Technical Sessions

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007 - AFTERNOON

REMEDIATION OF HYDROCARBON SPILLS I (Sam Rayburn I & II)

Chair: J. Kenneth Wittle, Electro-Petroleum, Inc., Wayne, PA

Ex-Situ Treatment of Petroleum Saturated Soils Using Chemox Isaac M. Aboulafia and Doug D. Carvel, MECX, LLC, Houston, TX	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Surfactant-Enhanced Activated Persulfate Remediation of MGP Residuals George Hoag, VeruTEK, Bloomfield, CT; Phillip Block, FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA; Ted Leissing, Keyspan Energy, Hicksville, NY	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Surfactant Enhanced Multi-Phase Extraction for Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Sites Nick Athens and David M. Goodrich, EcoVac Corporation, Woodstock, GA	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Maximizing LNAPL Recovery Using Automation and Information Technology William W. Musser, Glenn A. Burks, William F. Girolamo, Karyn Igarand, and Jeffrey Miller, Environmental Data Solutions Group, LLC (EDSG), Foothill Ranch, CA	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
RemOx® EC Stabilization Reagent for In Situ Biogeochemical Stabilization and Flux Reduction of NAPL Kelly Frasco and Matthew Dingens, Carus Corporation, Peru, IL; Jim Mueller and Alan Seech, Adventus Americas, Inc., Freeport, IL; Joana Moreno, Adventus Americas, Inc., Conifer, CO; Fayaz Lakhwala, Adventus Americas, Inc., Union, NJ	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
The Use of Electrochemical GeoOxidation (ECGO) for the Destruction of PAHs in Coal Tar J. Kenneth Wittle, Electro-Petroleum, Inc., Wayne, PA; Lawrence M. Zanko, NRRI, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN; James Harrison, Harrison Marine Electronics, Duluth, MN	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Field Reports Indicate that Combining Established ISCO Technology with a Revolutionary New Application Technique Provided a Very Successful Process for Remediation of Benzene William L. Lundy, DeepEarth Technologies, Inc., Alsip, IL; Charles A. Montero, Rosengarten, Smith & Associates, Inc., Austin, TX	4:25 pm - 4:50 pm
Estimating Total Mass of Volatile Contaminants Using Organic Vapor Meter Readings of Core Samples Thomas E. Lains, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK	4:50 pm - 5:15 pm
In-Situ Reduction of Ethylene Dibromide/Halogenated in Soil Contaminated with Hydrocarbon Contaminants Using Controlled In-Situ Chemical Oxidation/Enhancement Process Thomas D. Douglas, DeepEarth Technologies, Inc., Pensacola, FL and William Lundy, DeepEarth Technologies, Inc., Alsip, IL	5:15 pm - 5:40 pm

 

LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES (Azalea I & II)

Chair: Bruce Langhus, ALL Consulting, Tulsa, OK

Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) Inventory: Implications for Development of Future Onshore National Oil and Gas Supply Richard Watson, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, D.C.; Jeffrey Eppink, Mike Marquis and Megan Billlingsley, Enegis, LLC, Fairfax, VA	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Interpreting the Hazardous Air Pollutants Area Source Rule G. H. Holliday, Holliday Environmental Services, Inc., Bellaire, TX	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Hazardous Materials Offeror Site Security Plan G. H. Holliday, Holliday Environmental Services, Inc., Bellaire, TX	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Making Use of Categorical Exclusions When Preparing NEPA Documentation Bruce Langhus and J. Daniel Arthur, ALL Consulting, Tulsa, OK	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
The Railroad Commission of Texas Operator Cleanup Program: Case Studies and Recent Developments Peter G. Pope, Railroad Commission of Texas, Austin, TX	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
Beyond Horse Trading: Legal Defenses to Natural Resources Damage Claims Neal H. Weinfield, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago, IL	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Recent State and Federal Developments In Assessing and Controlling Emissions of Greenhouse Gases Ronald L. Berglund and Sucheta Parkhi, Terracon Consultants, Inc., Houston, TX	4:25 pm - 4:50 pm

REMEDIATION OF BRINE-IMPACTED SOILS (Blue Bonnet)

