# 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 O ffice of Research & Development
Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund, Workshop Lead
Pat Field, Facilitator, Consensus Building Institute



### Theme 1: Wel l Construction

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

Overview of the Well Construction Session s , Bob Whiteside, Texas World Operations
Public Water Sources and Hydraulic Fracturing

– A State Drinking Water Perspe ctive , 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 Construc tion 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 Break11:05 am Technical Presenta tion Session 3: Drilling and Completion Mult i

- 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: Question s 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

Frac ture 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 Break4:05 pm Technical Presentations Session 6: Monitoring Monitoring a Frac Treatment

– H ow Do We Know What is Going On? , Mike Eberhard, Halliburton Energy Services
A Case History of Tracking Water Movement Through Fracture Systems i n 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 An derson, 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

Cont inuation 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 , Ahm ed 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 W ell 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 Break10: 35 am Technical Presentation Session 9: Case S tudies 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 Defen se 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