A joint workshop with DEG & EMD
Solving Water Problems in Oil and Gas Production
Contact:
GTW Registrar
Tel: +918 560-2650
Fax: +918 560-2678
Susan Nash,
Ph.D.
Director of Education and Professional Development
+918 560-2604
Amy Mahan
GTW Coordinator
+918 560-9431
Sponsors:
EMD/DEG North America GTW
Solving Water Problems in Oil and Gas Production:
New Technologies for Cost Savings and New Revenue Flows
26-27 February 2013 | Fort Worth, Texas
Program preliminary
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
| 8:00- 8:20am | Welcome and Introduction |
| 8:20 am-12:00 pm | Session 1: Water: An Evolving Challenge |
A Day in the Life of a Barrel of Water Robin Watts, Linde LLC Water Well “Problems” in Areas of Unconventional Resource Development: Appearances are Deceiving and Solutions are Many John V. Fontana, Vista GeoScience; David M. Seneshen, Vista GeoScience Water Disposal- A Growing Challenge Owen Pinnell, Anterra Services |
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| 10:20-10:40am | Coffee Break |
Water Resources for Shale Gas and Tight Oil Development: How Transdisciplinary Approaches Can be Utilized to Address the Energy-Water-Food Nexus Gary Hanson, Red River Watershed Management Institute Common Sense Issues “The Water Problem” Tony Winters, Environmentally Clean Systems | |
| 12:00-1:00PM | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00-5:00pm | Session 2: Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Issues |
Quantifying Regional-Scale Water Requirements for Hydraulic Fracturing Seth Haines, USGS Energy Resources Program Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: A Texas Study Jean-Philippe “JP” Nicot, University of Texas at Austin Saving Money and Conserving Fresh Groundwater while Expanding Development of the Eagle Ford Shale Doug Hall, W D Hall Company and Gene Murray, W&M Environmental Group |
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| 3:20- 3:40pm | Coffee Break |
Hydraulic Fracturing and Groundwater Protection Robert Traylor, Geologist Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) | |
| 5:00-7:00pm | Icebreaker Reception |
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
| 8:00- 8:20am | Recap and Introduction |
| 8:20-12:00pm | Session 3: Water Use, Sourcing, and New Technologies |
Distribution and Character of Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in the U.S. since 1947 Tanya Gallegos, U.S. Geological Survey Central Energy Resources Team Water Sourcing Strategies for Shale Plays Dan Arthur, ALL Consulting, Damian Zampogna/ALL Consulting Challenges and Advancements in Frac Fluid Formulation using Produced Water Jamie Harris, Halliburton | |
| 10:20-10:40am | Coffee Break |
Water Use in Oil & Gas Production: Legal Challenges and Opportunities Gabriel Eckstein, Professor of Law, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law Panel Discussion David Hagerman, Environmentally Clean Systems and Travis John, Environmentally Clean Systems | |
| 12:00-1:00PM | Networking Lunch |
| 1:00-5:00pm | Session 4: Case Studies & Shale Plays: Now and Emergies Issues and Technologies |
What’s in the Water: Water Quality and Radioactivity Assessment Liquid Wastes Associated with Shale Gas Development and Hydraulic Fracturing and their Impacts on the Environment Avner Vengosh, Duke University Microbial Sterilization of Source Water in the Oil and Gas Industry Robert Mitchell, Bosque Systems, LLC Toward the Responsible Management of Produced Water: Predicting Best-Practice Outcomes from Firm Attributes Meagan S. Mauter, Carnegie Mellon University | |
| 3:20- 3:40pm | Coffee Break |
Clay Minerals and their Function in Unconventional Reservoirs Michael Holmes, Digital Formation Making Oil & Water Mix: Alliance and Trust-Building in Grassroots Community-Industry Relations Susan Nash, AAPG |
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