Chair: Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Locating and Evaluating Saline Tributaries to Impaired Streams in Several Southern Oklahoma Oilfields Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
From Bad to Worse: The Consequences of a Poor Brine Spill Remediation Plan Carla Landrum, Cas Bridge, Ean Garvin, Dan Weber, Jennifer Busch-Harris, Kerry Sublette, and Bryan Tapp, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Salt Removal by Natural Attenuation: Results from OSPER “A” Site, Osage County, Oklahoma Yousif Kharaka, James J. Thordsen, William N. Herkelrath, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA; Marvin M. Abbott, USGS, Oklahoma City, OK	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Fiber Rolls as a Tool for Re-Vegetation of Oil-Brine Contaminated Watersheds Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; Milan Vavrek, Glenville State University, Glenville, GA; Howard Hunt, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Kerry Sublette, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
Wandering Salt – Implications for Remediation of Historic Brine Scars Ean Garvin, Shoeb Munshi, Carla Landrum, Jennifer Busch-Harris, Kerry Sublette, and Bryan Tapp, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
Agricultural Soil Science and the Remediation of Oil and Brine Spills Kerry Sublette, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm

WASTE MINIMIZATION AND POLLUTION PREVENTION (Camellia I & II)

Chair: Lisa Gieg, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Generalized SLD-PR Adsorption Model for Pure and Mixed Gases on Coal Matrices K.A.M. Gasem, S.A. Mohammad, J.S. Chen, and R.L. Robinson, Jr.; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK	1:30 pm -1:55 pm
Front-End Loading Trends in Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment Heather Boyd, Acorn International, LLC, Houston, TX	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Practical Guidelines for Roadspreading of Exploration and Production (E&P) Wastes John A. Connor, Farrukh Ahmad, Roger J. Pokluda, and Katherine C. Hamel, GSI Environmental, Inc., Houston, TX; Krish Ravishankar, Occidental Petroleum Corp., Houston, TX	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Paraffin Control in Oil Wells Using Anaerobic Microorganisms Lisa Gieg, Irene Davidova, Kathleen Duncan, and Joe Suflita, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
Early Warning – The Key to Oil Spill Prevention & Response Chris R. Chase, Interocean Systems, Inc., San Diego, CA; Len Roberts, Crosslen Consulting, San Diego, CA	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
Bioenergy Production Via the Conversion of Residual Hydrocarbons to Methane Lisa Gieg, Irene Davidova, Kathleen Duncan, and Joe Suflita, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Two-Dimensional Equation-of-State Modeling of Adsorption of Coalbed Methane Gases K.A.M. Gasem, S.A. Mohannad, Z. Pan, and R.L. Robinson, Jr., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK	4:25 pm - 4:50 pm
Produced Water Treatment Equipment: Repair or Replace Frank Richerand, Sr. and Frank Richerand, Jr., Enviro-Tech Systems, L.L.C., Covington, LA	4:50 pm - 5:15 pm

POSTER SESSION (Century Ballroom - Exhibit Hall)

Chair: Cas Bridge & Ean Garvin, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

