MEMORANDUM

TO: Record

FROM: Brent Ruminski, ERG

DATE: 28 November 2012

SUBJECT: 2012 Tight Oil Water Management Summit Conference Materials

On October 29 and 30, EPA attended the 2012 Tight Oil Water Management Summit 

Conference in Denver, CO. The conference materials in the following table are provided as 

attachments:
Memorandum

27 November 2012

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Attachment 

Number

Presentation File 

Name

Presenter Name and 

Affiliation Presentation Title Abstract

1 21-day-1-tomsheffield-pioneernaturalresources.pdfTom Sheffield, Pioneer 

Natural Resources

How Operators Are Implementing 

Comprehensive Water Management Systems 

From Transport To Treatment To Re-Use To 

Save Millions On Wells Costs

This presentation provides basic information of 

wastewater treatment technologies that may potentially 

treat tight oil wastewater.

2 22-day-1-michaelmckimmyhess.pdfMichael McKimmy, 

Hess Corporation

Analyzing How Produced Water Reacts with 

Frac Fluids to Asses it’s Compatibility with 

the Fluid and Formation

This presentation analyzes source water quality criteria 

for fracturing Bakken shale oil wells including the 

potential use of Bakken wastewater and groundwater as 

fracturing base fluid.

3 23-day-1-timothycheung-shellTimothy Cheung, Shell Identifying the Recycling and Treatment 

Criteria that Must be Met to Avoid Scaling 

and Enable Successful Reuse

This presentation discusses reuse of flowback and 

produced waters and illustrates how wastewater within a 

given formation will eventually need to be disposed of or 

discharged.

4 24-day-1-anthonysmith-pioneernaturalresources.pdfAnthony Smith, 

Pioneer Natural 

Resources

Water Re-Use: No Silver Bullets This presentation explains how there is no single 

wastewater management strategy for operators.

5 25-day-1-davidyoxtheimer-pennstate-marcelluscenter-foroutreach-andresearch.pdfDave Yoxtheimer, 

Penn State Marcellus 

Center for Outreach 

and Research

Flowback Treatment and Reuse Strategies for 

Tight Oil Formations

This presentation examines treatment and reuse strategies 

for various tight oil formations.

6 29-day-1-philwinner-layneenergyPhil Winner, Layne 

Energy

Quantifying the Total Costs of Recycling 

Water in Tight Oil Plays to Determine How A 

Treatment Program Will Affect Overall Well 

Economics

This presentation compares the cost of wastewater 

management in the Bakken and Niobrara shale plays.

7 30-day-1-markkratzer-conchoresourcesMark Kratzer, Concho 

Resources

Total Water Management This presentation provides an overview of Concho 

Resource’s activity in tight oil and provides some basic 

cost information on various wastewater treatment 

technologies.
Memorandum

27 November 2012

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Attachment 

Number

Presentation File 

Name

Presenter Name and 

Affiliation Presentation Title Abstract

8 31-day-1-aaronhorn-hydrozonixAaron Horn, 

Hydrozonix

Comparing the Latest Innovations in 

Treatment Technology Based on Water 

Quality and Cost per Barrel

This presentation provides some cost data for water and 

wastewater storage tanks and discusses the oxidation 

treatment technology offered by Ozonix®.

9 32-day-1-stevetipton-newfieldexplorationSteve Tipton, Newfield 

Exploration Company

Examining Water Storage Options to Improve 

Efficiencies and Minimize Costs in Fracturing 

Operations

This presentation provides detailed cost data for various 

water and wastewater storage tanks.

10 41-day-2-stevetipton-newfieldexplorationSteve Tipton, Newfield 

Exploration Company

Evaluating the Most Cost Effective Strategies 

for Disposing of Water

This presentation provides detailed cost data for various 

water and wastewater storage tanks.

11 47-day-2-

katharinefredriksen-consolenergy

Katharine Fredriksen, 

Consol Energy

How An Operator Is Developing A Systematic 

Sourcing Strategy To Guarantee Water 

Availability At Minimal Costs

This presentation provides information on Consol 

Energy’s unconventional oil and gas wastewater 

management.
Memorandum

27 November 2012

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ATTACHMENTS