,000 2 21.52 0.703 0.09 50.6 0.0318

24 Fay-0272 5/13/1998 2,480 2 19.37 0.686 0.07 77.6 0.0024

25 Fay-0274 5/21/1998 2,000 2 16.45 0.614 7.19 64.2 0.0000

26 Fay-0275 5/12/1998 2,440 2 17.50 0.653 3.94 16.8 0.0000

27 Fay-0276 5/8/1998 2,400 2 18.10 0.640 0.58 70.4 0.0000

28 Fay-0279 5/26/1998 2,240 2 24.07 0.767 0.38 42.4 0.4088

29 Fay-0281 8/1/2000 1,840 2 14.74 0.510 0.03 0.3 35.4037

30 Fay-0282 8/4/2000 1,840 2 18.73 0.644 0.00 17.1 2.7393

31 Fay-0285 8/10/2000 2,000 2 23.89 0.782 0.00 35.4 1.1943

32 Gil-0045 7/6/2000 1,160 3 19.89 0.644 0.00 17.0 8.1758

33 Gil-0198 7/6/2000 1,060 2 19.51 0.676 0.02 0.6 0.5395

34 Grb-0167 4/26/1999 3,440 2 22.51 0.746 0.30 24.9 0.3457

35 Grb-0172 6/22/2004 3,040 3 12.95 0.536 0.20 81.9 0.9788

36 Grb-0208 4/27/1999 3,080 1 23.04 0.737 0.26 62.8 0.2998

37 Grb-0280 5/13/1997 2,850 1 19.84 0.707 0.02 5.5 0.0007

38 Grb-0281 5/12/1997 2,600 1 20.77 0.700 0.06 4.1 0.0004
Table 1   

Table 1. Summary of averaged dissolved-gas compositions (nitrogen, argon, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and methane) in water 

samples from wells and springs in West Virginia, 1997–2005.—Continued

[Map no., general reference number for map; Rech. elev., recharge elevation is land surface; ft, feet; ndg, number of dissolved-gas samples averaged; N2, 

nitrogen; Ar, argon; O2, oxygen; CO2, carbon dioxide; CH4, methane; mg/L, milligrams per liter; *, spring site]

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Station name Date Rech. elev. 

(ft) ndg N2 (mg/L) Ar (mg/L) O2 (mg/L) CO2 (mg/L) CH4 (mg/L)

