# Agenda

Technical Workshop s for the Hydraulic Fracturing Study

Fate & Transport

 March 28

- 29 , 2011

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

- 4370 and 4380



## March 28 , 2011

8 :30 am Registrati on

9 :00 am Welcome

Fred Hauchman, Director of the Office of Science Policy, EPA Office of Research and Development
JP Nicot, Workshop Lead, University of Texas at Austin
Pat Field, Facilitator, Consensus Building Institute



### Theme 1: Contaminant Identifi cation, Transformation & Transport

9 :15 am Technical Presentation Session 1 : Chemical Transformation and Identification

A Simple Approach Identifying Contaminants of Most Concern to Underground Drinking Water Supplies from Hydraulic Fracturing Operations , Carl Palmer, Idaho National Laboratory
Contaminant Characterization of Effluent from Pennsylvania Brine Treatment, Inc., Josephine Facility Being Released into Blacklick Creek, Indiana County, Pennsylvania: Conceptual Models of Exposure Pathways to Recr eationalists, Private Well Water Users and Municipal Water Systems , Conrad Volz, University of Pittsburgh
Fracing & Associated Media Composition in Colorado , Andrew Havics, pH2, LLC /QEPA

10:30 am Break10:40 am Technical Presentation Session 2: Chemical Mobility and Potential Pathways Comparison of Hydraulic Fracture Fluid Composition with Produced Formation Water Quality Following Fracturing: Implications for Fate and Transport , Debra McElreath, Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Fate and Transport of Selec t Hydraulic Fracturing Compounds of Potential Concern , Angus McGrath, Stantec
Fate and Transport Evaluation of Potential Release Scenarios during Hydraulic Fracturing Operations , George Deeley, Shell Exploration & Production

A P r otocol to Characterize Flow back Water Contamination of Shallow Waters from Shale Gas D evelopment , Donald Siegel, Syracuse University 12:10 pm Lunch



### Theme 2: Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Natural Transport Systems
1:00 pm Technical Presentation Session 3: Fracture Propagati on

Rock Failure and Stimulated Volume in Hydraulic Fracturing , Ahmad Ghassemi, Texas A&M University
Fracture Growth in Layered and Discontinuous Media , Norman Warpinski, Pinnacle

– A Halliburton Service

2:00 pm Break
2:10 pm Technical Presentation Sessio n 4: Fluid and Gas Flow in Fractured Formations

Flow of Gas and Water in Hydraulically Fractured Shale Gas Reservoirs, Zhong He, Range Resources
Characterizing Mechanical and Flow Properties using Injection Falloff Tests , David Cramer, ConocoPhillips

Role of Induced and Natural Imbibition in Fracturing Fluid Transport and Fate in Gas Shales , Alan Byrnes, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

3:25 pm Break
3:35 pm Revisit the Major Discussion Points of the Technical Presentation Sessions

JP Nicot, Workshop Lead, University of Texas at Austin
Angus McGrath, Theme 1 Lead, Stantec
Ahmad Ghassemi, Theme 2 Lead, Texas A&M University

4:00 pm Adjourn for the Day

## March 29 , 2011

Theme 3: Models to Predict Transport

8:00 am Technical Presentation Session 5: Demonstrati on of Models and Determinations of Model

Accuracy Modeling Versus the Real World of Hydraulic Fracturing , Denise Tuck, Halliburton
Modeling Philosophies and Application , Andrew Havics, pH2, LLC /QEPA
Modeling Drinking Water Related Human Health Risks from Hydraulic Fracturing Additives , Manu Sharma, Gradient

9:15 am Revisit the Major Discussion Points of the Technical Presentation Session

JP Nicot, Workshop Lead, University of Texas at Austin
Andrew Havics, Theme 3 Lead, pH2, LLC

9:45 am Closing Discussio ns

Jeanne Briskin, Hydraulic Fracturing Research Task Force Leader, EPA Office of Research and Development
JP Nicot, Workshop Lead, University of Texas at Austin