Agenda 2023

DAY 1: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

0830 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS

0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS

0940 - 1005 FRAC WATER APPLICATIONS AND VOLUME PROJECTIONS

Driving Trends
Produced conventional water, frac water, and disposal wells
Water projections (industry critical information)

Tim Leshchyshyn
FracKnowledge

1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON WATER USAGE AND DISPOSAL TRENDS IN OILFIELD OPERATIONS

1010 - 1035 DISCUSSION ON GWPC-PRODUCED WATER REPORT – UPDATE 2023

The landmark GWPC-produced water report has been an important reference for all industry stakeholders
Report focusing on the most notable changes in the regulatory, operational, and technological environments

Mark Kidder
ALL Consulting LLC

1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON PROMINENT CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR PRODUCED WATER MANAGEMENT

1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

1100 - 1130 PANEL DISCUSSION ON REUSING PRODUCED WATER: CHALLENGES & BENEFITS

Environmental, industrial, sociological, and political benefits to repurposing production, water for reuse, and irrigation
Water treatment and reuse methods, their effectiveness, incentivizing structures, and disposal cost predictions
Diverse treatment approaches for produced water, the environmental impact of EOR reuse, and solutions for remote water treatment

1130 - 1155 PRODUCTIVE WATER DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES: NEW INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

Looking at various methods adopted for the disposal of produced water in the oil and gas industry
Focusing on solar evaporation and desalination of produced water: opportunities and challenges
Use of new technologies to improve the rate of solar evaporation for produced water will be discussed
Experimental data on the performance of technologies on produced water samples from US shale formations

Hadi Nasrabadi
Texas A&M University

1155 - 1200 Q&A SESSION ON ADVANCEMENTS IN PRODUCED WATER DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES

1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT THE SHALE WATER MANAGEMENT EXHIBITION

1330 - 1355 IS THE US SHALE PLAY MARKET READY TO EMBRACE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES?

Commercial scale technology that significantly simplifies overall plant design for shale play-produced water treatment applications
Introducing CGFT™ technology that optimized oil-in-water separation by coupling fluid hydraulics with microbubble flotation technology
Shop build, portable unit with an integrated online solids cleaning mechanism
Case study with tangible results of treated water quality achieved and efficiencies realized

Abheek Banerjee
Enerflex Water Solutions

1355 - 1400 Q&A SESSION ON TECHNOLOGY FOR SIMPLIFYING FACILITY DESIGN & UNLOCKING THE COMMERCIAL UPSIDE

1400 - 1425 RECLAIMING PRODUCED WATER FOR REPURPOSING AND IRRIGATION

Process operation of the ceramic membrane and assessing the permeate quality for fit-for-repurpose applications
Discussion on irrigation water qualities, uses, and examination of membrane per barrel OPEX/CAPEX

Brian Ward
APATEQ – PWT INC.

1425 - 1430 Q&A SESSION ON THE ADVANTAGES OF UTILIZING CERAMIC MEMBRANES FOR PRODUCED WATER MANAGEMENT

1430 - 1455 WATER TREATMENT PROCESS CONFIGURATION IN UNCONVENTIONAL FIELDS

Discussion on engineered flow-back water treatment process based on modified transportable frac tanks
Performing interchangeable multiple-unit operations in a single vessel, including sedimentation + oxidation + flotation
Addressing "license to operate" issues of an operator that wasn't complying with the wells injection quality standards
Project on analyzing the process alternatives for TDS reduction for water reuse for re-fracking or irrigation

Federico Gayoso
Transeparation S.A.

1455 - 1500 Q&A SESSION ON DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES FOR OILFIELD WATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL WELLS

1500 - 1530 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

1530 - 1555 FRAC WATER REUSE SYSTEMS W/O EXPENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURES

Dissolved Air Flotation is a modular and mobile application to address frac water flowback reuse economically
Better performing than RO, electro-coagulation, clarifiers, etc., and portability replaces expensive infrastructures

Harry Callicotte
Modular Wastewater Systems

1555 - 1600 Q&A SESSION ON DESIGNED SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING SUSPENDED SOLIDS IN THE WASTE STREAM

1600 - 1625 INTEGRATING 3D SEISMIC AND SALT-WATER DISPOSAL DATA FOR DELAWARE BASIN

Presentation on injection within the SRA and the complex basement-rooted fault systems surrounding the hypocenters
Methods and procedures adopted during the study and the relationship analyzed between SWD injections and fault systems
Results and significance of study illustrating the spatio-temporal complexity behind induced seismicity in the SRA