• Stakeholder Engagement Programs: Balancing International Best Practices and In-Country Leadership
  Heather Boyd, Acorn International, Houston, TX; Atma S. Khalsa, McGill University, Millis, MA; Dean Slocum, Acorn International, Boxborough, MA
• Sample Size and Statistical Power Considerations in a Field Soil Remediation Study of Aged Hydrocarbon Fractions
  Asfaw Bekele and Michelle Young, Imperial Oil Resources, Calgary, AB, Canada
• Investigation of Wetland-Enhanced Hydrocarbon Natural Attenuation
  Laleh Rastegarzadeh and Yarrow Nelson, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Los Osos, CA
• Integrated Wireless Sensors in Oil Pipeline Integrity Monitoring
  Bonny B.N. Umeadi and K.G. Jones, University of Greenwich, London, UK
• Hydrocarbon Induced Water Repellency in Sandy and Clayey Soils in a Tropical River Delta
  Randy H. Adams, Francisco J. Guzman-Osorio, J. Abisenas Alvarez-Rivera, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco, Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico; Joel Zavala-Cruz, Colegio de Posgraduadoa-Cardenas, Cardenas, Tabasco, Mexico
• Utilizing Organophilic Clays for Flexible Remediation Options Concerning Organic Laden Soils, Sediments and Groundwater
  Allen Bullock and Jim Olsta, CETCO, Arlington Heights, IL
• Remediation of Spilled Oil Using Biosurfactant Produced by Gordonia sp. JE-1058
  Saeki Hasashi, Masaru Sasaki, Kouei Komatsu, and Hitoshi Matsuda, Japan Energy Corporation, Saitama, Japan
• Influence of Surface Geochemistry on Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation (SEAR) Design
  Zhixun Lin, Olivia Pierce, and Tzu-Ping Hsu, Surbec Environmental, Norman, OK; Jeffery Harwell, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
• Optimization of the Reaction Conditions for Enzymatic Removal of Phenol from Wastewater
  I. Alemzadeh and F. Mirzaei, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
• HPLC Fractionation Using a Silver-Modified Column Followed by Two-Dimensional Comprehensive Gas Chromatography for Detailed Group-Type Characterization of Oils and Oil Pollutions
  Debin Mao, Hendrik Van De Weghe, Ludo Diels, Nicole De Brucker, and Richard Lookman, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium
• Development of Decision Algorithms for Resource Allocation in Exploration and Production Facilities
  Greg J. Thoma, Lyda Zambrano, and Chun-Yen Wong, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; Kerry Sublette, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Kathleen Duncan, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
• Preliminary Investigations into the Residence Behavior and Migration of Produced Water within Tallgrass Prairie Soils
  Carla Landrum, William A. Redman, Kerry Sublette, Bryan Tapp, Kenneth Roberts, Jennifer Busch-Harris, and Dan Weber, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007 - MORNING

BENEFICIAL RE-USE OF PRODUCED WATER (Sam Rayburn I & II)

Chair: James Otton, USGS, Lakewood, CO

Legal and Regulatory Permitting for Re-Use of Purified Produced Water Matthew Bruff, Altela, Inc., Englewood, CO	8:00 am - 8:25 am
A System for the Purification of Oilfield Wastewater Incorpor ating Pretreatment Stages and Reverse Osmosis Technology David Crowe, GeoPure Water Technologies, LLC, College Station, TX; Carl Vavra, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Innovative Produced Water Treatment Process for Coal Bed Methane Production Bob Kimball, CDM, Helena , MT; Ken Klinko, CDM, Carlsbad, CA	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Update on EPA’s Clean Water Act Study of the Coalbed Methane Industry Sector Carey A. Johnston, US EPA, Washington, DC	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Geographical Assessment of Potential for Beneficial Use of Produced Water Steve Dundorf and Katie Benko, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Development of Produced Water Treatment Strategies Based on Raw Water Quality, Desired Beneficial Use, and Technological Limitations Katie Benko and Steve Dundorf, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; Jorg Drewes, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Beneficial Use of Produced Water – Water as a Valuable By-Product David R. Stewart, Stewart Environmental Consultants, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; Lynn Takaichi, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, San Francisco, CA	10:55 am - 11:20 am
Energy Production and Produced Water in the Upper Colorado River Basin James K. Otton, U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, CO	11:20 am - 11:45 am
Horseradish Peroxidase Immobilized in Calcium Alginate for Catalytic Oxidation of Phenolic Wastewater Slamak Nejati and I. Alemzadeh, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran	11:45 am - 12:10 pm

REMEDIATION OF HYDROCARBON SPILLS II (Azalea I & II)