39 Grb-0283 5/19/1997 2,680 1 16.70 0.621 1.06 7.5 0.0000

40 Grb-0284 6/16/1998 3,320 1 26.48 0.818 1.13 46.5 0.0017

41 Grb-0285 4/27/1999 3,500 1 21.40 0.736 0.20 11.6 0.5438

42 Grb-0287 7/13/2000 2,440 2 21.76 0.696 0.08 13.6 0.1831

43 Grb-0291 3/24/2005 3,280 3 19.46 0.688 1.77 55.0 0.0035

44 Grt-0106 6/25/2003 3,600 4 20.64 0.674 0.05 16.8 0.2689

45 Har-0170 4/11/2005 1,600 3 20.61 0.703 0.00 12.8 2.3103

46 Har-0173 8/16/2005 1,300 4 18.17 0.638 0.00 3.9 14.9208

47 Har-0175 8/17/2005 1,400 4 20.99 0.715 0.06 6.0 0.0131

48 Har-0176 8/17/2005 1,460 4 22.27 0.763 0.11 0.3 7.0059

49 Hmp-0379 6/11/2001 1,240 4 19.89 0.744 0.58 23.8 0.0000

50 Hmp-0380 6/12/2001 1,220 4 22.62 0.751 0.07 13.1 0.0000

51 Hmp-0382 6/13/2001 1,220 2 30.66 0.942 0.09 54.2 0.0000

52 Hmp-0383 6/13/2001 1,700 4 20.33 0.727 0.07 16.4 0.0197

53 Hnc-0042 7/23/2002 1,200 4 21.06 0.718 0.27 9.3 0.0022

54 Hnc-0046 3/16/2005 1,260 3 22.50 0.770 0.07 31.5 0.9123

55 Hrd-0300 6/14/2001 1,780 4 23.11 0.743 0.08 33.4 0.0000

56 Hrd-0303 6/27/2005 2,250 4 22.66 0.749 0.07 10.3 0.0019

57 Jac-0166 5/27/1997 960 1 20.99 0.734 0.02 15.1 0.0000

58 Jac-0167 5/3/2004 820 4 25.63 0.813 0.10 1.2 0.0405

59 Jac-0168 6/14/2004 770 3 21.76 0.745 0.58 0.9 0.0000

60 Jef-0312 4/15/1999 480 1 23.06 0.797 8.08 15.9 0.0004

61* Jef-0327S 9/14/2004 500 4 20.67 0.701 0.37 56.3 0.0000

62 Jef-0579 7/15/2002 600 4 18.36 0.650 5.29 75.5 0.0000

63 Jef-0581 7/16/2002 540 3 18.34 0.642 3.46 85.8 0.0000

64 Jef-0585 7/21/2004 540 4 21.17 0.691 0.06 39.5 0.0000

65 Jef-0590 9/16/2004 500 4 20.30 0.690 0.55 67.1 0.0000

66 Jef-0592 7/27/2004 540 4 20.79 0.676 1.26 56.7 0.0000

67 Jef-0603 9/16/2004 510 4 25.74 0.797 0.06 29.3 3.3090

68 Jef-0641 5/20/2004 540 4 24.79 0.777 0.06 42.3 0.0000

69 Kan-0927 5/28/1997 1,000 1 20.62 0.722 0.04 48.0 0.0000

70 Kan-0928 5/29/1997 700 1 20.47 0.707 0.06 2.4 1.0421

71 Kan-0932 5/5/1997 1,120 2 22.14 0.729 9.11 51.2 0.0002

72 Kan-0934 5/6/1997 870 2 16.15 0.622 0.03 30.0 4.9371

73 Kan-0935 5/5/1998 1,440 1 20.37 0.699 0.08 24.5 0.0042

74 Kan-0938 6/22/1998 1,580 2 19.45 0.677 0.29 16.7 0.3759

75 Kan-0939 6/26/2002 1,920 4 15.95 0.545 0.04 3.7 37.3493

76 Kan-0940 7/10/2002 1,580 4 22.85 0.723 0.09 113.0 0.3097
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Table 1. Summary of averaged dissolved-gas compositions (nitrogen, argon, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and methane) in water 

samples from wells and springs in West Virginia, 1997–2005.—Continued

[Map no., general reference number for map; Rech. elev., recharge elevation is land surface; ft, feet; ndg, number of dissolved-gas samples averaged; 

N2, nitrogen; Ar, argon; O2, oxygen; CO2, carbon dioxide; CH4, methane; mg/L, milligrams per liter; *, spring site]

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Station name Date Rech. elev. 

(ft) ndg N2 (mg/L) Ar (mg/L) O2 (mg/L) CO2 (mg/L) CH4 (mg/L)

