2012 UIC Conference
"The Hot Topics in UIC"
When:
January 23-25, 2012
Where:
Houston, TX
Final Agenda
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Class I UIC Operator Training
Hydraulic Fracturing Seminar Part 1 Regulatory Considerations for Hydraulic Fracturing and Groundwater Protection
Hydraulic Fracturing Seminar Part 2 Technical considerations for Hydraulic Fracturing and Groundwater Protection
Presentation 7Overview of geology, depositional environments, thickness, areas of gas production
Eric Potter, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Presentation 8Geochemistry of Shale gas basins including NORM and trace elements –
J.P. Nicot, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Presentation 9Water Used for Hydraulic Fracturing: Amounts, Sources and Reuse
Dan Hardin, Texas Water Development Board
Presentation 10Casing/ cementing and well integrity
Tom Tomastik, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Presentation 12Ground Water Baseline Testing for New Oil and Gas Activities – Why? What’s Important? How to conduct?
Wilma Subra, Subra Company
Presentation 13Baseline Water Well Testing Standard for Coalbed Methane Operations in Alberta-
Brent Bowerman, Baseline Water Resource Inc.
Presentation 14Tracking Water Quality of Wells in the Vicinity of Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in Colorado Using the RBDMS Water System
Paul Jehn, GWPC
Opening General Session
Presentation 16Welcome from
Stan Belieu, Nebraska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, GWPC President
Presentation 17Opening General
Ann Codrington –Director, USEPA Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water
CO2 Geosequestration: Updates on federal implementation, state primacy and program needs
Presentation 20Advancing GS Projects Under a New Regulatory Regime
Bob Van Voorhees, Carbon Sequestration Council
General UIC Issues
Presentation 24Methane Farming through Use of Indigenous Microbes
Roland P. DeBruyn, Luca Technologies Inc.
Presentation 25Updates on the activities of the UIC National Technical Workgroup
Brian Graves, USEPA Region 6
Presentation 26Update on the changes to the API Well Numbering System
Donald Drazan, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Lunch Presentation
Environmentally Friendly DrillingThe Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) program addresses:
New low-impact technologies that reduce the footprint of drilling activities
Light weight drilling rigs with reduced emission engine packages
On-site waste management
Site access
Systems to fit the needs of specific development sites and provides stewardship of the environment
Education
Rich Haut, EFD
Class I UIC Wells
Presentation 27UIC Class I Program Priorities for 2012
Bob Van Voorhees, Underground Injection Technology Council
Class III and V Wells
Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing
Presentation 31NY SGEIS: Lessons learned, a process for interagency and inter-department collaboration
Don Drazan, New York
Presentation 32Results of the GWPC Research on Alleged Contamination Incidents from oilfield activities: Final Report
Scott Kell, Consulting Geologist
Updates of ongoing and recent Hydraulic Fracturing studies
Presentation 34Methane occurrence in water wells overlying the Marcellus
Lisa Molofsky, GSI Environmental, Inc
Presentation 35A Geochemical Context for Stray Gas Investigations in the Northern Appalachian Basin: Implications of Analyses of Natural Gases from Quaternary-through-Devonian-Age Strata
Fred Baldassare, ECHELON Applied Geoscience Consulting
Updates of ongoing and recent Hydraulic Fracturing Studies (continued):
Presentation 36University of Texas Hydraulic Fracturing Study
J.P. Nicot, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Presentation 38Update on GAO’s Plan to Study Unconventional Reservoir Resources and Identify Risks Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing
Jay Spaan, U.S. General Accounting Office
Class II Wells
Presentation 39Propagation of Hydraulic Fractures in the Subsurface: A Multi-basin study
Kevin Fisher, Flotek
Presentation 40Induced seismicity resulting from underground injection operations: A UIC National Technical Workgroup study
Susie McKenzie, USEPA Region 6
Presentation 41BLM Legacy Wells: Environmental Hazards and Eyesores
Cathy Foerster, Alaska Oil and Gas Commission
State EPA UIC Issues Roundtable
Class VI Permitting:
The FracFocus Chemical Disclosure System: Training for Participating Companies
Presentation 43Introduction to the Texas rule concerning chemical disclosure
Leslie Savage, Railroad Commission of Texas
Presentation 45How to download and complete the template and upload records in FracFocus
Brian Woodard, Chesapeake Energy