Chair: Greg Smith, Thermal Remediation Services, Inc., Woodridge, IL

Using Electrical Resistance Heating for Oil Production from Oil Sands and Shales Greg Smith, Thermal Remediation Services, Inc., Woodridge, IL; Greg Beyke, Thermal Remediation Services, Inc., Franklin, TN	8:00 am - 8:25 am
In-Situ Stabilization/Solidification of Catalyst & Sediment Containing Petroleum Compounds and Metals Rajesh Singh and Karin Wood, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc., Doylestown, PA; Sean Horne, Valero Refining Co., Paulsboro, NJ	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Dissolved Phase Petroleum Remediation at a Remote Pipeline Site Using iSOC Technology in Conjunction with Bio-Sparge Thomas J. Dunnahoe, MWH Americas, Inc., Houston, TX; William V. Thompson III, URS Corporation, Houston. TX	8:50 am - 9:15 am
New Low Concentration Surfactant Approach for Surfactant Enhanced Aquifer Remediation (SEAR) Jeffrey Harwell and Prapas Lohateeraparp, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Tzu-Ping Hsu, Zhixun Lin, Olivia Pierce, and Ben Shiau, Surbec Environmental LLC, Norman, OK	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Evaluation of a Cost Effective and Sustainable SVE Off-Gas Treatment Technology for “High Concentration” Recalcitrant Compounds and LNAPL/DNAPL Lowell Kessel, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Costa Mesa , CA; Carol Wionell, GEO, Inc., Orange, CA; Richard Farson, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., San Diego, CA	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Infrared Evaluation for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) in Soil Using Portable Detection Equipment at Petrobras E&P Lucia De Toledo Camara Neder, Adriana U. Soriano, Ronalt L. Vital, Fredericl G. Landa, and Denise de Almeida Pires Do Rosario PETROBRAS – Petroleo Brasileire, S.A., Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Recent Field Applications of Activated Persulfate, Including Petroleum Sites Phillip Block and Linda S. Osborne, FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA	10:55 am - 11:20 am
Adjustable Depth Air Sparging Case Study Michael C. Marley, XDD, LLC, Stratham, NH; Matthew T. Walsh, XDD, LLC, Quakertown, PA; Andrew S. Drucker, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, Port Hueneme, CA	11:20 am - 11:45 am

MTBE/TBA (Camellia I & II)

Chair: Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Biodegradation of Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether in a Fluidized Bed Reactor Manmohan Lal, Khursheed Karim, and Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR	8:00 am - 8:25 am
Optimizing High Flow Pulsed Air Sparging for Remediation of MTBE and TBA in the Source Area Shankar Subramanian and Tim Dull, URS Corporation, Chicago, IL; Xiaomin Yang, BP Corporation North America, Inc., Warrenville, IL; Tom Tunnicliff, Atlantic richfield Company, a BP Affiliated Company, Warrenville, IL	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Using Carbon and Hydrogen Stable Isotope Analysis to Quantify MTBE Biodegradation during Air Sparging Xiaomin Yang, BP Corporation North America, Inc., Warrenville, IL; Tomasz Kuder, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Shankar Subramanian, URS Corporation, Chicago, IL	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Stable Isotope Probing with 13C-MTBE- and 13C-TBA Amended Bio-Sep ® Beads in Sulfate Reducing Microcosms Kerry Sublette, Jennifer Busch-Harris, and Kenneth Roberts, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; John Wilson and Cherri Adair, U.S. EPA, Ada, OK; Xiaomin Yang, BP Corporation North America, Inc., Warrenville, IL; Greg Davis, Microbial Insights, Rockford, TN; Aaron Peacock, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN; William E. Holmes and David Harris, University of California, Davis, CA	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Field Evidence for Anaerobic Biodegradation of TBA Using Bio-Sep ® Stable Isotope Probing Kerry Sublette, Jennifer Busch-Harris and Kenneth Roberts, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Xiaomin Yang, BP Corporation North America, Inc., Warrenville, IL; Arati Kolhatkar, BP Corporation North America, Inc., Houston, TX; Greg Davis and Dora Ogles, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN; Aaron Peacock, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN; Doug Mackay, William E. Holmes and David Harris, University of California, Davis, CA	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Documenting the Biodegradation of MTBE and TBA in an Air Sparging Pilot Study Using Bio-Sep ® Bio-Traps and Stable Isotope Probing Kerry Sublette, Jennifer Busch-Harris, and Kenneth Roberts, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Xiaomin Yang, BP Corporation North America, Inc., Warrenville, IL; Arati Kolhatkar, BP Corporation North America, Inc., Houston, TX; Shankar Subramanian, URS Corporation, Chicago, IL; Greg Davis, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN; Aaron Peacock, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN; William E. Holmes and David Harris, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Subsurface Microbial Ecology of MTBE and TBA Biodegradation in a Gasoline-Contaminated Aquifer Kerry Sublette, Jennifer Busch-Harris, Ken Roberts, and Carla Landrum, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Aaron Peacock, Haley & Aldrich, Oak Ridge, TN; Greg Davis and Dora Ogles, Microbial Insights, Rockford, TN; William E. Holmes, University of California, Davis, CA; Christopher Ota, Delta Consultants, Aliso Viejo, CA; Xiaomin Yang, BP Corporation North America, Inc., Warrenville, IL	10:55 am - 11:20 am

