ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTION: RECENT RESULTS FROM THE USGS OSPER PROJECT, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

• Topographic and Geologic Controls on the Distribution and Movement of Produced Water and Hydrocarbons at the Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Site "A" James K. Otton, USGS, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO
• The Chemical Composition and Distribution of Groundwater Impacted by Petroleum Production Operations: The OSPER "A" Site, Osage County, OK Yousif K. Kharaka, Robert Zielinski, and Bruce Smith, USGS, Menlo Park, CA
• Natural Remediation of Groundwater Impacted by Petroleum Production Operations: The OSPER "A" Site in Osage County, OK James Thordsen, Yousif K. Kharaka, Evangelos Kakouros and Gil Ambats, USGS, Menlo Park, CA
• Determining the Distribution of Subsurface Salt Contamination Using the Composition of Oak Leaves: A Case Study at an Oil Production site, Northeast Oklahoma Robert A. Zielinski, James Cathcart, Tammy Hannah, and John Bullock, Jr., USGS, Denver, CO
• Effects of Produced Water and Hydrocarbon Releases on Vegetation at Site A of the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Project, Osage County, Oklahoma Bobby D. Keeland and John W. McCoy, USGS, Lafayette, LA
• Topographic Mapping Using GPS Receivers and GIS Software at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research Sites in Oklahoma Marvin M. Abbott, USGS, Oklahoma City, OK
• The Fate of Petroleum Releases from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) Sites, Osage County, Oklahoma Frances Hostettler, Yousif K. Kharaka, and Edward Godsy USGS, Menlo Park, CA
• Electrical Geophysical Character of Areas of Shallow Brine Contamination, Osage County, Oklahoma Bruce D. Smith and J.K. Otton, USGS, Lakewood, CO; Marvin M. Abbott, USGS, Oklahoma City, OK; Alan Whitten, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
• Nearby Lake Sediment Quality and Seedling Tree Survival on Eroded Oily Waste/Brine Contaminated Soil Don H. Kampbell, US EPA ORD/GWERD, Ada, OK; Marvin M. Abbott, USGS, Oklahoma City, OK; Matt Smith, East Central University, Ada, OK
• Hydrology and Subsurface Transport of Oil-Field Brine at the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) "B" Site, Oklahoma William N. Herkelrath and Y.K. Kharaka, USGS, Menlo Park, CA

POLLUTION PREVENTION AND WASTE MINIMIZATION

• Potential Environmental Impact from Mishandled Waxy Crude Oils J.R. Becker, BJ Unichem Production Chemicals, Tomball, TX
• Development of an Environmentally Friendly and Economical Process for Plugging Abandoned Wells (Phase II) - IPEC FUNDED PROJECT Dr. Subhash Shah and Yeon-Tae Jeong, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
• Step Change in Development of Environmentally Responsible Chemicals Janine Killaars, John Hall, and Don Whitfill, Halliburton BV, The Netherlands
• Using GIS to Streamline Section 404 Permitting Review Process Ray Stevens, Devon Energy, Bridgeport, TX; Peter D. McKone and Eric Huff, Carter & Burgess, Fort Worth, TX; Bruce Hunter and Minhe Ji, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
• Future Outlook for Downhole Oil/Water Separators John Veil, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, DC
• The Effect of Regional Conflicts and Political Rivalries on the Release of Petroleum Hydrocarbons to the Environment Farhad Nadim, J. Iranmahboob, G. Hoag, C. Perkins, and A. Dahmani, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• Estimative for Slick Trajectories to Oil Spill Provocated by Exploration and Production Activities Both Offshore the Coast of and Inland the State of Espirito Santo Marcela Borges Barros and Robson Sarmento, Universidada Federal do Espirito Santo, BRASIL
• Reducing Remediation & Long-Term Monitoring Costs Through Accurate Site Assessment Andre Brown and Jay W. Hodny, W.L. Gore and Associates, San Francisco, CA
• Positive Potential of Offshore Applications of Managed Pressure Drilling Technology Don M. Hannegan, Weatherford UBS, Ft. Smith, AR; Bill Bland, Weatherford UBS, Houston, TX

