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Day 1 – 1 November 2022

CASE STUDIES IN ACTUAL PRACTICE TO ADDRESS LIMITED DISPOSAL CAPACITY

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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

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Identifying Opportunities for Lithium and Other Critical Mineral Extraction

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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

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Assessing New Possibilities To

Address Limited Disposal Capacity

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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

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FUTURE CONSIDERATION OF THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF PRODUCED WATER

How To Use Injection Wells Most Efficiently And What The Future Holds For These Resources

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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 
 

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EVALUATION OF INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO WATER DISPOSAL

Evaporation Units, Reverse Osmosis, & Crystallizers

Technology, Costs, And Solid Waste Stream Management

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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