77 Kan-0941 7/11/2002 1,520 4 22.83 0.750 0.07 44.0 1.3788

78 Lew-0215 4/11/2005 1,300 3 21.40 0.723 0.00 11.4 0.2589

79 Lew-0217 3/10/2005 1,360 1 21.05 0.775 0.00 0.5 21.1730

80 Lew-0221 8/15/2005 1,280 4 10.39 0.395 0.00 15.4 22.6376

81 Lin-0179 4/6/1999 660 2 19.47 0.637 1.66 34.7 9.9004

82 Lin-0180 4/5/1999 1,000 1 21.38 0.730 1.24 11.5 6.0110

83 Lin-0185 6/3/2004 950 3 21.22 0.735 0.13 45.4 0.0968

84 Log-0198 4/8/1999 1,300 1 17.02 0.558 1.89 13.6 30.1577

85 Log-0220 7/10/2003 1,400 4 7.75 0.317 0.00 14.7 32.4456

86 Mal-0407 3/16/2005 1,160 3 20.32 0.713 4.13 29.8 0.0000

87 Mal-0409 3/17/2005 1,220 2 20.22 0.670 0.05 20.1 0.0025

88 Mar-0296 6/27/2000 1,440 2 20.40 0.687 0.08 42.7 0.0000

89 Mas-0917 5/11/1999 620 1 19.31 0.676 0.06 28.3 0.0000

90 Mas-0930 4/1/2005 780 3 20.98 0.686 0.70 73.9 0.0004

91 Mas-0960 4/1/2005 880 3 23.11 0.773 0.00 60.3 0.1248

92 Mcd-0042 5/13/1999 2,300 2 5.84 0.227 0.43 18.4 55.6290

93 Mcd-0048 6/17/2004 2,280 4 20.44 0.681 0.28 4.4 0.8544

94 Mcd-0109 5/19/1999 2,240 2 20.36 0.680 0.31 137.4 0.7071

95 Mcd-0149 5/13/1999 1,760 2 3.66 0.150 0.43 14.6 68.5010

96 Mcd-0202 5/12/2004 2,080 3 10.65 0.440 1.17 12.3 24.2676

97 Mer-0162 8/2/2000 2,600 2 27.72 0.868 0.03 19.7 0.3902

98 Mer-0163 7/18/2000 2,680 2 18.27 0.635 0.00 41.3 2.0132

99 Mig-0140 5/18/1999 1,800 1 16.80 0.620 6.14 33.7 0.0006

100 Mig-0141 5/17/1999 1,800 2 11.53 0.416 0.32 8.6 47.2949

101 Mig-0142 5/13/2004 1,520 4 12.13 0.535 0.60 23.7 16.8967

102 Mig-0143 6/23/2005 1,450 4 12.41 0.515 0.00 6.5 34.5185

103 Min-0168 6/24/2003 840 4 32.13 0.940 1.34 52.0 0.0142

104 Min-0169 6/24/2003 960 4 28.58 0.903 0.14 32.9 0.0949

105 Min-0170 6/25/2003 860 4 25.48 0.789 0.06 50.0 0.0073

106 Min-0171 6/26/2003 1,960 1 20.95 0.712 4.83 19.2 0.0000

107 Mnr-0148 7/19/2000 2,240 2 19.02 0.653 3.18 26.0 0.0014

108 Mnr-0156 3/24/2005 3,200 3 22.57 0.741 0.04 2.7 0.0063

109 Mrg-0086 5/19/2004 1,020 4 28.01 0.872 0.10 71.1 0.0179

110 Nic-0207 6/5/1997 1,600 1 21.38 0.745 0.00 37.1 0.4314

111 Nic-0208 6/16/1997 2,200 1 20.95 0.739 0.03 32.3 1.9742

112 Nic-0209 6/8/1998 1,880 2 21.16 0.736 0.12 26.7 0.0717

113 Nic-0211 6/10/1998 2,480 2 16.08 0.620 0.00 37.5 5.4159

114 Nic-0212 5/19/1998 1,680 2 19.17 0.688 1.84 52.3 0.0000
Table 1   

Table 1. Summary of averaged dissolved-gas compositions (nitrogen, argon, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and methane) in water 

samples from wells and springs in West Virginia, 1997–2005.—Continued

[Map no., general reference number for map; Rech. elev., recharge elevation is land surface; ft, feet; ndg, number of dissolved-gas samples averaged; 

N2, nitrogen; Ar, argon; O2, oxygen; CO2, carbon dioxide; CH4, methane; mg/L, milligrams per liter; *, spring site]

Map 

no.

Station name Date Rech. elev. 

(ft) ndg N2 (mg/L) Ar (mg/L) O2 (mg/L) CO2 (mg/L) CH4 (mg/L)