GEOPHYSICAL TOOLS FOR LOCATING & MAPPING BRINE IMPACTS (Blue Bonnet)

Chairs: Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK; Bruce Smith, U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, CO

Application of Electrical Geophysical Methods in Energy Co-produced Water Salinity Mapping: An Update Bruce D. Smith, U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, CO; Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK; Christa Tyrrell, Ft. Peck Environmental Department, Ft. Peck, MT; Nancy Dorsey, US EPA, Dallas, TX; Mike Jacobs, Pioneer Natural Resources, Midland, TX	8:00 am - 8:25 am
Thunderhead Hills Geophysical Survey Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK; John M. Harrington, ACOG, Oklahoma City, OK	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Use of Geoelectric Methods to Find the Source of Saline Impacts Todd Halihan, Emiko Konishi, and Timothy Sickbert, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Using a Helicopter Electro-Magnetic Survey to Locate Salinity Sources Affecting Streams in Southern Oklahoma Oilfields Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK; Bruce Smith, USGS, Denver, CO	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Stream-Axis EM from a Helicopter: Identifying Salinity Sources in a Large River Basin Jeffrey G. Paine, Edward W. Collins, and H.S. Nance, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Application of Airborne Electromagnetic Data and Decision Support Models for Developing Produced Water Management Plans in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming James I. Sams, III and Brian Lipinski, U.S. DOE/NETL, Pittsburgh, PA; William Harbert, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Bruce D. Smith, USGS, Denver, CO	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Panel Discussion: How Best to Use Electro-Magnetic and Other Geophysical Methods in Oilfield Areas Panel Members: Mary Gilkison, The Benham Companies, LLC, Norman, OK; William Renfro, Texas Railroad Commission, Austin, TX; Jay Eubanks, BP Corporation North America, Inc., Houston, TX; Gene Keepper, U.S. EPA Region 6, Dallas, TX; Billy Frazier, Devon Energy, Oklahoma City, OK; Bruce Smith, USGS, Denver, CO; Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK (Panel Moderator)	10:55 am - 11:45 am

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007 - MORNING

CBM PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES SPECIAL SESSION (Blue Bonnet)

Chairs: John Boysen & Deidre Boysen, BC Technologies, Laramie, WY

Symposium Overview – John Veil, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, D.C.	8:00 am - 8:25 am
Membrane Filtration: An Emerging Tool for Produced Water Management Robert E. Boysen, Kevin L. Alexander, and Robert R. McCandless, Separation Processes, Inc., Tempe, AZ; Scott A. Lacy, Separation Processes, Inc., Carlsbad, CA	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Petro-Canada Relies on Innovative Water Treatment Technology to Minimize Waste Volumes and Meet Discharge Regulations Todd Hook & Dave Husen, Siemens Water Technologies, La Mirada, CA	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Continuous Countercurrent Ion Exchange Applied to CBM Produced Water Treatment in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana Douglas Beagle, EMIT Water Discharge Technology, LLC, Sheridan, WY; Richard Dennis, Severn Trent Water Purification, Inc., Tampa, FL	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05
Purification of Produced Water Using Hybrid CDI-ED Technology Robert Atlas, Aqua EWP, LLC, San Antonio, TX; John Wendell, Redwine Resources, Inc., Dallas, TX	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Making Water From Waste – AltelaRainSM Produced Water Treatment Ned A. Godshall, Altela, Inc., Albuquerque , NM; Matthew Bruff, Altela, Inc., Denver, CO	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Freeze-Thaw/Evaporation (FTE) Process for Produced Water Treatment and Disposal John E. Boysen and Deidre Boysen, BC Technologies, Ltd., Laramie, WY	10:55 am - 11:20 am
Overview of Produced Water Treatment Technologies for Coalbed Methane Produced Water Treatment and Disposal Deidre Boysen and John E. Boysen, BC Technologies, Ltd., Laramie, WY	11:20 am - 11:45 am

BIOREMEDIATION OF GROUNDWATER AND SOILS I (Sam Rayburn I & II)

