WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This 2 Day Conference Has Been Designed For The Following Job Functions:
- COO
- VP Engineering
- VP EHS/HSE
- VP Operations
Plus:
- Director, Manager, Supervisor, Team Lead, Superintendent of:
- Water Services
- Water Logistics
- Water Operations
- Water Management
- Water Sourcing
- Water Technology
- EHS/HSE
- Operations
- Production/Production Operations
- Construction
- Engineering
- And:
- Manager/Senior Engineer/Foreman of:
- Water Operations
- Facilities/Facilities Engineering
- Completions
- Environmental
- Regulation & Compliance
- Drilling
Meet Leading Technology & Service Providers In:
- Water Treatment Technology Providers
- Mobile Treatment
- Evaporation Technologies
- Crystallization Technologies
- Produced Water Disposal Options
- TENORM Handling Solutions
- TENORM Management & Disposal Options
- Transportation & Logistical Service Providers
- Water Tracking System Service Providers
- Water Storage Companies
- Water Monitoring Providers
- Environmental Consultancies
- Completions Consultants
- Pumping Companies
- Water Infrastructure Developers
- Completion Technology Suppliers
- Pipeline Companies
- Mobile Software Systems Companies
Agenda
Day 1 – 1 November 2022
CASE STUDIES IN ACTUAL PRACTICE TO ADDRESS LIMITED DISPOSAL CAPACITY
08:00 Coffee and Registration
08:45 Chair’s Opening Remarks
Mark Peavy, President & Founder, Peavy Energy Ventures
OPENING PANEL – ADDRESSING TODAY'S CHALLENGES THROUGH WATER SHARING & COLLABORATION
09:00 RECENT TRENDS In Produced Fluids Management In Pennsylvania
David Yoxtheimer, Extension Associate and Research Professor, Penn State University
09:20 WATER SHARING Water Availability and the Role of Water Sharing in the Susquehanna River
Jason E. Oyler, Esq., General Counsel and Secretary, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
09:40 IMPROVING TAKEAWAY EFFICIENCY Strategies For Reducing The Number Of Trucks On The Road And Managing Rising Costs And Driver Vacancies
- Strategies for reducing the number of trucks on the road
- Strategies for handling
- Cost inflation mitigation strategies
Darin Chaffee, Water Foreman - Marcellus, Chesapeake Energy
10:00 Extended Curated Questions & Discussion – Sharing observations and best practices from the audience as well as problem-solving alternate strategies.
10:30 – 11:00 Morning Refreshment Break & Networking
Identifying Opportunities for Lithium and Other Critical Mineral Extraction
PANEL - CAPITALIZING ON LITHIUM RECOVERY AND ADDITIONAL RARE MINERAL EXTRACTION OPPORTUNITIES
11:00 Commercialization Of Lithium And Critical Minerals/Metals Extracted From Produced Water
The extraction of Li from oil and gas resources could enable U.S. markets to purchase Li domestically, hence preventing monopoly pricing in other international regions. This has the potential to benefit both oil and gas producers in the Marcellus and Utica regions, as well as Li end-users, given the region's closeness to Detroit, the United States' automobile capital. This panel will discuss the next steps necessary to capitalize on this exciting new opportunity.
11:00 Overview of Potential Lithium Resources in Produced Fluids in the Marcellus Shale
David Yoxtheimer, Extension Associate and Research Professor, Penn State University
11:20 SOURCE OF METALS IN SHALE GAS BRINES A Look At The Critical Metals In The Marcellus Shale
Randy Blood, Co-Founder, Madoqua Energy
11:40 PRODUCED WATER COMPOSITION OF THE APPALACHIAN BASIN Commodities and other constituents affecting reuse
Madalyn S. Blondes, Ph.D., Geology Energy and Minerals (GEM) Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
12:00 LITHIUM EXTRACTION AND GEOTHERMAL STRATEGIES Identifying Universities, Chemical Analytics Groups, Midstream Players & Potential Partners To Help E&P’s Utilize Emergening Technology For Beneficial Reuse
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Ph.D., P.E., Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
12:20 Extended Questions & Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Networking Lunch In The Exhibition Area
Assessing New Possibilities To
Address Limited Disposal Capacity
A.I. AND MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY
13:30 Utilizing Data Analytics and Machine Learning to Predict Production Water Quantity and Chemical Quality
Operators, regulators, and businesses that treat or get rid of water would benefit greatly from knowing how the amount and quality of produced water changes over time for a single well or for all wells of the same type in a certain area. This first-of-its-kind session looks at how data analytics and machine learning could be used to make accurate predictions about the quality and amount of water.
- Identifying potential opportunities and challenges of produced water management alternatives within and outside oil and gas industry
- Application of machine learning algorithms
- to predict water quantity and quality for different types of oil and gas wells
- Using linear and non-linear regression approaches to conduct the analysis
- Prediction results for volume in time series.
