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Identifying and Monitoring Fugitive Gas Emissions
June 5, 2015
The Woodlands, TX
The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems (EFD) Program invites you to attend a 'Lunch and Learn' concerning new technology that uses near-surface soil gas techniques for identifying and monitoring fugitive gas emissions from industrial sites. Dr. Nick Nickerson, Chief Science Officer, Forerunner Research, will be our speaker.
Space is limited. Please register with Ginny Jahn by June 2, 2015.
gjahn@HARCresearch.org 281.364.6071
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The Ohio State issues NORM report
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) and Technically Enhanced Radioactive Material (TENORM)
Authors: NORM Workshop Presenters and The NORM Working Group at The Ohio State University
Workshop Title - NORM and TENORM: Occurrence, Analysis, Methods, Monitoring, Handling and Disposal R&D Needs
Workshop Date: May 12, 2014
Workshop Location: The Ohio State University
Paper is available on
EFD site
and
The Ohio State University, Subsurface Energy Resource Center site.
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Water Management
Utica and Marcellus Shale
June 10, 2015
Operators and service provider companies will be discussing water management strategies such as Water on Demand, Use of Mining Waters for Production, Chemical Interactions of Mixed Waters, Reducing Freshwater Footprint, and Decision Matrix of Water Handling Options. A Panel on New Technologies will also be held. Click here for more information.
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Hess Ranked Top Oil and Gas Company on 2015 Best Corporate Citizens List
"Hess Corporation (HES) has been ranked the No. 1 oil and gas company on Corporate Responsibility magazine's prestigious list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2015. The list recognizes public companies across the United States that demonstrated strong performance in such areas as environment, climate change, employee relations, human rights, governance, finance, and philanthropy and community support.
Hess has been named to the list each of the last eight years and is the No. 1 oil and gas company for the second consecutive year. Ratings are based on 303 data points of disclosure and performance measures from publicly-available information."
Read more here!
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Power Across Texas
2015 Innovation Challenge
The A&M team presented a practical solution to reducing the cost of produced water analysis by developing a field use kit for operators and service companies. The water quality screening kit can provide water quality data for about $20 per test as compared to standard EPA certified testing costs of that could be as high as $1000 per sample.
Congratulations to EFD Alliance Members!
University of Houston - 1st Place
University of Texas at Austin - 3rd Place
Texas A&M - 5th Place
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Save the Date!
PTTC-EFD Workshop
July 14, 2015 Hilton Garden Inn Canonsburg, PA
The Appalachian Oil & Natural Gas Research Consortium Announces the First Public Release of the Results of the Two-Year
"Utica Shale Play Book Study"
This course has been designed to present, chapter by chapter, the contents of the Utica Shale Play Book, and should be attended by geologists, engineers, regulatory agency personnel and anyone else who has an interest in learning more about the stratigraphy, petrology, reservoirs, areal distribution and estimates of oil and gas resources of this important play.
Click here for course information and registration.
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 Sponsor the Cause that
Unites 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.
Click here for more information.
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Booth 743
20-22 July, 2015
San Antonio, TX
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Finalist for
Best Outreach Program
2014 World Oil Awards
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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. Click here for more details!
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GWPC's Groundwater Communique
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Come join Artist Boat for a Free Habitat Restoration Program!
Artist Boat is looking for partners in the oil and gas industry who would like to participate in free habitat restoration programs throughout 2015.
Upcoming restoration events are:
May 9, 2015 at Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary
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SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility
11-13 April, 2016
Stavanger, Norway
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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.
Applications 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.
Contact 800-919-TERP
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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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