Chair: Khursheed Karim, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Detailed Group-Type Characterization of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using HPLC Fractionation Followed by Two-Dimensional Comprehensive Gas Chromatography (GCxGC) for Assessment of Remediation Potential of Oil Contaminated Soils Debin Mao, Hendrik Van De Weghe, Ludo Diels, Nicole De Brucker, and Richard Lookman, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Belgium	8:00 am - 8:25 am
Simultaneous Depletion of Oil Components During Initial Biodegradation of Crude Oil by Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria Bent Barman Skaare, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, Norway; Hege Ommedal and Tarja Torsvik, Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research, Bergen, Norway; Tanja Barth, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Long Term Fertility Monitoring of Soil Treated by the Chemical-Biological Stabilization Method Randy H. Adams, Francisco J. Guzman-Osorio, J. Abisenas Alvarez-Rivera, and Veronica I. Dominguez-Rodriguez, Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco – UJAT, Villhermosa, Tabasco, Mexico	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Bioremediation of PAHs and Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Surface Soils Jeffrey W. Talley and Xiaofel Cui, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN; Peter Berveiler, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., Houston, TX	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Remediation of Hydrocarbon Spills Using Electrical Resistance Heating and Enhanced Anaerobic Biodegradation Greg Smith, Thermal Remediation Services, Inc., Woodridge, IL; David Fleming, Thermal Remediation Services, Inc., Snoqualmie, WA	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Phytoremediation of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Criteria Working Group (TPHCWG): A Field Study at El Dorado, Arkansas Khursheed Karim, Greg Thoma, D.C. Wolf, and K.J. Davis, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Measurement of Pyrene Degradation Kinetics in Soybean Rhizosphere: Fibrous vs. Tap Root Systems Pei Ting Hsu, D.C. Wolf, Khursheed Karim, and Gregory J. Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR	10:55 am - 11:20 am
mGCW In Situ Bioreactor Technology for Accelerated Removal of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and MTBE from Soil and Groundwater Joanna Moreno, Adventus Americas, Conifer, CO; Jim Mueller, Adventus Americas, Chicago, IL; Fayaz Lakhwala, Adventus Americas, Union City, NJ; Alan Seech, Adventus Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada	11:20 am - 11:45 am
Remediation of Seawater Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbons in North West of Persian Gulf Manouchehr Vossoughi, I. Alemzadeh, and A. Zarrabi, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran	11:45 am - 12:10 pm

FORENSIC GEOCHEMISTRY AND SITE ASSESSMENT (Azalea I & II)

Chair: Tomasz Kuder, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Factors Affecting the Spatial and Temporal Composition of Gas Seeps Originating from a Gas Well Point Source, Piceance Basin Colorado Anthony Gorody, Universal Geoscience Consulting, Inc., Houston, TX	8:00 am - 8:25 am
Visual Methods for Geochemical Screening of Possible Impacts to Groundwater by Oilfield Brines Robert S. Lee, David T. Adamson, and Mindy Vanderford, GSI Environmental, Inc., Houston, TX	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Forensic Geochemistry – Stable Isotope Fingerprinting of Gasolines Tomasz Kuder, Paul Philp, and Jon Allen, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Site Assessment Using Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) at Hydrocarbon Contaminated Sites Jason Kirwin and Joann Dyson, West Central Environmental Consultants, Inc., Morris, MN	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Nematode Community Structure as a Bioindicator of Soil Ecosystem Restoration Following Remediation of Brine-Impacted Sites Cas Bridge, Jennifer Busch-Harris, and Kerry Sublette, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Tim Todd, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; Kathleen Duncan, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Geologic Carbon Sequestration Effects on Microbial Communities Susan Pfiffner and S. DiFurio, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; T.J. Phelps, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN	10:30 am - 10:55 am

BROWNFIELDS PROGRAMS / OIL-WATER-SOLIDS SEPARATIONS (Camellia I & II)

Chair: David D. Friday, URS Corporation, Austin, TX

BROWNFIELDS PROGRAMS

How the Oilfield Brownfields Program in Oklahoma Works Jeffery Myers and Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK	8:00 am - 8:25 am
Railroad Commission of Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) and Brownfield Response Program (BRP): Requirements and Incentives Aimee Beveridge, Railroad Commission of Texas, Austin, TX	8:25 am - 8:50 am
US EPA Region 6: Introduction to EPA’s Brownfields Program and Brownfields Petroleum Grants Casey Luckett Snyder, US EPA Region 6, Dallas, TX	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Houston-Galveston Green Brownfields Initiative David Friday and Susan Ferguson, URS Corporation, Austin, TX; Dennis Milligan, U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development, Houston, TX	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Decommissioning, Remediation, and Redevelopment of Seaholm Power Plant N. Jason Pittman, URS Corporation, Austin, TX	10:05 am - 10:30 am

