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from the EFD Team
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 Flaring Issues, Solutions,
and Technologies
(F.I.S.T.)
RESERVE THE DATE!
Plan on attending!
The EFD Team worked with PTTC to complete a series of workshops aimed at understanding the barriers associated with mitigating flare gas. A white paper has been written that summarizes the findings.
Our next steps include field testing of various technologies. A workshop will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 on January 14, 2015 at BINGO Interests/Lime Instruments (1189 Brittmoore Road, Houston, TX 77043) to discuss barriers to using field gas as a fuel for hydraulic fracturing and drilling applications, field trials underway/being planned, and new technology solutions including field processing equipment. BINGO will have on display various equipment and solutions.
BINGO handles everything involved in the sourcing, processing, storage, transportation and marketing needed to optimize an operator's natural gas fueling solution. Services include the installation of all necessary piping, manifolds, compression and pressure reduction systems.
If you would like to attend this workshop, please contact Ginny Jahn at
gjahn@HARCresearch.org
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 EFD Program Nominated for
A nomination was submitted for the EFD Program, describing the Core Programs:
- Technology Integration Program (TIP)
- Scorecard Development
- Air Quality/Emissions Field Trials: TAMUK-IRNR Partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Colorado School of Law (CSL) Best Management Practices
- Sam Houston State/Utah State/Penn State Universities Field Tests & Community Issues
From the ENI website, "The Eni Award was created to develop better use of renewable energy, promote environmental research, and encourage new generations of researchers. The Award, which is annual, highlights the critical importance increasingly given by Eni in recent years to scientific research and issues of sustainability."
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Two HARC researchers to present at SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference - Americas in Denver, CO
March 16 - 18, 2015
Andra Wilcox: Research Associate, Energy Production will present "Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Scorecard.
Stephanie Glenn, Ph.D: Program Director, Hydrology and Watersheds will present Assessing the Ecological Integrity of Wetland Functionality in Response to Energy Exploration and Production Operations on the Upper Texas Gulf Coast.
Click here to learn more about this conference.
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HARC - EFD's Carolyn LaFleur presents during
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Best Practices and Solutions
for Addressing Food Waste Webinar
On November 4, 2014, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center, in partnership with The Dow Chemical Company, City of Phoenix, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and HARC, hosedt a webinar to discuss the food waste challenge, and explore how cities, government, and businesses are leveraging partnerships, technology, innovation and other strategies to eliminate food waste.
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February 3 - 4, 2015 Houston, TX March 6-7, 2015 San Antonio, TX March 16 - 18, 2015 Denver, CO March 22-26, 2015 Denver, CO
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ACS
March 22-26, 2015
Deadline to submit: varies
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Did you miss a newsletter? Archives available on the
EFD site! |
Finalist for
Best Outreach Program
2014 World Oil Awards
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Community Outreach efforts falling flat?
Sponsor the EFD Virtual Site Kiosk!
 Custom wrap with your organization's name/logo available!
Contact Andra Wilcox
for more information!
awilcox@HARCresearch.org
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Meeting Announcement
Petroleum Equipment & Services Association
Executive Address Series
Guest Speaker: Susan Cunningham, Senior Vice President, Exploration & Business Innovation, Noble Energy
February 19, 2015
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Characterizing Nitrogen Emissions
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Emily Elliott at the University of Pittsburgh is working on how to characterize nitrogen emissions. Measurements use a combination of passive and real-time sampling of NH3, NOx and ozone (O3). This work aims to fill a critical knowledge gap in assessing how activities associated with individual wells may potentially affect air quality and ecosystem improvements realized under the Clean Air Act and Amendments. The EFD Team is coordinating with operators to locate additional sites to test the process that Emily is developing.
If you have a potential site,
please contact Rich Haut rhaut@harcresearch.org
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EFD Quest to Reduce the Environmental Footprint
Learn about the technologies and practices industry utilize to reduce impacts!
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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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