BIOREMEDIATION I

• Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in a Soil Containing Polyacrylamide Sameer Khaitan and L.E. Erickson, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
• Bioventing of Gasoline-Contaminated Soil: Some Aspects for Optimization Stella M.C. Bezerra and Richard G. Zytner, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
• A New Tool for Characterization of Microbial Activity in Contaminated Soils During Remediation and Restoration Kerry L. Sublette, Chintan Mehta, Aditya Moralwar and Laura Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Aaron Peacock and David White, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Greg Davis, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN; Kathleen Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• The Effect of Fertilizer Use During Bioremediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil on Subsequent Restoration of Soil Ecosystems - IPEC PROJECT Chintan Mehta, Aditya Moralwar, Kerry L. Sublette, and Laura Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Josh Brokaw, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Kathleen Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Landfarming on the Alaskan North Slope - Historical Development and Recent Applications James R. Chatham, BP Group, Anchorage, AK
• Aerobic Biodegradation of Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes by Halophilic and Halotolerant Bacteria - IPEC-FUNDED PROJECT Babu Fathepure and Carla Nicholson, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
• Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated with Alkyllead Compounds - Laboratory Investigations and Field Trials Claudia Gallert and Josef Winter, University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
• Restoring Sites Using Green Remediation Strategies Dennis Beckmann, Group Environmental Mamnagement Company (A BP Affiliated Company), Tulsa, OK; Kurt Alloway, The RETEC Group, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, and David Friday, The RETEC Group, Inc., Austin, TX
• Microbial Activity in Soil During Gasoline-Ethanol Degradation Patricia Osterreicher-Cunha and J. Guimaraes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; E. Vargas, Jr. and M. Silva, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

HYDROCARBON CHARACTERIZATION AND RISK ANALYSIS

• Impact of Weathering Processes on TPH Risk-Based Screening Levels Sara J. McMillen, Nishi Nijhawan, and Kirk T. O'Reilly, ChevronTexaco, Richmond, CA
• Realistic Soil Cleanup Standards With Dual Equilibrium Desorption Mason B. Tomson, A.T. Kan, X. Cheng, and W. Chen, Rice University, Houston, TX
• Characterizing Risks to Livestock from Petroleum Hydrocarbon Exposure Mala Pattanayek and Bridgette DeShields, BBI, Inc., Petaluma, CA
• Carbon Fractionation Approach to Clean-up Standards for Soils Contaminated with Hydrocarbons Rafael G. Rivera, L. Benitez, C. Travis, and D. Miller, Alta Technical Services, Inc, Oak Ridge, TN
• Probabilistic Reliability Modeling for E&P Facilities in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve - IPEC PROJECT L. Zambrano, G. Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; K.L. Sublette, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; K. Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
• Health Risk Analysis Carried Out in an Oil Storage and Distribution Station in Eastern Central Mexico to Determine Required Cleaning Levels Rosario Iturbe, Rosa Ma Flores, Carlos Flores, and Luis G. Torres, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico
• Soil Clean-Up Levels for Residential and Industrial Land Use in Mexico: A Case Study Applying RBCA on a Site Contaminated by Hydrocarbons Rosa Maria Flores-Serrano, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico
• Light, Medium and Heavy Mexican Crude Oils Characterization Luis G. Torres, Guadalupe Urquiza, and Rosario Iturbe, Instituto de Ingenieria, UNAM, Mexico, D.F. Mexico; Beatriz Castro, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Mexico, D.F. Mexico
• A Model to Rank the Risk of Environmental Impact on the Biodiversity Around Pollution Systems Kingsley E. Abhulimen, University of Lagos, Nigeria

