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Water chemistry data for samples collected at groundwater sites in the Midway-Sunset and Buena Vista Oil Fields study area, March 2018–April 2019, Kern County, California

Metadata Updated: September 24, 2025

The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) initiated the Oil and Gas Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) to assess effects of oil and gas development on groundwater (GW) designated for any beneficial use. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the technical lead in conducting the RMP through the California Oil, Gas, and Groundwater (COGG) Program, working in cooperation with the State Water Board, and in partnership with other State and local agencies. The USGS collected and analyzed groundwater and associated quality control (QC) samples in the Midway-Sunset and Buena Vista Oil Fields (MSBV) study area during March 2018 - April 2019. Groundwater samples were collected from seven irrigation, one domestic, and ten monitoring wells located within and near the administrative boundaries of the Midway-Sunset and Buena Vista Oil Fields in Kern County, California. Samples were collected using established groundwater data-collection protocols and procedures. Samples were analyzed for water-quality indicators, major and minor ions, nutrients, trace elements, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), naturally occurring radioactive material, geochemical and age-dating tracers, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved standard and hydrocarbon gases (methane through hexane), and dissolved noble and atmospheric gases. Two hundred and twenty constituents and water-quality indicators were measured; one hundred and twenty are reported here. QC samples collected as part of the Midway-Sunset and Buena Vista Oil Fields study included replicates, source-solution blanks, field blanks, and laboratory spikes.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date September 14, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 24, 2025

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Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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Metadata Updated Date September 24, 2025
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