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 Major Improvements to FracFocus Announced
As it enters its 4th year, FracFocus, the nationwide system for disclosing chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process, continues to improve its performance and versatility. The Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC) and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), joint venture partners in the FracFocus initiative, announce the coming release of improvements to FracFocus' system functionality. The new features for 2015 include: - Reducing the number of human errors in disclosures
- Expanding the public's ability to search records
- Providing public extraction of data in a 'machine readable' format
- Updating educational information on chemical use, oil & gas production and potential environmental impacts
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Sponsor the Cause that Units E&P at ATCE
Rich Haut, EFD Director, is on the organizing task force of the SPE ENGenious theatre at the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in Houston, 28-30 September 2015. The organizers been tasked with recruiting companies that are currently developing newly deployed technology early in its life cycle. That is technology that
has been deployed within the last three years.
ENGenious is a fresh and exciting new activity to the show floor. Presenters will have the opportunity to showcase their technology to ATCE attendees and gain recognition through SPE marketing.
To apply submit your application here.
The task force will review applications by 5 August 2015.
Approved applicants will be sent information to
present at this exclusive event
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Distance Learning Master's Degree
in Industrial and Systems Engineering
Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISEN) at Texas A&M University is offering two Distance Learning (DL) enabled master's degree programs for professionals. These programs allow you to improve your professional skills and get advanced master's degrees in Industrial engineering while working conveniently from your home or work location and at your own pace. You can study anywhere in the world, but you will earn exactly the same degree as if you studied on our campus in College Station, Texas. These programs provide an excellent opportunity for companies to train and advance workforce at a reasonable price, without affecting the work schedules. ISEN DL students will also be able to use licensed software products from our cloud computing services. Standards for admission, pre-requisites, course work, graduation and diploma, and access to game passes are same for DL and campus based degrees. You can change from DL based program to College Station, TX based program at any time. Two degrees are offered in DL - Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science in Engineering Systems Management.
You can start the application process here.
You can also contact Dr. Madhav Erraguntla
merraguntla@tamu.edu for additional information.
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MACROPRO 2015
May 7-8, 2015
Houston, Texas
This workshop is a one-of-a-kind tutorial workshop and symposium that brings together participants from the chemical, coatings, polymers and oil and gas industries, to learn about the advances in fluids and polymer materials used for enhancing performance and productivity.
Led by Prof. Rigoberto C. Advincula of Case Western Reserve University in tutorials, other speakers who have participated include speakers from Halliburton, Rice University, Honeywell, Dow Chemicals, 3M, etc.
The general theme for this conference is on Advanced Coatings and Fluids. The focus while mostly on polymer materials is open to other non-metallics and chemical additives. The combination of surface chemistry and advanced analytical methods is what makes this workshop unique.
Applications include high performance coatings, anti-corrosion coatings, rheology modifiers, drilling fluids, proppants, chemical additives for the upstream to downstream of the oil and gas industry. There is a lot of interest on other new materials and additives, which can have potential future applications in the industry.
Dr. Rich Haut, EFD Director, is one of the invited speakers!
Visit here for more information.
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TCEQ is Accepting Applications
for Rebate Grants Program
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is now accepting applications for the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Rebate Grants program.
The Rebate Grant program is limited to on-road and select non-road repower and replacement projects only. The eligible reimbursement amounts are predetermined based on default usage rates (miles/hours). A portion of the funding allocated to this program will be set aside for applications from applicants that qualify as a small business, per TERP Guidelines. Small businesses are encouraged to apply under this program. This program is non-competitive and funding is issued on a first-come basis to eligible applicants.
Grant funds may be used for replacing or upgrading older diesel vehicles or equipment. On-road vehicles must have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 8,500 pounds. Non-road equipment must be equipped with at least a 25 horsepower engine.
Grant-funded vehicles and equipment must be operated at least 75% of their annual usage within the following eligible areas/counties:
- Austin Area: Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties
- Beaumont-Port Arthur Area: Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange Counties
- Corpus Christi Area: Nueces and San Patricio Counties
- Dallas-Fort Worth Area: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, and Wise Counties
- Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Area: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller Counties
- San Antonio Area: Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, and Wilson Counties
- Tyler-Longview Area: Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, Smith, and Upshur Counties
- Victoria Area: Victoria County
Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on June 26, 2015 or until all funding is distributed.
Copies of the Request for Grant Applications (RFGA), including the rebate funding tables, & the application forms are available here: TERP Web site.
If you have any questions on the grant application process, or need a hard copy of the application forms mailed to you, contact 800-919-TERP (8377).
The rebate grant application forms and rebate tables have been changed from the draft versions released for 30-day review. You must use the final application forms and refer to the final rebate tables to determine the eligible funding amounts.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will be accepting and processing applications submitted under the 2015 Request for Grant Applications. However, grant awards may need to be held pending final selection decisions for the 2015 Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants (ERIG) Program Request for Grant Applications. The TCEQ can make no guarantee of the number and amount of grant awards that will finally be made. Applicants should not make purchasing decisions based on the "expectation" of receiving a grant.
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March 6-7, 2015
San Antonio, TX
March 16 - 18, 2015
Denver, CO
March 22-26, 2015
Denver, CO
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Did you miss a newsletter? Archives available on the
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To be published
April, 2015
EPA has developed technical memos on updates made in the public review draft, and updates under consideration for the natural gas and petroleum sector estimates.
EPA is seeking feedback on these updates.
To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of the document, please submit your comments by March 26, 2015
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Esri Petroleum GIS
Conference
Rich Haut will be presenting information about the EFD GIS tool that is being developed by Latitude Geographics at the upcoming Esri Petroleum GIS Conference that will be held in Houston April 8 - 10. The GIS software being developed will help producers and regulators to standardize the process of placing oil and gas wells and supporting infrastructure while preserving environmental value
For more information about this conference, click here.
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Semiannual
Water & Wastewater: Issues, Challenges, Solutions, and New Technologies
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Helping operators, engineers and management enhance their understanding of water treatment technologies
April 8-9, 2015
College Station, Texas
Texas A&M University Campus
Richardson Petroleum Engineering Building
Registration is now open!_________________________ 
Click here for more information.
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Navigating the Bumps in the Road on the way to a Successful Horizontal Well
April 16, 2015
Lakeview Resort & Spa
Morgantown, WV
Click here for details.
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Consumer Group Launches
Arctic Campaign
New effort to help raise awareness about the importance of Arctic Issues
January 26, 2015 - Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) launched a new educational campaign Arctic for All, designed to promote public awareness of Arctic issues & the importance of the Arctic region to the United States.
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SPE 2015 Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference
March 16-18, 2015
Mingle with industry professionals and HSE Experts at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference held at the Omni Interlocken in Broomfield, CO.
This is the perfect time to develop business relationships while keeping up with industry knowledge.
The event is only held every two years.
Click here to learn more about this conference.
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Finalist for
Best Outreach Program
2014 World Oil Awards
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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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