115 Nic-0213 5/28/1998 2,200 2 25.13 0.779 0.21 78.0 0.1959

116 Nic-0214 6/3/1998 2,440 2 20.04 0.661 0.30 83.1 0.3831

117 Nic-0215 6/2/1998 2,440 2 23.88 0.819 0.00 11.6 6.2457

118 Nic-0217 6/12/1998 2,520 1 23.41 0.752 0.60 59.8 0.6122

119 Nic-0218 6/17/1998 2,560 1 18.13 0.630 3.12 198.8 0.0000

120 Nic-0219 6/4/1998 2,800 2 20.77 0.718 0.23 59.0 0.2528

121 Nic-0220 4/28/1999 2,120 1 20.02 0.705 1.40 6.8 7.6906

122 Pen-0145 8/7/2002 4,600 3 21.58 0.722 0.07 0.9 0.9386

123 Pen-0163 7/18/2002 2,840 4 18.36 0.656 1.59 23.2 0.0000

124 Pen-0164 8/6/2002 2,840 2 43.78 1.136 4.07 8.1 0.0000

125 Poc-0234 3/23/2005 3,000 3 22.51 0.729 0.00 7.2 1.8904

126 Poc-0257 5/20/1997 3,900 1 19.87 0.706 0.11 4.8 0.0000

127 Poc-0262 7/11/2000 3,360 2 21.10 0.717 0.21 8.2 0.0000

128 Poc-0263 7/8/2003 4,700 4 21.24 0.702 0.06 3.8 0.0000

129 Poc-0265 7/9/2003 3,600 3 17.12 0.623 2.78 1.4 0.0000

130 Poc-0266 3/23/2005 3,680 3 25.02 0.819 0.00 47.4 0.3520

131 Pre-0163 4/13/2005 2,660 3 18.08 0.666 8.03 52.0 0.0009

132 Pre-0164 4/12/2005 3,020 3 19.46 0.680 2.70 13.0 0.0083

133 Pre-0166 3/8/2005 2,840 4 20.12 0.684 0.06 16.3 0.0038

134 Pre-0171 4/12/2005 1,640 3 19.42 0.655 0.00 27.7 0.2865

135 Ral-0196 3/25/2005 2,680 3 17.77 0.652 1.32 130.1 0.0000

136 Ral-0220 5/13/1997 2,850 1 17.88 0.652 0.10 34.1 0.0000

137 Ral-0221 5/27/1998 2,584 2 15.93 0.576 0.07 77.5 0.0000

138 Ran-0260 3/10/2005 4,400 3 19.19 0.657 0.26 3.7 1.2004

139 Ran-0275 3/7/2005 2,120 2 19.06 0.669 0.06 18.3 0.1470

140 Ran-0276 6/19/2003 3,130 1 5.63 0.242 0.00 0.4 44.9857

141 Ran-0278 7/9/2003 2,800 3 18.22 0.639 0.16 0.6 8.5474

142 Roa-0093 4/11/2005 1,000 3 23.63 0.765 0.00 0.4 0.2310

143 Sum-0099 5/22/1997 1,956 1 19.14 0.683 0.22 28.9 0.0004

144 Sum-0103 6/18/1997 2,658 1 20.13 0.685 0.09 4.7 0.0024

145 Sum-0105 6/18/1998 2,380 1 32.88 0.918 2.54 41.1 0.0021

146 Tay-0127 4/12/2005 1,320 3 24.24 0.793 0.00 25.6 0.0473

147 Tuc-0124 3/9/2005 4,260 3 20.28 0.705 5.69 20.3 0.0000

148 Tuc-0125 3/9/2005 3,280 4 18.66 0.670 3.01 4.0 0.0000

149 Tyl-0092 5/5/2004 1,020 3 30.09 0.948 8.58 9.4 0.0000

150 Tyl-0093 5/6/2004 850 4 20.34 0.698 0.15 99.3 0.0002

151 Ups-0181 3/7/2005 2,060 4 19.90 0.691 0.13 54.2 0.0010
 Dissolved-Gas Concentrations in Ground Water in West Virginia, 1997–2005

Table 1. Summary of averaged dissolved-gas compositions (nitrogen, argon, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and methane) in water 

samples from wells and springs in West Virginia, 1997–2005.—Continued

[Map no., general reference number for map; rech. elev., recharge elevation is land surface; ft, feet; ndg, number of dissolved-gas samples averaged; N2, 

nitrogen; Ar, argon; O2, oxygen; CO2, carbon dioxide; CH4, methane; mg/L, milligrams per liter; *, spring site]

Map 

no.

Station name Date Rech. elev. 

(ft) ndg N2 (mg/L) Ar (mg/L) O2 (mg/L) CO2 (mg/L) CH4 (mg/L)

152 Way-0140 3/22/2005 1,100 3 19.76 0.683 0.00 12.6 14.4221

153 Way-0143 3/22/2005 1,000 3 22.43 0.786 0.00 9.3 9.7212

154 Way-0146 3/22/2005 1,020 3 17.63 0.650 0.00 3.7 21.9988

155 Wet-0111 5/3/1999 1,220 1 22.24 0.729 0.07 111.3 0.0012

156 Wet-0133 4/13/2005 1,080 3 15.30 0.593 0.00 0.2 7.9887

157 Woo-0185 5/6/1999 700 1 22.26 0.759 0.07 25.6 0.0009

158 Woo-0196 4/29/1999 780 1 20.03 0.687 0.06 33.2 0.0014

159 Woo-0213 3/15/2005 700 4 18.74 0.649 1.23 23.3 0.0226

160 Wyo-0060 6/6/2001 2,240 2 15.16 0.524 0.00 3.5 23.5714

161 Wyo-0062 6/6/2001 2,120 4 53.98 1.124 0.14 40.1 18.2007

162 Wyo-0263 6/5/2001 1,880 4 13.82 0.449 0.00 16.5 34.6053

163 Wyo-0265 6/7/2001 1,800 3 19.70 0.645 0.01 47.9 7.0480

164 Wyo-0268 6/4/2001 1,560 1 8.37 0.322 0.00 12.8 57.4555

165 Wyo-0269 6/5/2001 1,720 3 13.97 0.496 0.00 15.9 35.3647

166 Wyo-0270 6/7/2001 2,520 4 18.58 0.669 0.03 44.0 3.4398

167 Wyo-0271 6/22/2005 1,170 4 18.00 0.645 0.00 29.5 11.8826

168 Wyo-0273 7/18/2005 2,360 4 19.46 0.679 0.08 27.4 0.0000

169 Wyo-0274 8/2/2005 2,050 4 17.87 0.674 0.09 23.5 6.1080

170 Wyo-0275 8/2/2005 1,800 4 19.33 0.679 0.00 32.6 0.5580

171 Wyo-0276 8/3/2005 2,500 4 18.37 0.630 0.15 38.6 2.6887
Jeremy S. White and Melvin V. Mathes—Dissolved-Gas Concentrations in Ground Water in West Virginia, 1997–2005—Data Series 156