POSTER SESSION

• Identification of the Bioremediation Limiting Factors of a Clay Bearing Soil contaminated with Crude Oil A.C.L. Rizzo, C.D. Cunha, R.S. Raimundo, M.H. Magalhaes, J.L.S. Lemos, V.S. Millioli and R.L.C. Santos, CETEM/MCT, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; S.G.F. Leite, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; A.U. Soriano, CENPES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Bioremediation: Assessing the Addition of Biosurfactants in the Presence of Fungi on Biodegradation of Clay Soil Impacted by Petroleum Judith L.S. Lemos, V. Millioli, L. Santos, A. Rizzo, C. Cunha, and R. Santos, CETEM/MCT, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; S.G.F. Leite, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; A.U. Soriano, CENPES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Biodegradation of Synthetic Base Fluids in Gulf of Mexico Sediments David Herman and D.J. Roberts, University of Houston, Houston, TX
• Conducting Refinery Audits for Benzene Waste Operations - NESHAP Compliance Calvin Niss and David Wolfe, TriHydro Corporation, Laramie, WY; Cindy Mueller, ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX
• Nematode Population Changes During Phytoremediation of a Crude Oil-Contaminated Soil - IPEC-FUNDED PROJECT Mary Savin, S. Ziegler, G. Thoma, K. Greer, P. Tomlinson, and D. Wolf, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Looking for the Signature of the Intrinsic Bioremediation of BTEX in Subsurface Microbial Ecology Using Bio-Sep^® Bug Traps - IPEC-FUNDED PROJECT Majorie Boone, Kerry L. Sublette, and Laura Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Anita Biernacki, Aaron Peacock and David White, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Greg Davis, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN
• Looking for the Signature of the Intrinsic Bioremediation of MTBE in Subsurface Microbial Ecology Using Bio-Sep^® Bug Traps - IPEC-FUNDED PROJECT Anita Biernacki, Aaron Peacock and David White, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Greg Davis, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN; Marjorie Boone, Kerry L. Sublette, and Laura Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Ravi Kolhatkar, BP Group Environmental Mgmt Co., LaPalma, CA
• Slow Release Properties of Bio-Sep^® Beads; Baiting Bug Traps Thomas Mathew, Kerry L. Sublette, and William Redman, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Aaron Peacock and David White, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Greg Davis, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN
• Estimating the Aerial Extent of Spilled Fluids on Soil Surface with GIS Based Physical Model C.Y Wong, G.Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; K.L. Sublette and L. Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; K. Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
• Revegetation: A Comparison of Treated Contaminated Soil and Displaced Soil Following Bioremediation of a Crude Oil Spill in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve - IPEC PROJECT Chintan Mehta, Kerry L. Sublette, and Laura Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Kathleen Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Joshua Brokaw, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• The Impacts of Seismic Lines on Breeding Migratory Birds in the Kendall Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary (Canadian Arctic) Amber R. Ashenhurst, Dr. Susan J. Hannon, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Rock/Cement Permeability Under Conditions Relevant to Subsurface Disposal of Carbon Dioxide Andrew J. Dugid, Robert G. Bruant, Jr., Mileva Radonjic, George W. Scherer and Michael A. Celia, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; Charles A. Christopher, BP America, Inc., Houston, TX
• Brine Impact Assessment in the Tallgrass Prairie Alison Galatian, Bryan Tapp, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
• Status of Soil Nutrients Following Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Tallgrass Prairie Soils Joshua Brokaw, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Kerry L. Sublette, Chintan Mehta, and Laura Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; G. Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; Kathleen Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
• The Other and Original Produced Water Issue Kerry Sublette, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; J. Berton Fisher, Exponent, Inc., Tulsa, OK
• Monitoring the Effectiveness of the Sulfate Amendment of a BTEX-Contaminated Aquifer Using Bio-Sep® Bug Traps Kerry L. Sublette, Chintan Mehta, and Thomas Mathew University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Ravi Kolhatkar, BP Group Environmental Mgmt Co., LaPalma, CA; Aaron Peacock and David White, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Greg Davis, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN; Dennis Beckmann, BP Group Environmental Mgmt Co., Tulsa, OK; David Cook, GeoEngineers, Seattle, WA
• Remediation of Brine Spills With Hay, Continued - IPEC FUNDED PROJECT Shailendra Singh, Laura Ford, Kimberly Carter, and Kerry L. Sublette, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Kathleen Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

DRILLING WASTE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT / CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS

DRILLING WASTES
• New Innovative Reclamation Procedures to Cap Drilling Waste Reserve Pits in the Permafrost Environmental of North Slope, Alaska Judd Peterson, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Anchorage, AK; Jim Chatham, BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc., Anchorage, AK
• Drilling Fluid Chemicals and Earthworm Toxicity Karen McCosh and Jonathan Getliff, MI Drilling Fluids, West Tullos, Aberdeen, UK
• Chemical Method for Cleanup of Produced Oil-Coated Solids from Oil Well Operations B.R. Reddy, Ian Robb, Tom Dealy, and Don Whitfill, Halliburton Energy Services, Duncan, OK
• Onshore Drilling Waste Management: Beneficial Reuse of Cuttings Mark L. Susich, Marathon Oil Company - Alaska, Anchorage, AK; Max Schwenne, VP OASIS Environmental, Anchorage, AK
• Biodegradation of Synthetic Drilling Mud Base Fluids in Gulf of Mexico Deep-Sea Sediments D. J. Roberts, D. Herman, D. Gangumalla, and V. Demir, University of Houston, Houston, TX
• Slurry Injection of Drilling Wastes - Regulatory Requirements and Practices Markus Puder, John Veil, and William Bryson, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, DC
• Probabilistic Approach to Modeling and Risk Assessment of Cuttings Re-Injection Operations Quanxin Guo and Thomas Geehan, M-I Swaco, Houston, TX

  CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS

• Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents in Groundwater Monica P. Suarez, Tricia Rittaler, Hanadi Rifai, and Sarah Hausmen, University of Houston, Houston, TX

PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT

• Long-term Effectiveness of Surfactant-Modified Zeolite for Removal of BTEX from Produced Waters J. Michael Ranck and Robert S. Bowman, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; Brian Carrico and Lynn Katz, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Enid Sullivan, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM
• Effect of Temperature and Salinity on BTEX Removal Using Surfactant-Modified Zeolite Lynn E. Katz and Guifang Tan, University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX; Robert Bowman, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM; Enid Sullivan, Los Alamos National Labs, Los Alamos, NM
• Cost Factors Associated with Managing Produced Water at CBM Properties in the Rocky Mountain Region Deidre Boysen and Jessica Boysen, BC Technologies, Ltd, Laramie, WY
• Small Diameter Hydrocyclone Separation Efficiency Estimation Computational Fluid Dynamics Shannon Grady, G. Dale Wesson, Makola Abdullah and Egwu Kalu, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL
• Final Evaluation of Pilot Wetlands for Produced-Water Treatment at Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 L.M. Jackson, U.S. DOE, Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, Casper, WY; J.E. Myers, Chevron Texaco, Bellaire, TX
• Issues Related to Oil/Water/Solids Separation at a Commercial Produced Water Treatment Facility Operating in South Central Wyoming John E. Boysen, Tim J. Larson and Robert E. Boysen, BC Technologies, Ltd, Laramie, WY
• Flotation Pump Proves Successful for the Treatment of Produced Water Paul Broussard, Monosep Corporation, Lafayette, LA

PHYTOREMEDIATION / BIOREMEDIATION II

PHYTOREMEDIATION
• Influence of Plants on Soil Community Dynamics in a Petroleum-Contaminated Soil - IPEC-FUNDED PROJECT S.E. Ziegler, G. Thoma, K. Greer, and D. Wolf, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Mathematical Modeling of Phytoremediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Soils - IPEC FUNDED PROJECT Greg Thoma, Duane Wolf, and Susan Ziegler, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil: Results from the RTDF Cooperative Field Tests P.A. Kulakow, B.A. Leven, and L. Erickson, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
• Phytoremediation Potential of Amaranthus sp. for Heavy Metals Contaminated Soil of Oil Production Territory A.B. Bigaliev, K.K. Boguspaev, and E.T. Zhanburshin, Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakstan
• A Combined Use of Plants and Plant Growth Promoting Pseudomonas for Oil Spill Bioremediation Alexander M. Boronin, I. Kosheleva, V. Kochetkov, and A. Filonov, Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Pushchino, Russia; V. Dmitrieva, Center for Ecological Research and BioResources Development, Pushchino, Russia
  
  BIOREMEDIATION II
• Long-Term Composition Changes of Oil Residues in Patagonian Soils N.S. Nudelman, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Stella Maris Rios, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Chubut, Argentina
• Co-Composting of PAH-Contaminated Soil With Poultry Manure Harrison I. Atagana, Technikon Mangouthu, Jacobs, Durban, South Africa
• Bioremediation of Soil from Tengiz Oil and Gas Field A.B. Bigaliev, A. Zhubanova, D. Dzhusupova, and A. Baktygaly, Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakstan

SEDIMENT CONTROL WITH SILT FENCE ON PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION

