POSTER SESSION
(Texas Ballroom A & B - 2nd Floor)

• Fate of Ethanol Fuels in the Vadose Zone
  Juliana G. Freitas & James F. Barker, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; Heather McLeod & James E. Smith, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
• Fermentable Sugars Synthetizated as Osmoprotectant Compounds by Photosynthetic Microorganisms
  Luis Fernández Linares, Ma. del Pilar Bremauntz Michavila, Luis Gilberto Torres Bustillos, Claudio Garibay Orijel & Rosa Olivia Cañizares Villanueva, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
• Remediation of Soils and Ground Water Using Combined In-Situ chemical Oxidation and Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) to Pinpoint Contaminant Sources
  William Lundy, DeepEarth Technologies, Inc., Alsip, IL; Randy St. Germain, Dakota Technologies, Inc., Fargo, ND

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 - MORNING

TREATMENT & BENEFICIAL USE OF PRODUCED WATER
(Executive Salon 5 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: Pei Xu, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

An Integrated Framework for Treatment & Management of CBM Produced Water Tzahi Cath, Jörg E. Drewes, Pei Xu, Nathan Hancock, Katharine Dahm, Katherine L. Guerra & Dean Heil, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; Jim Graydon, Jean Debroux & Dawn Taffler, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, San Francisco, CA; John Veil, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington DC; Seth Snyder, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL; Bob Raucher, Stratus Consulting, Boulder, CO; Wayne Buschmann, Eltron Research, Boulder, CO (Research supported through funding by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory)	8:00 am - 8:25 am
Coalbed Methane Produced Water Usability through Characterization Katharine G. Dahm, Katherine L. Guerra, Pei Xu, Nathan Hancock, Tzahi Cath & Jörg E. Drewes, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO	8:25 am - 8:50 am
From Waste to Resource – an Excel® Application to Analyze Water Quality and Select Treatment for CBM Produced Water Katharine Dahm, Xanthe Mayer, Tzahi Cath, Nathan Hancock, Pei Xu, Katherine L. Guerra & Jörg E. Drewes, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Feasibility and Economic Analysis of Beneficial Use of Produced Water Pei Xu, Xanthe Mayer, Katharine Dahm, Nathan T. Hancock, Katherine L. Guerra, Tzahi Y. Cath & Jörg E. Drewes, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; Jean Debroux & Dawn Taffler, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, San Francisco, CA; Bob Raucher, Stratus Consulting, Boulder, CO	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Novel Thermally/Chemically Resistant NF Membranes for Sustainable Reclamation of CBM Co-Produced Water Tzahi Y. Cath, Nathan T. Hancock, Xanthe Mayer, Nathan Walker, Katharine Dahm, Dean Heil, Pei Xu, & Jörg E. Drewes, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Beneficial Use of Produced Water – Considerations for Projects Along the Colorado River System David R. Stewart & Lynn Takaichi, Produced Water Development, LLC, Fort Collins, CO	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Panel Discussion: Challenges and Opportunities of Treatment, Beneficial Use and Management of CBM Produced Water Panelists –Research Scientist from Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (TBD); John Veil, Argonne National Laboratory, Washington, DC; David Stewart, Stewart Environmental Consultants, LLC, Fort Collins, CO; Regulator Representative (TBD); Producer Representative, Stephen Schreck, Pioneer Natural Resources, Denver, CO; Co-moderator: Pei Xu, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO	10:55 am - 11:45 am




REMEDIATION OF HYDROCARBON SPILLS
(Executive Salon 3 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: Vincent Barlock, Vista GeoScience, Golden, CO

Surfactant Enhanced Soil Washing of Oil and Gas Wastes Tank Bottom Sludge, Drilling Cuttings, Oil Sands and Impacted Soils with Associated Oil Recovery Opportunities-North and South American Case Studies George A. Ivey, Ivey International Inc., Campbell River, BC, Canada	8:00 am - 8:25 am
Inland Oil Spills: Regulatory and Community Drivers that Influence Response and Remediation Technology Richard B. White & Galen W. Williams, EarthFax Engineering, Inc., Midvale, UT	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Surfactant Enhanced Ex-Situ Soil Washing of Oil and Gas Contaminated Solids – Patagonia, Argentina Case Study George A. Ivey, Ivey International Inc., Campbell River, BC, Canada	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Methods and Applications of Hydraulic Fracturing Technologies Applied to In-Situ Biological, Chemical and Bio-Chemical Remediation of Hydrocarbon-Impacted Sites Vincent. E. Barlock & John V. Fontana, Vista GeoScience, Golden, CO	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Simultaneous Oxidative Reductive Chemical Treatment of PAH Contaminated Soils at a Former Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Site Using a New Innovative Green Remediation Technology George A. Ivey, Ivey International Inc., Campbell River, BC, Canada; Andrew Wollen, ERR - Environmental Remediation Resources Pty Ltd., Moorabbin, Australia	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Economic Analysis of SVE and MPE of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using Refrigerated Condensation Recovery Technology Walter Mulica, Global Technologies, Inc., Ft. Collins, CO; Lowell Kessel, Envirologek, Culver City, CA; Carol Winell, GEO INC, Corona, CA	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Recovery and Reuse of Hydrocarbons with Refrigerated Soil Vapor Extraction: Multiple Case Study Review Walter Mulica, Global Technologies, Inc., Ft. Collins, CO; Lowell Kessel, Envirologek, Culver City, CA; Carol Winell,GEO INC, Corona, CA	10:55 am - 11:20 am
Ex-situ Surfactant Enhanced Bioremediation (SEB) of Oil and Gas Pipeline Spill Soil Remediation George A. Ivey, Ivey International Inc., Campbell River, BC, Canada	11:20 am - 11:45 am




