Technical Agenda

Sunday, 22 April

1730-1900

Welcome Reception

Monday, 23 April

0700-0800

Registration

Continental Breakfast

0800-0815

Chairpersons' Welcome

• Syed Ali, Schlumberger
• Rick McCurdy, Chesapeake Energy

0815-0930

Session I: Regulations and Permitting in the Shale Oil and Gas World – Where We Are Today and Where We Are Going?

Chairs: Ann Smith, GSI Environmental; Pam Sbar, Talisman Energy

• Presentation 1: Regulatory Jurisdiction Issues Related to Shale Gas Operations
  Leslie Savage, Texas Railroad Commission

• Presentation 2: Industry and NGO Collaboration on a Shale Gas Regulatory Framework
  Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund

• Presentation 3: An Overview of Induced Seismicity Risk From Hydraulic Fracturing and Waste Water Disposal
  Stephen Willson, Apache Corporation

0930-1000

Coffee Break

1000-1130

Session II: Surface Impact – Perception, Reality, and Misunderstanding

Chairs: David Alleman, ALL Consulting; Jim Edwards, Cabot Oil & Gas

• Presentation 1: New Data Indicate Elevated Methane in Pennsylvania Water Wells Unrelated to Hydraulic Fracturing of Marcellus Shale
  John A. Connor, GSI Environmental

• Presentation 2: Tank Farms, Water Transfer, Multipad Completions, and Engineered Controls (The Water Picture)
  David DiGennaro, Rain for Rent

• Presentation 3: New Standards for Location Safety and Environmental Concerns
  Pat Kellam, Superior Well Services

1130-1300

Keynote Lunch

• George King, Apache

Risks in Fracturing – An Exercise Showcasing the Foundation and Framework for Communicating Facts on Fracturing Risk

1300-1430

Session III: Air Quality

Chairs: Cal Cooper, Apache; Peter McDonald, Devon Energy

• Presentation 1: Emissions from Oil and Gas Sites are at Risk of Being Overestimated
  Susan Stuver, Texas A&M University

• Presentation 2: Air Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations - Are More Regulations Really Needed? Darren Smith, Devon Energy

• Presentation 3: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Energy Extraction
  Rob Lawrence, EPA (Region 6)

1430-1500

Coffee Break

1500-1630

Session IV: Best Practices in Wellbore Integrity

Chairs: Joe Lima, Schlumberger; Rich Downey, EOG Resources

• Presentation 1: Best Practices in the Marcellus
  Dan Arthur, ALL Consulting

• Presentation 2: Application of Cement Technologies in Wells to Be Hydraulically Fractured
  Robert Williams, Schlumberger

• Presentation 3: Casing Well Integrity – Evaluation and Importance to Long-Term Well Operation
  Greg Barolak, Baker Hughes

1700-1830

Reception

Tuesday, 24 April

0700-0800

Continental Breakfast

0800-0930

Session V: Hydraulic Fracture Placement and Monitoring

Chairs: Tom Geehan, M-I SWACO; Francois Auzerais, Schlumberger

• Presentation 1: Explanations and Predictions of Stimulation Behavior – Leveraging Microseismic and Geomechanics
  Mark H. Houston, Magnitude

• Presentation 2: A Geochemical Context for Stray Gas Investigations in the Northern Appalachian Basin
  Fred Baldassare, ECHELON Applied Geoscience Consulting

• Presentation 3: Stimulated Volume and Well Productivity – What’s the Relationship?
  Craig Cipolla, Schlumberger

0930-1000

Coffee Break

1000-1130

Session VI: What Defines “Green” Chemistry?

Chairs: Leonard Kalfayan, Hess Corporation; Jim Bruton, M-I SWACO

• Presentation 1: The Challenges Behind Developing Meaningful “Green” Chemistry Metrics
  Joe Lima, Schlumberger

• Presentation 2: Halliburton CSI – What Can It Tell You About Your Frac Additives?
  Denise Tuck, Halliburton

• Presentation 3: Process for Turning Complex Environmental Requirements into Sustainable Solutions
  Sandra Garcia-Swofford, Nalco

1130-1300

Keynote Lunch

• Steve Holditch, Texas A&M University

The Industry Must Apply Best Practices for Shale Gas Development

1300-1430

Session VII: Applying Greener Chemistries

Chairs: Matt Mantell, Chesepeake Energy; Dan Daulton, Baker Hughes

• Presentation 1: Qualification, Introduction and Industry Adoption of Environmentally Preferred Hydraulic Fracturing Products and Additives
  Harold Brannon, Baker Hughes

• Presentation 2: TERRAFrac: The Environmentally Friendly Process of Treating and Protecting the Earth's Water – Every Barrel, Every Day
  John H. Williams, TerraServices

• Presentation 3: Better Environmental Fracturing Fluids
  Paul Howard, Schlumberger

1430-1500

Coffee Break

1500-1630

Session VIII: Alternative Fluid Sources

Chairs: Dwyann Dalrymple, Nalco; Keith Minnich, Talisman Energy

• Presentation 1: Alternative Water Sources for Shale Gas Development
  David Alleman, ALL Consulting

• Presentation 2: Use of Abandoned Mine Drainage for Hydrofracturing in Marcellus Shale
  Radisav D. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh

• Presentation 3: We Don’t Need No Stinking Water – Successful “Water Less” Stimulations Using Liquified Petroleum Gas
  Robert Lestz, GasFrac

Wednesday, 25 April

0700-0800

Continental Breakfast

0800-0930

Session IX: Water Reuse and Recycling – Real World, Real-Time Challenges, Constraints, and Solutions

Chairs: Ann Smith, GSI Environmental; Michael Greaves, Marathon Oil

• Presentation 1: Project to Develop a Methodology to Optimize Frac Water Recycling
  Keith Minnich, Talisman Energy

• Presentation 2: Water Testing for Flowback Reuse
  Keith McLeroy, Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)

• Presentation 3: Comprehensive Water Balance for Shale Gas Operations
  Ric Bowers, GSI Environmental

0930-1000

Coffee Break

1000-1130

Session X: Community Outreach/Public Relations

Chairs: Denise Tuck, Halliburton Energy Services; JoAnn McMahon, Baker Hughes

• Presentation 1: Assessing Opposition and Support for Shale Gas Development
  Gene Theodori, SHSU

• Presentation 2: Great Engineering Cannot Overcome Bad Public and Community Relations – Successful Exploration Needs Your Calculations for Both
  Adam Haynes, Chesapeake Energy

• Presentation 3: Energy Resources and the Community – Application of Framing Theory to Gas Shale Development
  Urs Kreuter, Texas A&M University and Marian Higgins, Texas A&M University, CMGC Foundation

1130-1200

Chairpersons’ Closing Remarks

• Syed Ali, Schlumberger
• Rick McCurdy, Chesapeake Energy