• Current Silt Fence Technology, Problems and Prospects B.J. Barfield, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; J.C. Hayes, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
• Marty Matlock and R.A. Morgan, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Monitoring Data on Effectiveness of Sediment Control Techniques Mike Barrett, University of Texas, Austin, TX
• Current Research to Find Proposed Solutions to Silt Fence Problems Bill Barfield, Ellen Stevens, and Khaled Gasem, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
• Silt Fence - Problems and Prospects from the Industry Viewpoint Discussion led by Khaled Gasem, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

10 YEARS OF OIL SPILL RESEARCH IN LOUISIANA - AND STILL COUNTING!

• A Pipeline GIS for Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Michael A. Camille, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA
• Dispersant as an Oil Spill Countermeasure: Toxicity Evaluation and Oil Remediation in Wetland Environments Quianxin Lin and Irving A. Mendelssohn, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• Contingency Plans for Lousiana Coastal Waterways Ehab Meselhe and Emad Habib, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
• Pipeline Mapping in Louisiana John Snead, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• Ocean Observing System for Oil Spill Contingency, Louisiana, USA Gregory W. Stone, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• Use of Oblique Aerial Video Imagery as a Resource for Coastal Issues Karen Westphal, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Shea Penland, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
• An Oil Spill Data CD Program George Wooddell, Robert Gramling, and Craig Forsyth, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA

BIOREMEDIATION OF HYDROCARBONS AND MTBE IN GROUNDWATER

• Technology Sequencing to Reduce Groundwater Remediation Cost Richard L. Sloan, Chickadee Remediation Company, Crosby, TX; Richard E. Woodward, Sierra Environmental Services, Inc., Houston, TX
• Misconceptions Concerning the Behavior, Fate and Transport of the Fuel Oxygenates TBA and MTBE Richard E. Woodward, Sierra Environmental Services, Inc., Houston, TX; Richard L. Sloan, Lyondell Chemical Company, Channelview, TX
• Decision Support Software for Designing Groundwater Monitoring Plans Meng Ling and Hanadi Rifai, University of Houston, Houston, TX; Julia Aziz and Charles Newell, Groundwater Services, Inc., Houston, TX; Jim Gonzales and Javier Santillan, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Brooks AFB, TX
• Monitoring the Effectiveness of the Sulfate Amendment of a BTEX-Contaminated Aquifer Using Bio-Sep® Bug Traps Kerry L. Sublette, Chintan Mehta, and Thomas Mathew University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Ravi Kolhatkar, BP Group Environmental Mgmt Co., LaPalma, CA; Aaron Peacock and David White, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Greg Davis, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN; Dennis Beckmann, BP Group Environmental Mgmt Co., Tulsa, OK; David Cook, GeoEngineers, Seattle, WA
• Analysis of Microbial Communities Involved in the Remediation of BTEX in an Anaerobic Aquifer Using ¹³C-labeled Compounds, Bio-Sep® Beads and In-Situ Microcosms Roland Geyer, A. Peacock, D.C. White, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; K.L. Sublette, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; H.H. Richnow and M. Kastner, Center for Environmental Research UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
• Proving the Viability of a Large Scale Bioremedy on an MTBE-Impacted Drinking-Water Aquifer in Southern California Paul Tornatore and Glenn White, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Rochester, NY; Kate Scow, University of California, Davis, CA; Jeff Baker, Tesoro Petroleum Companies, Seattle, WA; Aaron D. Peacock, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
• Source Zone Natural Attenuation Investigations at a Former Oil Field Paul D. Lundegard, Unocal Corporation, Brea, CA; Paul C. Johnson, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• Oxygen Release Characteristics of ORC Ashish Bagga, Hanadi Rifai, William Rixey, University of Houston, Houston, TX
• Anaerobic Bio-Oxidation of MTBE and 1,2-DCA David B. Vance, ARCADIS G&M, Inc., Midland, TX; Mark Lupo, ARCADIS G&M, Inc., Houston, TX; David Liles, ARCADIS G&M, Durham, NC; Neal McHugh, Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals LLC, Carteret, NJ

LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES IN EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF OIL AND GAS