OIL-WATER-SOLIDS SEPARATIONS

Theory-Framed Quantitative Structure-Property Relationship Modeling for Aqueous System Multiple Temperature Infinite-Dilution Activity K.A.M. Gasem, B.J. Neely, and R.L. Robinson, Jr., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Experimental Mutual Solubility Measurements of Selected Hydrocarbon-Water Systems K.A.M. Gasem, B.J. Neely, and R.L. Robinson, Jr., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK	10:55 am - 11:20 am

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007 - AFTERNOON

PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES SPECIAL SESSION – OFFSHORE AND OTHER
(Blue Bonnet)

Chair: John Veil, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

Case Studies Identify Induced Gas Flotation as BET Shaya Movafaghian, Petreco Process Systems – Cameron, Houston, TX	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Produced Water Treatment Using Hydrocyclones – Theory and Practical Application Alistair Sinker, Cyclothech, Ltd., Bassingstoke, UK	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Adapting a De-Oiling Solution to the Unique Characteristics of Produced Water M.J. Plebon, Xuejun Chen, and Marc A. Saad, TORR Canada, Inc., Montreal, QU, Canada	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Flotation Technologies Edward Godeaux, Siemens Water Technologies, Broussard, LA	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
The EPCON CFU Technology – An Alternative to Traditional Produced Water Treatment Torbjorn Juliussen, M-I EPCON AS, Porsgrunn, Norway	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
The Removal of Toxic Hydrocarbons from Oil and Gas Produced Water with the Macro Porous Polymer Extraction Technology Dick Th. Meijer, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies MPP Systems B.V., The Netherlands	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Produced Water Polishing Promotes Compliance During Conventional System Upsets Jerald W. Darlington, CETCO Oilfield Services, Arlington Heights, IL	4:25 pm - 4:50 pm
Afternoon Session Wrap-up – An Overview of Offshore and Other Onshore Produced Water Treatment Technologies James Robinson, BP Exploration & Production Technology Group, Houston, TX; John Veil, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, DC	4:50 pm - 5:15 pm

BIOREMEDIATION OF GROUNDWATER AND SOILS II (Sam Rayburn I & II)

Chair: Eric Raes, Engineering and Land Planning Associates, Inc., Clinton, NJ

Attenuation of Contaminants in Groundwater Impacted by Surface Mining of Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada James F. Barker and Trevor Tomkins, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; Alex Oiffer, Worley Parsons Komex, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Francoise Gervais, Gartner Lee, Ltd., Markham, ON, Canada	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Assessment of Benzene Degradation Using Stable Isotope Probing Dora Ogles, Greg Davis, and Anita Biernacki, Microbial Insights, Rockford, TN; Brett Baldwin, University of Tennessee Center for Biomarker Analysis, Knoxville, TN; Eric Hince, Geovation Consultants, Inc., Florida, NY; Jennifer Busch-Harris and Kerry Sublette, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Characterizing the Occurrence and Migration of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Fractured Bedrock Aquifers: A Basis for Remedial Design Jeffrey R. Hale and John R. Boulanger, Kleinfelder, Cranberry Township, PA; William E. Gottobrio, Kleinfelder, Hamilton, NJ	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Remediation of a Petroleum Spill at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, Using Pure Oxygen Walter S. Mulica, Global Technologies, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; Janet S. Roemmel, SECOR International, Inc., Murray, UT	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
Enzyme Treatment for Oxidative-Stress-Reduction to Support Bioaugmentation Following Activated Persulfate Injection Eric C. Hince, Geovation Consultants, Inc., Florida, NY; Edward Sullivan, The Whitman Companies, East Brunswick, NJ	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
Determining In Situ Degradation Rates for Petroleum Compounds Via Push Pull Tests under Natural and Bio-Stimulated Conditions Eric Raes, Engineering and Land Planning Associates, Inc., Clinton, NJ; Aaron Peacock, Haley and Aldrich, Oak Ridge, TN; Kerry L. Sublette and Jennifer Busch-Harris, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; Jack Istok, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; Greg Davis, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Evaluation of Puccinellia Distance Performance in Phytoremediation Manouchehr Vossoughi, I. Alemzadeh, and A. Zarrabi, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; R. Ezzatian, Azad University, Tehran, Iran	4:25 pm - 4:50 pm

