Agenda

Technical Workshops for the Hydraulic Fracturing Study

Well Construction & Operations  March 10-11, 2011

US EPA Conference Center

One Potomac Yard (South Building)

2777 S. Crystal Drive 

Arlington, VA 22202 Room S-1204 and 1206

March 10, 2011

7:30 am Registration

8:00 am Welcome

Jeanne Briskin, Hydraulic Fracturing Study Task Force Lead, EPA Office of Research & Development

Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund, Workshop Lead

Pat Field, Facilitator, Consensus Building Institute

Theme 1: Well Construction

8:15 am Technical Presentation Session 1: Considerations for Aquifer Protection

Overview of the Well Construction Sessions, Bob Whiteside, Texas World Operations

Public Water Sources and Hydraulic Fracturing – A State Drinking Water Perspective, Mark Jensen, 

Utah Department of Environmental Quality

Well Completion Methods for Aquifer Protection, Bill Godsey, GeoLogic Environmental Services, LLC

9:30 am Break

9:40 am Technical Presentation Session 2: Well Design

Well Planning and Construction Techniques, Carolyn Debrick, Devon Energy

Production Casing Design Considerations, Brad Hansen, Devon Energy

Well Construction Practices in the Marcellus, Cody Teff, Shell Exploration and Production Company

10:55 am Break
11:05 am Technical Presentation Session 3: Drilling and Completion

Multi-Well Pad, Tight Gas, Directional Drilling Program Protects Aquifers, Jay Foreman, Williams 

Production

Casing Perforating Overview, Brad Hansen, Devon Energy

Cementing, Cement Quality Evaluation/Logs and Zonal Isolation for Hydraulically Fractured Wells, 

Talib Syed, TSA, Inc.

12:20 pm Lunch

Theme 2: Fracture Design and Stimulation

1:30 pm Technical Presentation Session 4: Geologic Assessment

The Distribution of Natural Fractures Above a Gas Shale: Questions About Whether Deep Fracture 

Fluid Leaks into Groundwater Outside the Realm of Faulty Borehole Construction, Terry Engelder, 

Pennsylvania State University

Evaluation of Well Records and Geophysical Logs to Determine the Presence of Freshwater, 

Saltwater, and Gas above the Marcellus Shale, South-Central New York, John Williams, US 

Geological Survey

2:30 pm Break

2:40 pm Technical Presentation Session 5: Fracture Propagation

Fracture Design in Horizontal Shale Wells – Data Gathering to Implementation, Tim Beard, 

Chesapeake Energy

Evaluating Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in a Shallow Sandstone Interval, David Cramer, 

ConocoPhillips

Hydraulic Fracturing in Coalbed Methane Development, Raton Basin, Southern Colorado, Hal 

Macartney, Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.

3:55 pm Break
4:05 pm Technical Presentations Session 6: Monitoring

Monitoring a Frac Treatment – How Do We Know What is Going On?, Mike Eberhard, Halliburton 

Energy Services

A Case History of Tracking Water Movement Through Fracture Systems in the Barnett Shale, Patrick 

Handren, Denbury Resources

Measurements and Observations of Fracture Height Growth, Norman Warpinski, Pinnacle - A 

Halliburton Service

5:20 pm Revisit the Major Discussion Points of the Technical Presentation Sessions

Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund, Workshop Lead

Bob Whiteside, Texas World Operations, Theme Lead – Well Construction

Tim Beard, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Theme Lead – Fracture Design and Stimulation

5:45 pm Adjourn for the Day

March 11, 2011

Continuation of Theme 2: Fracture Design & Stimulation

8:00 am Technical Presentation Session 7: Verifying Zonal Isolation

Sustainable Fracturing Rationale to Reach Well Objectives - The Impact of Uncertainties and 

Complexities on Compliance Assurances, Ahmed Abou-Sayed, Advantek International

Design and Rationale for a Field Experiment using Tracers in Hydraulic Fracture Fluid, Daniel 

Soeder, US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Review of Stimulation Water Retention Mechanisms and Likelihood of Fluid Communication with 

Shallow Aquifers, Scott Cline, Unaffiliated

9:15 am Break

Theme 3: Well Integrity

9:25 am Technical Presentation Session 8: Pre- and Post-Hydraulic Fracturing Well Integrity Test 

Methods

Assessment Methods for Well Integrity during the Hydraulic Fracturing Cycle, Jim Bolander, 

Southwestern Energy

Pre & Post Well Integrity Methods for Hydraulically Fractured/Stimulated Wells, Talib Syed, TSA, 

Inc.

10:25 am Break
10:35 am Technical Presentation Session 9: Case Studies

Case Study for Well Integrity over a Full Life Cycle, Lloyd Hetrick, Newfield Exploration Company

Risks to Drinking Water from Oil and Gas Wellbore Construction and Integrity: Case Studies and 

Lessons Learned, Briana Mordick, Natural Resources Defense Council

11:35 am Revisit the Major Discussion Points of the Technical Presentation Session

Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund, Workshop Lead

Tim Beard, Chesapeake Energy, Theme Lead – Fracture Design and Stimulation

Jim Bolander, Southwestern Energy, Theme Lead – Mechanical Integrity

12:00 pm Closing Discussions

Susan Burden, EPA Office of Research & Development

Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund, Workshop Lead