• Results of the Inventory Required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) Amendments of 2000 Richard L. Watson, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, DC
• Using Fixed-Price 3rd Party Liability Transfer to Manage Petroleum Industry Related Environmental Liability Nathan Block and Mike Holder, TRC Environmental Corporation, Austin, TX
• Overfiling - A Closer Look at the Federal Enforcement Tool Markus Puder and John Veil, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, DC
• Establishing Appropriate Numerical Water Quality Criteria For Salinity Minerals in Watersheds in Oklahoma Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK
• Texas EMS Program Requirements with Respect to ISO 14001: 1996 and Responsible Care Yoram Arnoni, Humble, TX; Bob Gifford and E. Susan Roothaan, Texas Commission on Environmental Excellence, Austin, TX
• North Slope of Alaska Underground Injection Control Operations Jim Regg and Bob Crandall, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Anchorage, AK
• Best Management Practices (BMPs) - A New Way of Managing Oil and Gas Development on the Public Lands Jim Perry and Tom Hare, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Washington, DC
• Oil and Gas Royalties Applications and Life Quality in the Communities of the Main Production Zone: Cases of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo - Brazil V.M.C. Ribeiro, Instituto de Apoio a Pesquisa e al Desenvolvimento do Estado do Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brasil; J.F. Souza and R. Sarmento, Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, Brasil
• Introduction to the Voluntary Cleanup Program and Brownfields State Response Program, Railroad Commission of Texas Aimee Beveridge, Railroad Commission of Texas, Austin, TX

CHARACTERIZATION AND REMEDIATION OF BRINE IMPACTED SOILS

• Remediation of Brine Spills With Hay, Continued - IPEC FUNDED PROJECT Laura Ford, Shailendra Singh, Kimberly Carter, and Kerry L. Sublette, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Kathleen Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
• Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: Recent Successes in Restoring A Historic Brine Scar Dennis Beckmann, Kevin Heaton, and David Tsao, BP Group Environmental Mgmt Co., Tulsa, OK; Walter Zverina, RETEC, Austin, TX
• The Use of a Hydroseeder to Revegetate Oil Brine Spill Sites Milan C. Vavrek, Wes Colgan, III, and Jeffrey Monroe, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
• Oil and Saltwater Releases from E&P Operations in Oklahoma, 1993-2003 Kerry L. Sublette, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; J. Berton Fisher, Exponent, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mike Schmidt, Oklahoma City, OK, Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Symbiotic Fungi and Plant Performance in Oil Brine Contaminated Soil Wes Colgan III and Milan Vavrek, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
• Molecular Methods to Describe Rhizosphere Fungal Communities from Oil Brine Contaminated Soils D. Ross Patrick, Wes Colgan III, and Milan Vavrek, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
• Halophyte Technology Mitigates Landowner-Driven Oilfield Saltwater and Petroleum Hydrocarbon Surface Impact Litigation D.J. Carty, GreenBridge EarthWorks, Eldorado, AR; C.R. Nestrud, Chisenhall, Nestrud & Julian, Little Rock, AR; L.E. Deuel, Soil Analytical Services, Inc., College Station, TX ; N.P. Yensen, NyPa-International, Tucson, AZ
• Restoration of Produced Water Release to East Texas Forest Land Gay Gutierrez, The RETEC Group, Inc., Austin, TX; Kevin Heaton, Group Environmental Management Company (A BP Affiliated Company), Houston, TX; Michael Sitton, BP America Production, Longview, TX

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF NATURAL GAS & GAS CONDENSATES / ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NATURAL GAS
• Solving the Next Impediment to Coal Bed Methane Development in the Powder River Basin Jim B. States, Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, Casper, WY; Terry Brown, Western Research Institute, Laramie, WY; Mickey Steward, Coal Bed Methane Coordination Coalition, Buffalo, WY
• Design Enhancements to Decrease Sump Recrystalization in a Non-Regenerative Desiccant Dryer Lori Acor, NATCO Group, Inc., Houston, TX
• Environmental and Other Issues Respecting Exploration for and Development of Sour Natural Gas in Alberta, Canada and Means to Address the Issues J.D. Dilay, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Pipeline Safety Regulations to Protect Human Health and the Environment Deborah Elcock, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, DC
• BTEX Emissions in Natural Gas Plants Omar Barkat and Muralidhar Ganji, Mcneese State University, Lake Charles, LA
• Bioregenerable Selective Sorbents for Hydrogen Sulfide Removal From Natural Gas Brandy R. Fidler and Kerry L. Sublette, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Gary Jenneman, ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville, OK; Greg Bala, INEEL, Idaho Falls, ID
  
  ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
• Development of a Title V Permit Compliance System Leigh G. McDaniel and Jeffrey A. Smith, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., Anchorage, AK
• Environmental Performance Evaluation of Upstream Activities for Oil and Gas Industry J.F. de Souza, R. Sarmento, and V.M.C. Ribeiro, Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, Brazil
• Environmental Management Systems After Sarbanes-Oxley Ann R. Barker, TRC Environmental Corporation, Austin, TX

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER / AIR EMISSIONS

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
• Technology Transfer to Independent Oil Producers in Pennsylvania and New York for Restoration of Small Crude Oil-Contaminated Sites James L. Brown, Lockheed Martin/REAC, Edison, New Jersey; Harry Allen, U.S. EPA, Edison, NJ; Vincent Zenone, U.S. EPA, Philadelphia, PA
• The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board - A Report on the First Ten Years of the Environmental Program G. Phil Spurlin, BEACON Environmental Assistance Corporation, Edmond, OK
• Hands on Audience Participation in Using IPEC Salt Soil Analysis Kit G. Phil Spurlin, BEACON Environmental Assistance Corporation, Edmond, OK; George Collington, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Chair: Robert Babcock, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

AIR EMISSIONS
• A Stock Tank Emissions Model Based on Gas Solubility - IPEC FUNDED PROJECT Jorge Plaza and R.E. Babcock, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Identifying Fugitive Emisisions with Optical Imaging Donald R. Robinson and R. Luke-Boone, ICF Consulting, Fairfax, VA
• ICF Consulting GHG "Emissions Management System" (GEMS™) Donald R. Robinson, R. Luke-Boone, V. Aggarwal, and Brian Gillis, ICF Consulting, Fairfax, VA
• Emission Inventory for Offshore Oil Production at Campeche, Mexico I. Schifter, C. Gonzalez-Macias, R. Villasenor, S. Gutierrez, A. Miranda, and E. Lopez-Salinas, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, Mexico, D.F., Mexico

ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE ENDPOINTS AND ECOSYSTEMS RESTORATION / REMEDIATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS

EAE AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
• The Beaver (Castor fiber L.) in "Zutica" Oil Field Area, R. of Croatia Zdravko Spiric, INA-Naftaplin, Zagreb, Croatia
• Microbial Indicators of Soil Ecosystem Restoration Following Bioremediation of Oil and Brine Spills - IPEC PROJECT Kathleen Duncan, E. Charles, B. Roe, D. Kupfer, and F. Najar, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; K.L. Sublette, C. Mehta, A. Moralwar, and L. Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Joshua Brokaw, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Tim Todd, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Nematodes as an Indicator of the Restoration of Soil Ecology Following Oil and Brine Spills - IPEC PROJECT Kerry L. Sublette, Chintan Mehta, Aditya Moralwar, and Laura Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Josh Brokaw, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Kathleen Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Tim Todd, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Comparing the Microbial Ecology of Oil and Brine-Impacted Soils Under Remediation - IPEC PROJECT Aditya Moralwar, Chintan Mehta, Kerry L. Sublette, and Laura Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Josh Brokaw, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Kathleen Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Tim Todd, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
• Complicating Factors in the Use of Soil Microbial Ecological Indicators to Assess Soil Ecosystem Recovery - IPEC PROJECT Kerry L. Sublette, Chintan Mehta, Aditya Moralwar, and Laura Ford, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Josh Brokaw, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Kathleen Duncan, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Tim Todd, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

