EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources

Hydraulic Fracturing Study: May 2011 Technical Workshop on Water Resources Management

The proceedings from the Water Resources Management Workshop include a summary of the presentations and discussion sessions as well as abstracts for each presentation.

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Presentations and Individual Abstracts

Water Use and Sustainability Theme
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Flowback Recovery and Water Reuse Theme
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Water Use and Sustainability Theme

Technical Presentation Session 1: Chemical Transformation and Identification
- How are Appropriate Water Sources for Hydraulic Fracturing Determined? Pre-development Conditions and Management of Development Phase Water Usage (PDF) (36 pp, 2.6MB)
  Contributed by Gary Hanson Louisiana State University Shreveport
- Wate r Requirements for Shale Gas Activities in the Marcellus and Fayetteville Shale (PDF) (28 pp, 238KB)
  Contributed by John Veil, Veil Environmental, LLC
- Fresh, Brackish or Saline, Water for Hydraulic Fracs: What are the Options? (PDF) (25 pp, 1.7MB)
  Contributed by William E. Godsey, PG, Geo Logic Environmental Services, LLC
- Water Management Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing using System Dynamic Models (PDF) (23 pp, 1.9MB)
  Contributed by Earl D. Mattson, Carl D. Palmer, Kara Cafferty Idaho National Laboratory
- Water Requirements and Sustainable Sources in the Barnett Shale (PDF) (33 pp, 2.1MB)
  Contributed by James "Rusty" Werline, Senior Advisor, EPA HF Technical Workshop
- An Overview of Current and Projected Shale and Tight Gas Water Use in Texas: Implications for Local Water Resources (PDF) (25 pp, 1.7MB)
  Contributed by Jean-Philippe ‘JP’ Nicot, Bureau of Economic Geology Jackson School of Geosciences The University of Texas at Austin
- Eagle Ford ShaleWater Supply and Demand (PDF) (12 pp, 155KB)
  Contributed by Stephen Jester, P.E., ConocoPhillips
- Enabling Zero Fresh Water Withdrawal in Shale Gas Operations (PDF) (12 pp, 959KB)
  Contributed by Vikram Rao, Research Triangle Energy Consortium
- Sustaining Louisiana’s Fresh Water Aquifers – A Case Study in Bringing Community and Industry Together (PDF) (25 pp, 1.7MB)
  Contributed by James H. "Jim" Welsh, Louisiana Office of Conservation

Flowback Recovery and Water Reuse Theme

Technical Presentation Session 2: Flowback Recovery & Water Reuse
- Produced Water Reuse and Recycling Challenges and Opportunities Across Major Shale Plays (PDF) (49 pp, 4.2MB)
  Contributed by Matthew E. Mantell, P.E., Engineering Technology Group
- A Water Chemistry Perspective on Flowback Reuse with Several Case Studies (PDF) (33 pp, 1.5MB)
  Contributed by Keith Minnich, Talisman Energy Inc.
- Shale Frac Sequential Flowback Analysis and Reuse Implications (PDF) (25 pp, 3.2MB)
  Contributed by Matt Blauch, Superior Well Services, a Nabors Company
- Charact erization of Marcellus Shale and Barnett Shale Flowback Waters and Technology Development for Water Reuse (PDF) (52 pp, 1.8MB)
  Contributed by Tom Hayes, Gas Technology Institute
- Mid-Continent Water Management for Stimulation Operations (PDF) (125 pp, 2.4MB)
  Contributed by D. Steven Tipton, P.E., Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent, Inc.
- Toolbox Available to Treat Flowback and Produced Waters (PDF) (125 pp, 2MB)
  Contributed by Johanna Haggstrom, Ph.D. Halliburton Energy Services
- A Closed Loop System Using a Brine Reservoir to Replace Fresh Water as the Frac Fluid Source (PDF) (25 pp, 2.1MB)
  Contributed by D. George E. King, Apache Corporation

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Disposal Practices Theme

Technical Presentation Session 3: Disposal Practices
- Williams Fork, Piceance Basin: Flowback Water Reuse – Quality and Quantity (PDF) (17 pp, 3.6MB)
  Contributed by Jill E. Cooper, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
- Treatmen t of Shale Gas Produced Water for Discharge (PDF) (26 pp, 1.8MB)
  Contributed by David Alleman, ALL Consulting, LLC
- Novel and Emerging Technologies for Produced Water Treatment (PDF) (125 pp, 2MB)
  Contributed by Pei Xu, Tzahi Cath and Jörg E. Drewes, AQWATEC, Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Colorado School of Mines
- Hydraulic Fracturing & Safe Drinking Water (PDF) (26 pp, 1.8MB)
  Contributed by Joseph J. Lee, Jr., P.G., Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Watershed Management
- Simple Modeling of the Disposition of Fluids On-Site in a Pit (PDF) (22 pp, 1.6MB)
  Contributed by Andrew A Havics, C.H.M.M., C.I.H. P.E. and Dollis Wright, PH2, LLC, Avon, IN, QEPA, Denver, CO
- Undergroun d Injection Wells f or Produced Water Disposal (PDF) (34 pp, 2.7MB)
  Contributed by Rick McCurdy Chesapeake Energy Corporation
- W astewater from Gas Development: Chemical Signatures in the Monongahela Basin (PDF) (32 pp, 3.1MB)
  Contributed by Paul Ziemkiewicz, PhD West Virginia University

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