Registration

Travel & Accommodations

Monday, 21 March, Technical Program

0830 to 1000

Galleria 1 Ballroom

Plenary Session: Learning From the Deepwater Horizon Incident Response

Moderators: Bill Hughes, Parsons; Tom Knode, Halliburton

Speakers: Steve Flynn, Vice President of Health, Safety, Security and Environment, BP; James Hanzalik, Captain, US Coast Guard; Martin Massey, CEO, Marine Well Containment Company

The recent incident in the US Gulf of Mexico will be a watershed moment for our industry. We have already seen changes in the structure of regulating agencies, a drilling ban, and newly proposed rules. What are the lessons we have learned from this event and what should we expect to see? Industry experts will discuss the event, and what can be done to prevent and be better prepared to react to future incidents.

1030 to 1200

Tanglewood Room

Sustainable Exploration and Production

Session Chairperson: Mike Godec, Advanced Resources International; Mark Shemaria, Weatherford

Oil and gas exploration is being done in a sustainable manner, with many opportunities to increase the sustainability of operations. This conference has been a consistent forum for discussing sustainable practices including land restoration, drilling materials management, and wetland preservation.
1030 142008 Chemical Properties Affecting the Environmental Performance of Synthetic Based Drilling Fluids for the Gulf of Mexico • P.B. Dorn, D.C.L. Wong, J. Ye, V.A. Martin, Shell

1100

 141949 Managing Risk and Operating in Environmentally Sensitive Areas: The Wetlands of the Northwest Louisiana Haynesville Shale • R.F. Krauss, Resource Environmental Solutions
1130 142139 Field Site Testing of Low Impact Oil Field Access Roads: Reducing the Environmental Footprint in Desert Ecosystems • D.B. Burnett, Texas A&M University; J. McDowell, Newpark Resources; J.B. Scott, Scott Environmental; C. Dolan, University of Wyoming

1030 to 1200

Bellaire Room

Occupational Health and Safety I

Session Chairpersons: Deonarine Jaggernauth, Petrotrin; Rennie Heath, Green SEED Energy

Safety has now leaped to the front of the class, but not for good reasons. Energy personnel are now gripped in critically examining all aspects of safety in the industry to ensure no more accidents like the one in the Gulf of Mexico occur again.
1030 140086 Thermally Compensated Leak Detection Results in Significant Blow Out Preventer (BOP) Testing Efficiencies • C.M. Franklin, IPT Global; T.L. Sargent, Nobel Energy; C.R. Brown, Hamilton Engineering; G.W. Owen, Devon Energy; S. Griffith, Shell; J.W. Osmond, Hess; R. Cully, IPT Global
1100 141974 Twelve Steps to Engineering Safe Oil and Gas Facilities • J.E. Johnstone, J.V. Curfew, Contek Solutions

1130

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Enhanced Anaerobic Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Groundwater • J.F. Cuthbertson, Antea Group

1030 to 1200

Post Oak Room

Panel Session:NEI and Subpart W: 2011 EPA Regulatory Enforcement Initiatives

Moderators: Trey Shaffer, Environmental Resources Management; Mike Leonard, Contek Solutions

Speakers: Alan Stobbe, Senior Project Manager, Contek Solutions, Erin Badough, Environmental Engineer-Air Quality Programs, Exterran Energy Solution; Ken Weiss, Partner & Director of Air Quality-North America, Environmental Resources Management

On 1 January 2011, the EPA began a National Enforcement Initiative (NEI) aimed at assuring Energy Extraction Sector Compliance with environmental laws. EPA’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR) is EPA’s framework regulation for capturing GHG data from direct emitters and from fuels and industrial gases sold in the U.S. This panel discussion will highlight both the NEI and Subpart W and will provide information on the evolving regulations, implementation of the mandatory EPA reporting tool, progress on the NEI, and a recommended path forward to ensure timely compliance.

1345 to 1715

Tanglewood Room

HSE Management Systems and Risk Reduction

Session Chairpersons: Trey Shaffer, Environmental Resources Management; Bill Knight, Pioneer Natural Resources

How does the operator, project manager, and/or drilling manager control HSE issues and impacts to a minimum and how can we reduce risk utilizing HSE Management Systems. This session will explore these aspects of HSE Management Systems in upstream oil and gas operations.

1345 142014 Identification of HSE Leading Indicators Using Regression Analysis • C.J. Jablonowski, The University of Texas at Austin
1415 141140 Application and Use of Standardized Safety Questionnaires for Contractor Management in Upstream Oil and Gas • A.B. Pinheiro, Marathon Oil; C. Kuiper, PEC Premier Safety Management
1445 140859 Strong Reporting Culture as Stepping Stone To Continuously Drive Safety Performance Improvement • J. Stough, Syntex Management Systems
1515   Coffee Break
1545 141763 Reducing the Risk of Low-Probability High-Consequence Events • I. Threadgold, Threadgold Safety Management
1615 142213 Managing Environmental and Safety Performance as a Corporate Value: Key Lessons To Be Learned From the CCPS Benchmarking Initiative • V. Bhatnagar, Phillip Townsend Associates; A.L. Smith, S. Berger, Center for Chemical Process Safety

1345 to 1715

Bellaire Room

Student Paper Contest

Session Chairpersons: Jill Kerr, ExxonMobil; Andrew Wojtanowicz, Louisiana State University

The papers in this student competition will target a broad range of environmental or health & safety issues in E&P operations, including pollution prevention, E&P process modification/control to prevent pollution, waste management, remediation, and environmental risk/impact assessment.
1345 143713 Identifying Environmental Risk of Sustained Casing Pressure • K. Kinik, A.K. Wojtanowicz, Louisiana State University
1415 143715 Minimum Produced Water From Oil Wells With Water-Coning Control and Water-Loop Installations • L. Jin, A.K. Wojtanowicz, Louisiana State University
1445 143722 Experimental and Analytical Study of Microscopic Displacement Mechanisms of MIOR in Porous Media • M. Shabani Afrapoli, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; E. Nikooee, Shiraz University; S. Alipour, O. Torsater, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
1515   Coffee Break
1545 143718 Consequences of Macondo: A Summary of Recently Proposed and Enacted Changes to US Offshore Drilling Safety and Environmental Regulation • K.L. McAndrews, The University of Texas at Austin
1615 143723 Predicting Oil Slick Migration at a Pipeline River Crossing on the River Niger Using Hydraulic Geometry • B. Anifowose, D. Lawler, D. van der Horst, L. Chapman, University of Birmingham

1345 to 1715

Post Oak Room

Panel Session: How Will Legislation, Regulations, and Government Policies Affect the Oil and Gas Industry in 2011?

Moderators: Bill Hochheiser, ALL Consulting; John Veil, Argonne National Laboratory

Speakers: Jesse Lashbrook, Senior Legislative Assistant for Congressman Pete Olson; Bob Sandilos, Senior Government Relations Advisor, Chevron; Mike Smith, Executive Director, Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission; Lee Fuller, Vice President, Government Relations, Independent Petroleum Association of America

Although SPE focuses on technologies, practices, and procedures much of the basis for developing these items originates in legislation, regulations, or policy determinations. National elections in the United States in November 2010 may result in a shift in political power in Washington. If this happens, a suite of new legislative and regulatory proposals and policy directives can be anticipated in 2011 and beyond. Many of these issues can have an important impact on the oil and gas industry in the areas of environment, health, and safety. In this session, a panel of speakers will offer their impressions on how changes resulting from the elections will influence activities and operations in the oil and gas industry.