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Our sponsors' financial investment in EFD allows us to obtain matching funds from the government and other organizations to conduct our project activities while leveraging their investment in the EFD program. I get a very helpful newsletter from an excellent company Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) (as opposed to the A&M following Texas). They are a global professional services firm specializing in turnaround and interim management, performance improvement and business advisory services. They have offices all over the world including Houston. A recent A&M newsletter described certain tax advantages your company may be able to take for the R&D investment you have made in our program and specific R&D projects. We hope you will pass this along to the appropriate person in your organization. In addition you may also make them aware that HARC is a 501c3 company. - Tom Williams
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Pilot Testing: Pretreatment Options to Allow Re-Use of Frac Flowback and Produced Brine
for Shale Gas Resource Development
The goal of the A&M DOE NETL Project No. DE-FE0000847 was to develop a mobile, multifunctional water treatment capability designed specifically for "pre-treatment" of field waste brine. The project consisted of constructing s mobile "field laboratory" incorporating new technology for treating high salinity produced water and using the lab to conduct a side-by-side comparison between this new technology and that already existing in field operations.
A series of four field trials were performed utilizing the mobile unit to demonstrate the effectiveness of different technology suitable for use with high salinity flow back brines and produced water. The design of the mobile unit was based on previous and current work at the Texas A&M Separation Sciences Pilot Plant. The several treatment techniques which have been
found to be successful in both pilot plant and field tests had been tested to incorporate into a single multifunctional process train. Eight different components were evaluated during the trials, two types of oil and grease removal, one BTEX removal step, three micro-filters, and two different nanofilters. The performance of each technique was measured by its separation efficiency, power consumption, and ability to withstand fouling.
The field trials were a success. Four different field brines were evaluated in the first trial in New York. Over 16,000 gallons of brine were processed. Using a power cost of $.10 per kWh, media pretreatment power use averaged $0.004 per barrel, solids removal $.04 per barrel and brine
"softening" $.84 per barrel. Total power cost was approximately $1.00 per barrel of fluid treated. In Pennsylvania, brines collected from frac ponds were tested in two additional trials. Each of the brines was converted to an oil-free, solids-free brine with no biological activity. Brines were
stable over time and would be good candidates for use as a make-up fluid in a subsequent fracturing fluid design.
Please contact us if you would like the full document. awilcox@harc.edu
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Artist Boat's mission is to promote awareness and preservation of coastal margins and the marine environment through the disciplines of the sciences and the arts.*
Located in Galveston, Artist Boat offers Eco-Art Workshop and Adventure programs to school groups and the public in the five-county region. Public kayak adventures are offered during the spring, summer, and fall months at a variety of sites around Galveston. School groups can choose from the following: the Eco-Art Residency program, the Eco-Art Workshop and Adventure program, the Habitat Restoration Adventure program, and the Coastal Waters Institute (professional development or lessons designed for students.
Beginning this fall, we are offering programs for people working in the oil and gas industry. If you are interested in professional development or a kayak adventure for you or your company, please feel free to contact them at info@artistboat.org or check out their website at www.artistboat.org.
*from Artist Boat's website
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SPE International Symposium & Exhibition: Formation Damage Control26-28 February, 2014 - Lafayette, LA Deadline for submissions is July 29, 2013.
SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference4-6 February, 2014 - The Woodlands, TX Deadline for submission is August 12, 2013.IADC Health, Safety, Environment & Training Conference & Exhibition4-5 February, 2014 - Houston, TX Deadline for submission is August 30, 2013.
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EFD - Coastal Impacts Technology Program
The EFD Coastal Impacts Technology Program (CITP) is a research and demonstration program to address environmental issues associated with petroleum exploration and production activities along the Texas Gulf Coast. CITP is funded through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP), a federally funded program administered by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation & Enforcement and the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The program focuses on research, demonstration, testing and commercial applications for technology in coastal counties of Texas. CITP has been ramping up in phases, awarding projects throughout the coastal zone as funding has become available. On June 20, EFD hosted a workshop to review the fourteen projects now funded in the program. The workshop featured presentations about these research and demonstration projects, a strong and diverse program covering topics in site restoration, air emissions, water, and workforce development. The audience included industry, academia, consultants and representatives of the GLO and RPSEA. CITP projects include:
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Site Restoration
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Impacts of Oil and Gas Economics on Private Lands Conservation
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Stakeholder Perceptions of Low-temperature Geothermal Energy Development
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Assessing the Ecological Integrity of Wetlands
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Evaluation of Invasive Plant Species Control
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Restoring Altered Surface Hydrology at Texas City Prairie Preserve
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Effects of Age and Depth on Topsoil Properties and Seedbank Characteristics
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Restoration of Soil Mixtures
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Air Emissions
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Thermal-Swing Adsorption to Capture Toxic Air Emissions from Point Sources
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Capturing Accurate Air Emission Data
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Innovative Biological Emissions Treatment Technology Deployment to Reduce Air Pollution
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Water
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Feasibility of Using Brackish Groundwater Desalination Brine as Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid
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Workforce Development
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Watershed Education Training
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Stewardship Training in the Coastal Zone for Petrochemical Industrial Workers
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Environmentally Friendly Drilling Virtual Rig Website
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GPRI Water/Wastewater Course:
Challenges and Treatment Options
August 6th & 7th, 2013
Texas A&M University
309 Richardson Building
Course includes equipment demonstrations, analytical trailer showcase, and filtration trailer showcase.
For more information, please contact Carl Vavra - 979.862.1617
carl.vavra@pe.tamu.edu
Click here for registration link.
Click here for Agenda.
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Fluid Injection Induced Seismicity Workshop
July 16, 2013
Norman, Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS) is holding a workshop to discuss best practices regarding fluid injection induced seismicity. The proposed best practices have been reviewed by researchers from the academic community, and now the OGS is soliciting responses from stakeholders within Oklahoma and other interested stakeholders.
These best practices will be discussed at this workshop. Please contact Michelle Summers for registration and other information.
mjsummers@ou.edu
405-325-7313
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EFD Workshops to be held in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Exploring the latest findings of research to understand and improve well construction.
September 5
Exploring natural gas power and fuel systems, operational perspectives and environmental issues.
Registration for these events due by August 28, 2013. Agenda and registration forms found on links above.
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Industry Calendar
Denver, CO EFD team will be in booth 446!
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Rich Haut attended the RPSEA Onshore Production Reception for updates on the Small Producers program in order to review the technologies presented for potential EFD field trial efforts.
If you would like a summary of these presentations, please contact Rich at rhaut@harc.edu.
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The EFD program, funded by federal, state and foreign government agencies, industry and environmental organizations, provides unbiased science to policy makers and identifies, develops and tests new technologies, processes and systems to reduce the environmental footprint associated with oil and gas activities, from well site selection through natural gas compression. The program, approximately $4 million per year, is engaged in research and technology transfer activities from the Western Slope of the Rockies to the Ukraine, and from the North Slope of Alaska to Columbia (South America). Research includes land, air and water issues, as well as public perception investigations. The program was honored with the Chairman's Stewards Award for Environmental Partnership at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. For more information, see: www.efdsystems.org.
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