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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
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
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
Tim Leshchyshyn | FracKnowledge | Moderator
Harry Callicotte | Modular Wastewater Systems
Federico Petracci | Transeparation S.A.
Brian Ward | APATEQ – PWT INC.
Harry Callicotte | Modular Wastewater Systems
Federico Petracci | Transeparation S.A.
Brian Ward | APATEQ – PWT INC.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Quick Proposal
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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