DRILLING WASTE MANAGEMENT / ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE & AUDITING
(Camellia I & II)

Chair: Kayli Clements, MI SWACO, Houston, TX

DRILLING WASTE MANAGEMENT

Unique Electrophoresis Technology to Recycle Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluids Sarah Wood and Karen McCosh, M-I SWACO, West Tullos, Aberdeen, UK; Gerry Meeten, Schlunberger Cambridge Research, Cambridge, UK	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
New Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Drilling Waste Treatment Technologies and Programs – Update Manny Gonzalez, US Liquids of LA, L.P., Houston, TX; Dennis Patton, US Liquids of LA, L.P., Colorado City, TX; Wayne Crawley, US Liquids of LA, L.P., Bryan, TX	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Development of a Standardized Screening Procedure for Bioremediation of Drill Cuttings Kayli Clements, Stephen Rabke, and Steve Yound, MI SWACO, Houston, TX; Myron Lazoruk, MI SWACO, Calgary, Canada	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Development of a Standardized Test to Determine Leachability of Mineral Waste and Chemical Components in Drill Cuttings Kayli Clements, Gary Fout, and Will Marchbanks, MI SWACO, Houston, TX	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE & AUDITING
ICE Environmental – Internet Collaboration Environment Michael Quaill, MIJARA, Inc., Allison Park, PA; Michael Kuhn, Tetra Tech, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
An Overview of Advanced Diagnostics for Site Management, Assessment and Closure Stephen Koenigsberg, WSP Environmental Strategies, Irvine, CA; John Simon and Scott Haitz, WSP Environmental Strategies, Reston, VA; Matt Burns, WSP Environmental Strategies, Boxborough, MA	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Increase Efficiency of Spill Reporting and Manage Liability by Utilizing Data from an Environmentally Targeted Database Kelly Davidson, Peloton, Houston, TX; James Hatcher, Peloton, Calgary, AB, Canada	4:25 pm - 4:50 pm

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF FUEL ETHANOL (Blue Bonnet)

Chair: Kerry L. Sublette, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

Fuel Ethanol Considerations Brent Stafford and Curt Stanley, Shell Global Solutions (US), Inc., Houston, TX	8:00 am - 8:30 am
Some Environmental Consequences of a Release of Ethanol to Groundwater John T. Wilson, US EPA Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center, Ada, OK (Invited)	8:30 am - 9:00 am
Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopic Evaluation of the Source of Methane in Ethanol-Gasolines Barb Fletcher, Ramon Aravena, Jim Barker, and Barb Butler, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada	9:00 am - 9:30 am
Understanding the Fate and Transport of Fuel-Ethanol from Large Releases Roy F. Spalding and Mary E. Exner, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Mark A. Toso, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minneapolis, MN; Greg Hattan, Kansas Department of Health & Environment, Topeka, KS	9:30 am - 10:00 am
Break	10:00 am - 10:20 am
Impacts of Ethanol on Natural Attenuation of BTEX and MTBE Doug Mackay and K.M. Scow, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA	10:20 am - 10:50 am
Evaluation of Benzene Plume Elongation Mechanisms Exerted by Ethanol Using RT3D with a General Substrate Interaction Module Diego E. Gomez, Phillip B. Bedient, and Pedro J.J. Alverez, Rice University, Houston, TX; William Rixey, Univerisity of Houston, Houston, TX; Phillip C. de Blanc, GSI Environmental, Inc., Houston, TX	10:50 am - 11:20 am
The Impact of Fuel Ethanol on Groundwater: Source Behavior William Rixey and Brent P. Stafford, University of Houston, Houston, TX; Pedro J.J. Alvarez and Natalie L. Capiro, Rice University, Houston, TX	11:20 am - 11:50 am
Air Quality/Environmental Compliance Issues for Ethanol Production Facilities John R. Gibbons, URS Corporation, Milwaukee, WI	11:50 am - 12:20 am