  REMEDIATION OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS

• Modeling of Infinite-Dilution Activity Coefficients of Aqueous Systems Brian J. Neely, S.S. Godavarthy, R.L. Robinson, and K. Gasem, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
• Evidence of the Proliferation of Native Petroleum Reducing Bacteria Subsequent to the Application of Controlled In-Situ Chemical Oxidation Thomas Douglas, Advanced Environmental Technologies, Pensacola, FL; William Lundy, BMS, Tinley Park, IL; H. Eric Nuttall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• Remediation of TPH/PAH Contaminated Soil Using Soil Washing Rosario Iturbe, Carlos Flores, Claudia Chavez, Guadalupe Bautista, and Luis G. Torres, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico
• Treating Petroleum Contaminated Soil and Sludges Using Plasma R.N. Szente, Cidade Universitaria, Sao Paulo, Brazil; L. B. Souza, H. Pasquini, TSL Environmental Corp., Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Optimization of Technological Cleaning Systems of Underground Water from Oil-Production in the Fergana Valley (Uzbekistan) Mavlyanov N. Ganievich, B.D. Abdullaev, and J. Jamoljon, Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan

PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT / NORM

PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT
• When Oilfields Become Water Fields, The Saga of Small Producers in California Iraj Ershaghi, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Don Duttlinger, PTTC, Houston, TX; Lance Cole, PTTC, Sand Springs, OK
• Water Clarifier Improves Throughput, Oil Quality, and Overboard Water All Paul Hart, James Towner, and Joseph Cheng, Baker Petrolite Corporation, Sugar Land, TX
• Online Monitoring for Wastewater Effluent Compliance in the Chinese Petrochemical Industry John A. Satterfield, II, C.H. Guernsey and Associates, Oklahoma City, OK; Du Weidong, Petrochina Company Ltd, Hebei, China
  NORM
• NORM Scale Formation, Control, and Relation to Gas Hydrate Control Mason B. Tomson, Amy Kan, G. Fu, and M. Al-Thubaiti, Rice University, Houston, TX
• Association of NORM with Mississippi Hydrocarbon Production: Project Overview Charles T. Swann, Joel Kuszmaul, Clayton McKay, and John Matthews, University of MS, University, MS; Rick Ericksen, MS State Board of Registered Professional Geologists, Jackson, MS
• Chemical and Radiological Analyses of Mississippi Hydrocarbon Production Brines, Scales and Sludges John C. Matthews, Charles T. Swann, Joel Kuszmaul, and Clayton McKay, University of Mississippi, University, MS; Rick Ericksen, MS State Board of Registered Professional Geologists, Jackson, MS
• Radioecological Monitoring and Decontamination Technology of NORM Sludge from Vuctyl Oil and Gas Field Vladimir Nekoutchaev and Eugenue Krapivski, Ukhta State University, Ukhta, Russia; Victor Ryzhakov, Vuctyl Company, Vuctyl, Russia

• Analysis, Preparation and Review of Project Planning and Environmental Documents Pertaining to Coal Bed Methane Development J. Daniel Arthur and Bruce G. Langhus, ALL Consulting, Tulsa, OK
• Beneficial Uses of CBM Produced Water - Responsible Uses of a Critical Resource Matthew Janowiak, BLM, Durango Colorado Field Office, Durango, CO; J. Daniel Arthur, ALL Consulting, Tulsa, OK
• Hydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane Reservoirs and Related Environmental Issues Mike Paque, Ground Water Protection Council, Oklahoma City, OK; Lori Wrotenberry, NM Department of Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources, Oil Conservation Division, Santa Fe, NM
• Designing and Implementing a Coalbed Methane Regulatory Program for Montana Tom Richmond, Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation, Billings, MT
• Industry Challenges in Coalbed Natural Gas Produced Water Management Jeffrey Cline, Environment, Health and Safety, Anadarko Petroleum Company, The Woodlands, TX
• CBM: The Canadian Experience - Canada's Regulatory Environment Bill Gourley, Nexen, Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada
• CBM: The Canadian Experience - A Technical View of CBM in Western Canada Mike Simpson, Nexen, Inc., Calgary AB, Canada
• Potential Habitat Loss and Population Bottlenecks Created by Increased Flows from CBM Operations James Gore, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
• Limits on Produced Water Management Resulting from the Composition of Coalbed Methane Produced Water: The Powder River Basin Cyndi Rice, USGS, Denver, CO; Yousif Kharaka, USGS, Menlo Park, CA; J. Berton Fisher, Exponent, Tulsa, OK
• Dissolved Organics in Coal-Associated Waters: Implications for Human and Ecosystem Health J. Berton Fisher, Exponent, Tulsa, OK; Annette Santamaria, Exponent, Houston, TX