Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
National Academies Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
8:30 | WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS Wendy Harrison and David Dzombak, Co-Chairs, Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development |
8:40 | WORKSHOP OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES Brian Anderson and Julia Haggerty, Co-Chairs, Workshop Planning Committee |
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS: UNDERSTANDING LEGACY ISSUES AND MANAGING RISK Moderated by Susan Brantley, The Pennsylvania State University |
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KEYNOTE 1: TECHNOLOGY AND APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTION, AND DECOMMISSIONING OF UNCONVENTIONAL WELLS (SUBSURFACE) AND SURFACE INFRASTRUCTURE Vikram Rao, Research Triangle Energy Consortium |
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KEYNOTE 2: RIGOROUS UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE Svetlana Ikonnikova, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas |
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KEYNOTE 3: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE LEGACIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES David Glatt, North Dakota Department of Health |
MODERATED DISCUSSION | |
10:20 | BREAK |
PANEL 1: INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORIES, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AND MANAGEMENT Moderated by Michael Parker, Parker Environmental and Consulting, LLC |
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WHAT IS THE INVENTORY: MAPPING ABANDONED WELLS AND LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE Alan Krupnick, Resources for the Future |
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LANDSCAPE SCALE PLANNING AND SITING OF SHALE DEVELOPMENT—AN ENERGY BY DESIGN APPROACH TO REDUCING THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT Michelle McGregor, The Nature Conservancy |
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MANAGEMENT: REGULATORY APPROACHES AND CHALLENGES Leslie Savage, Texas Railroad Commission |
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12:10 | LUNCH |
PANEL 2: OBSERVATIONS, MONITORING, AND TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION FOR LEGACY ISSUES Moderated by Douglas Hollett, U.S. Department of Energy |
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OBSERVATIONS AND MONITORING: RECLAIMING THE SURFACE AND MEASURING PROGRESS Peter Stahl, University of Wyoming |
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CHALLENGES AND BREAKTHROUGHS IN DOWNHOLE TECHNOLOGIES: FROM PLUGGING TO LONG-TERM MONITORING Barry Freifeld, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING RISKS AND MINIMIZING Mark Boling, Southwestern Energy |
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14:40 | BREAK |
15:05 | PANEL 3: INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND REGULATION: SMOOTHING THE INTERFACE THROUGH TIME Moderated by Berry (Nick) Tew, Geological Survey of Alabama and State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama |
THE INTERFACE OF TECHNOLOGY AND REGULATION Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund |
ADAPTING TO CHANGING TECHNOLOGY, CHANGING OWNERSHIP, AND NEW DATA Eric Vendel, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas |
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IMPROVING PRACTICES: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION, AND OTHER APPROACHES Susan Packard LeGros, Center for Responsible Shale Development |
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TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS David McBride, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation |
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16:30 | PLENARY REMARKS AND DISCUSSION Julia Haggerty and Brian Anderson, Co-Chairs, Workshop Planning Committee |
17:15 | ADJOURN |
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