Agenda

Technical Workshops 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 & Sustainability

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 Phase 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 using 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 Break
2:55 pm Technical Presentation Session 2: Water Quantities used for Hydraulic Fracturing and Sharing of 

Water Resources

An Overview of Current and Projected Shale and Tight 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 Shale, Stephen Jester, ConocoPhillips

Enabling Fracturing Operations with Zero Fresh Water Withdrawals, Vikram Rao, Research Triangle 

Energy Consortium

Sustaining Louisiana’s Fresh Water Aquifers -- A Case Study in Bringing Community and Industry 

Together, James 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 Lead, 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 Mantell, 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 Flowback 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 Break
10:35 am Technical 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, Halliburton 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 (USA), 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

2:00 pm Break

2:10 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 for 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 Corporation
4:30 pm Closing Discussions

John Veil, Workshop Lead, Veil Environmental, LLC

Jeanne Briskin, Hydraulic Fracturing Research Task Force Leader, EPA Office of Research and

Development