# Agenda

Technical Workshop s for the Hydraulic Fracturing Study

Water Resources Management

 March 29

- 30 , 2011

US EPA Conference Center One Potomac Yard (South Building ) 2777 S. Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 Room S

- 4370 and 4380



## March 29 , 2011
12:30 pm Registration
1:00 pm Welcome

Fred Hauchman, Director of the Office of Science Policy, EPA Office of Research and Development
John Veil, Workshop Lead, Veil Environmental, LLC
Pat Field, Facilitator, Consensus Building Institute



### Theme 1: Water Use & Sus tainability
1:15 pm Technical Presentation Session 1 : Determinations of Appropriate Water Sources for Hydraulic

Fracturing How are Appropriate Water Sources for Hydraulic Fracturing Determined? Pre

- development Conditions and Management of Development Ph ase Water Usage , Gary Hanson, Louisiana State University

– Shreveport
Fresh, Brackish or Saline Water for Hydraulic Fracturing? What are the Options?, Bill Godsey, Geo Logic Environmental Services, LLC
Water Management Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing usi ng System Dynamic Models , Carl Palmer, Idaho National Laboratory
Water Requirements and Sustainable Sources in the Barnett Shale , James Werline, Devon Energy Corporation

2:45 pm Break2:55 pm Technical Presentation Session 2: Water Quantities used for H ydraulic Fracturing and Sharing of Water Resources An Overview of C urrent and Projected Shale and T ight Gas Water Use in Texas: Implication for Local Water Resources , JP Nicot, The University of Texas at Austin
Water Demand and Supply in the Eagle Ford Sh ale , Stephen Jester, ConocoPhillips
Enabling Fracturing Operations with Zero Fresh Water Withdrawals , Vikram Rao, Research Triangle Energy Consortium
Sustaining Louisiana’s F

resh Water Aquifers

-- A Case Study in Bringing Community and Industry Together , J ames Welsh, Louisiana Office of Conservation

4:25 pm Revisit the Major Discussion Points of the Technical Presentation Sessions

John Veil, Workshop Lead, Veil Environmental, LLC
Gary Hanson, Theme 1 L ead, Louisiana State University

- Shreveport

4:45 pm Adjourn for the Day



## March 30 , 2011

Theme 2: Flowback Recovery & Water Reuse

8:00 am Technical Presentation Session 3: Case Studies from Around the US

Produced Water Reuse and Recycling Challenges and Opportunities Across Major Shale Plays , Matthew Mant ell, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
A Water Chemistry Perspective on Flowback Reuse with Several Case Studies , Keith Minnich, Talisman Energy Inc.

9:15 am Break

9:25 am Technical Presentation Session 4: Flowback Characteristics

Shale Frac Sequential Flo wback Analyses and Reuse Implications , Matthew Blauch, Superior Well Services
Characterization of Marcellus Shale and Barnett Shale Flowback Waters and Technology Development for Water Reuse , Tom Hayes, Gas Technology Institute

10:25 am Break10:35 am Te chnical Presentation Session 5: Reclamation Systems Mid

- Continent Water Management for Stimulation Operations , D. Steven Tipton, Newfield Exploration Mid

- Continent, Inc.
Toolbox Available to Treat Flowback and Produced Waters, Johanna Haggstrom, Halliburt on Energy Services

A Closed Loop System Using a Brine Reservoir to Replace Fresh Water as the Frac Fluid Source , George King, Apache Corporation

Williams Ford, Piceance Basin: Flowback Water Reuse

– Quality and Quantity , Jill Cooper, EnCana Oil & Gas (US A), Inc.

12:05 pm Lunch



### Theme 3: Disposal Practices
1:00 pm Technical Presentation Session 6 : Treatment Technologies and Processes Prior to Disposal

Treatment of Shale Gas Produced Water for Discharge , David Alleman, ALL Consulting
Novel and Emerging Technologies for Produced Water Treatment , Pei Xu, Colorado School of Mines

2:0 0 pm Break

2:1 0 pm Technical Presentation Session 7: Disposal Practices and Potential Impacts

Water Quality in the Development Area of the Marcellus Shale Gas in Pennsylvania and the Implications on Discerning Impacts from Hydraulic Fracturing , Joseph Lee, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Simple Modeling of the Disposition of Fluids On

- Site in a Pit , Andrew Havics, pH2, LLC /QEPA
Underground Injection Wells f or Produced Water Disposal , Rick McCurdy, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Wastewater from Gas Development: Chemical Signatures in the Monongahela Basin , Paul Ziemkiewicz, West Virginia University

3:25 pm Revisit the Major Discussion Points of the Technical Presentation Sessions

John Veil, Workshop Lead, Veil Environmental, LLC
Tom Hayes, Theme 2 Lead, Gas Technology Institute
Matthew Mantell, Theme 3 Lead, Chesapeake Energy Corporation4:30 pm Closing Discussions John Veil, Workshop Lead, Veil Environmenta l, LLC
Jeanne Briskin, Hydraulic Fracturing Research Task Force Leader, EPA Office of Research and Development