Andrew Lewis
Fairfield Geotechnologies

1625 - 1630 Q&A SESSION ON STUDY FOR EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SWD WELLS AND SEISMIC EVENTS

1630 - 1655 REVOLUTIONARY PROCESS TO CONTROL THE WATER PRODUCTION IN SHALE WELLS

Water production and disposal have become limiting factors in shale oil and gas production
Wettability is a key control on water production and can be altered for lower water production

Geoffrey Thyne
Esal

1655 - 1700 Q&A SESSION ON INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR OPTIMiZING RESERVOIR WETTABILITY

1700 - 1800 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

DAY 2: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS

0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS

0940 - 1005 TREATMENT VS. DISPOSAL DECISION-MAKING USING ECONOMIC, PROCESS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

Current climate in water management in various regions and a comparison of treatment vs. disposal approaches
Treatment requirements for various scenarios and examining options for shipment and different treatment methods
Introducing decision tree analysis, automation, and online measurement for effective decision-making

Phil Harvey
Capacity Chemicals

1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON FACTORS DETERMINING PRODUCED WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

1010 - 1035 SUSTAINABLE WATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS FOR BAKKEN OILFIELD

Examining and understanding the root cause of the high volume of wastewater produced in the Bakken oilfields
Treatment using various technologies like advanced desalination, advanced electro-oxidation and dilution methods
How the treated produced water could be used especially as base fluids for hydraulic frack fluid formulation?

Olusegun Stanley Tomomewo
University of North Dakota

1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON NOVEL TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCED WATER AND ITS REUSE

1040 - 1105 H2ZERO, A PATH FORWARD FOR WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE PERMIAN

Discussion on connecting stranded systems and prioritizing reuse as a preferred form of “disposal”
Managing utilization of disposal away from seismic risk and further reducing disposal through “water refining”

Samuel Oliver
Blackbuck Resources

1105 - 1110 Q&A SESSION ON ECONOMICAL AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR OILFIELD WATER MANAGEMENT

1110 - 1130 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

1130 - 1155 BOOST SWD INJECTION RATES AND OIL RECOVERY WITH BIOSURFACTANTS

Discussion on reducing costs and increasing the efficiency of saltwater disposal (SWD) wells
Learn about the biosurfactant-based additives that outperform traditional injectivity aids

Megan Pearl
Locus Bio-Energy

1155 - 1200 Q&A SESSION ON BIOSURFACTANTS FOR PERFORMANCE, PROFITABILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY

1200 - 1225 ONLINE ANALYSIS OF OIL AND SOLIDS IN SHALE OIL WASTEWATER

Exploring the historical presence of oil and solids in produced water for enhanced understanding
Innovations in online imaging for measuring oil droplet size, concentration, solids size, and distribution
Significance of API and EPA standards in the context of produced water management and environmental compliance

Ethan Schrodt
J.M. Canty Inc

1225 - 1230 Q&A SESSION ON TECHNOLOGY FOR DETECTION OF SOLIDS AND PARTICLE SIZE GRADATION IN PRODUCED WATER

1230 - 1255 PRODUCED SHALE WATER FOULING OF PROCESS UNITS

Discussion on water solids fouling and produced water fouling mechanisms and key details
Understanding the fouling root-cause analysis and fishbone diagram with the main possible causes
Real cases of projects for stabilizer fouling, methanol recovery unit fouling, and pipeline fouling
Fouling mitigation strategies and ways to combat fouling in produced water (chemical and mechanical)

David Engel
Nexo Solutions

1255 - 1300 Q&A SESSION ON PRODUCED WATER FOULING BASICS, ANALYSIS, AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES

1300 - 1315 FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW

1315 - 1430 NETWORKING LUNCH

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Key topics for 2023:

Making an economic assessment for shale water management strategies
Understand the economic fundamentals and make the business case for shale water management strategies.
Looking for low-cost and low-risk solutions in water treatment, recycling, and reuse
Ensure a low-cost project is maintained throughout the water management process in light of the current oil price market.
Evaluating the options and making choices in treatment for reuse and water disposal
Avoid the pitfalls and learn from recent results from shale water management experts to build the right water management plan.
New technologies and technical know-how in shale water management operations
Explore the latest advances in water treatment, recycling and reuse, and the tools available to improve efficiencies and shale operations.
Upcoming regulations and industry standards for produced water management
Hear from key regulators and environmental bodies to ensure your water management program meets new regulations and industry standards.
Operational case studies and developing a successful water management program
Gain insight from shale plays across the region and implement strategies that others in the industry are using to ensure successful operation.

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