Mark Peavy, President & Founder, Peavy Energy Ventures
13:50 Questions & Discussion
FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF PRODUCED WATER
How To Use Injection Wells Most Efficiently And What The Future Holds For These Resources
SOLUTIONS FOR ADDRESSING THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF WASTEWATER
14:00 Optimizing The Utilization Of Injection Wells And What The Future Holds For These Resources
Only ten approved disposal wells in Pennsylvania are currently operational or accept oil and gas waste, thus most wastewater for disposal is shipped to Ohio, which has over 200 brine disposal wells. Moreover, recent links between brine injection and induced seismicity in Ohio and growing competition for wastewater disposal sites from Utica shale development will likely reduce storage space accessible to PA operators. The case studies in this panel look at the use of new technology to minimize risks, a status update on SWD seismic risk management and an open panel discussion on the ultimate destination of wastewater in the future.
14:00 THE MIDSTREAM PERSPECTIVE Future Solutions For Operators On Maximizing SWD Capacity & Identifying Alternative Destinations
Caleb Bloyd, Facilities Engineer, Chesapeake Energy Company
14:20 Curated Q&A Audience Discussion On Addressing The Ultimate Destination Of Waste Water In The Future
14:30 AUDIENCE DISCUSSION ON OPTIMIZING SALTWATER DISPOSAL AND MITIGATING INDUCED SEISMICITY Experiences On Implementing New Technologies, Subsurface Chemical Treatments & Monitoring For Safe & Efficient Deep Well Injection And Evaluating Multiple Solutions For Mitigating Seismicity From A Commercial & Technical Perspective
15:00 – 15:30 Afternoon Refreshment Break And Networking
EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO WATER DISPOSAL
Evaporation Units, Reverse Osmosis, & Crystallizers
Technology, Costs, And Solid Waste Stream Management
CASE STUDY – OPTIMIZING BLENDING FOR REUSE
15:30 Optimal Blending & Treatment Of Produced Water For Reuse
Produced water is frequently combined with fresh water for internal reuse to lower the high dissolved solids concentration and its impact on fluid viscosity.
This session looks at:-
- Best practice blending optimization to ensure dissolved solids
- Blending methodology and technology selection
- Takings into account factors like corrosion of well materials, scaling that blocks gas flow to the well, and the effects of changing salinity on clay swelling in the formation
- Conclusions on finding the optimal sweet spot in the most cost-competitive way
Dr. Hassan Dehghanpour, University of Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta
15:50 Questions & Discussion
AUDIENCE DISCUSSION - LATEST EVAPORATION TRIALS DEVELOPMENTS
16:00 - 16:30 Addressing Key Challenges When Utilizing On-Site Evaporative Units
Some operators view evaporators as a short-term fix rather than providing a genuine long-term solution. The technology has promise but there are real challenges. Due to the local climate, evaporation can be difficult with an evaporation rate of around 40% requiring transport of the leftover waste, which is often significantly heavier than the original fluid. When it comes to the outsourcing of on-site evaporators, there are also a few key considerations to consider in terms of power consumption and solid waste management. In the words of one operator, “If we are going to hire someone to evaporate onsite, the ideal situation is to give the vendor a water line and tell them to just get rid of it and give me a bill at the end of the day. Instead, many of these enterprises want us to coordinate the solid waste collection and filter replacement. Whereas what we really need is a one-stop stop evaporation service”.
VP Of Operations, Marcellus E&P, Research Conversation With American Business Conferences, May 2022
16:30 Chair’s Closing Remarks & Close Of Day 1
16:30 VIP DRINKS RECEPTION AND NETWORKING
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
DAY 1 - CASE STUDIES IN ACTUAL PRACTICE TO ADDRESS LIMITED DISPOSAL
CAPACITY
- Developing Innovative Approaches To Reusing More Produced Water, Increasing Takeaway Capacity And Locating More Sustainable Disposal Options
- Identifying Lithium and Other High-Value Mineral Extraction Opportunities From Produced Water – Also Consider Interconnections With Building A Natural Gas-Powered Hydrogen Hub In The Marcellus Region
- Expanding Opportunities To Share Water And Improving Scheduling To Maximize The Amount Of Water Available For Fracking
- Finding Alternatives To Disposal In The Absence Of Cost-Effective Recycling Opportunities Or Water Sharing Infrastructure In Your Immediate Locality
- Evaporation Units – Technology, Costs & Waste Stream Reduction
DAY 2 - BEST PRACTICE SOLUTIONS FOR REDUCING COSTS AND IMPROVED
EFFICIENCY
- Understand Regulators; Perspectives on Future Disposal Options & Permitting Challenges
- Sharing Operator Experiences On Permitting Process Planning Optimization To Improve Timelines
- Hear From Midstream Service Providers On How To Make The Business Case For Outsourcing Water Storage And Using Centralized Facilities For Recovery & Recycling
- Discover Emerging Technology In The Fields Of Leak Detection And Automation Of Tracking And Monitoring
- Ensuring The Long-Term Sustainability Of The Water Management Eco-System In The Marcellus & Utica Regions