LEGAL & REGULATORY ISSUES IN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION / MOCK TRIAL
(Executive Salon 4 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: Neal H. Weinfield, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago, IL

LEGAL & REGULATORY ISSUES IN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION
Petroleum Brownfields – EPA’s Viewpoint and Programs Amber Perry, U.S. EPA Region 6, Dallas, TX; Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK	8:00 am - 8:25 am
The Injection Connection: A Regulatory Framework for Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Diane Perkins, Cirrus Associates, LLC, Richardson, TX	8:25 am - 8:50 am
The New ABC’s of SPCC Diane Perkins, Cirrus Associates, LLC, Richardson, TX	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Wind Energy Is Not the Answer Bradley S. Tupi, Tucker Arensberg, PC, Pittsburgh, PA	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Federal Process for Siting Natural Gas Infrastructure Michael J McGehee, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Washington D.C.	10:05 am - 10:30 am
MOCK TRIAL
Mock Trial: Cross Examination and Impeachment of Expert Witnesses--Everything You Said (and E-Mailed) Can and Will Be Used Against You Neal H. Weinfield & Mathew Prewitt, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Chicago, IL; Douglas Soutter, Conestoga-Rovers and Associates, Chicago, IL; John Evanoff, Conestoga-Rovers and Associates, Houston, TX	10:30 am - 12:00 Noon

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 - AFTERNOON

SITE RECLAMATION & RESTORATION
(Executive Salon 4 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK

Two Years With Oilfield Brownfields: Lessons Learned, Sites Revitalized Patricia Billingsley,Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Self-Sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR): Scientific Principles and Field Applications of the Technology Gavin Grant & David Major, SiREM, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Jason Gerhard, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Jose Torero, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Ecological Risk and Bioavailablity Assessment of a Crude Oil Impacted Site in a Tropical Rainforest Kevin A. Morris, Steve Peterson, Derek Ross & Robert Langstroth, Environmental Resources Management, Exton, PA	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Methods to Reclaim Areas of Pipeline Exposure due to Stream-Channel Instability Richard B. White, EarthFax Engineering, Inc., Midvale, UT	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
Rapid Assessment of Soil Quality in Oil Remediation Landfarms in Pennsylvania Harry M. Edenborn & Angela Hartsock, NETL, U.S. Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA; Vincent E. Zenone, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, PA (Research supported through funding by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory)	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
Abandoned Oil Field Remediation in Central Michigan David A Brown & Neil Chamberlain, Parsons, Breckenridge, MI	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Combating Hydrophobicity in the Revegetation of Hydrocarbon-Impacted Soils Kerry L. Sublette & K.C. Key, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; B. Bovaird, Bovaird Supply Company, Tulsa, OK	4:25 pm - 4:50 pm

BIOREMEDIATION OF GROUNDWATER AND SOILS
(Executive Salon 3 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: Gary Birk, EOS Remediation, LLC, Raleigh, NC

Successful Oxygen Diffusion Remediation of a Petroleum Release, Colter Bay Village Marina, Grand Teton National Park, WY Walter Mulica, Global Technologies, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; Darin Worden, Stantec, Edmonton, AB, Canada	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Dissolved Phase Remediation Using iSOC Technology in Conjunction with Bio-Sparging Walter Mulica, Global Technologies, Inc., Fort Collins, CO; Thomas J. Dunnahoe, MWH Americas, Inc., Houston, TX; William V. Thompson, URS, Houston, TX	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Accelerated Site Cleanup Using a Sulfate-Enhanced In Situ Remediation Strategy Gary M. Birk & Timothy Parker, EOS Remediation, LLC, Raleigh, NC; Walter S. Mulica, Global Technologies, Inc., Fort Collins, CO	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
An In-Well Bioreactor for Aerobic Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons in Groundwater Kate C. Key & K.L. Sublette, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; E. Raes, Engineering & Land Planning Associates, Inc., Clinton, NJ; G. Davis, B. Baldwin, D. Ogles, & A. Biernacki, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
In Situ Treatment Train for Remediation of Fuel Oils to Protect a Sensitive Receptor Kevin A. Morris, Environmental Resources Management, Exton, PA	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
Use of Molecular Biological Tools (MBTs) as Direct Evidence of Natural Attenuation of Crude Oil in a Tropical Rainforest Kevin A. Morris, Derek Ross, Steve Peterson, Herbert Pirela & Robert Langstroth, Environmental Resources Management, Exton, PA	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Coupling A2O/SBR Process with Membrane Filtration: Comparison of Biological Nutrient Removal Performance and Effluent Reuse Potential Wenbiao Xie, Lei Guo, Qihong Lu & Hojae Shim, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau SAR, China	4:25 pm - 4:50 pm

WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION
(Executive Salon 5 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: Peter D. McKone, Dunaway Associates, L.P., Fort Worth, TX

Flowback and Produced Water: From Total Use to Total Discharge Dewitt Dees & Robert Waits, 212 Resources, Salt Lake City, UT	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Meeting the Environmental Challenge of Water Recycling in Shale Gas Plays John Candler, Rahul Dixit, Daniel Gallo, Andrea Shramko & Kayli Clements, M-I SWACO, Houston, TX	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Water Accounting in the Fayetteville Shale Play: An Application of the Depth-Averaged Navier-Stokes Equation to Hortonian Overland Flow Oluwafemi Taiwo, Greg Thoma, Toyin Aseeperi & Jackson Cothren, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (Research supported through funding by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory)	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
A Scale Affinity Model for Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids David Alleman, J. Daniel Arthur, Mark Layne & Brian Bohm, ALL Consulting, LLC, Tulsa, OK	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
Water Issues Associated with Oil and Gas Development in Texas and Oklahoma Peter D. McKone, Dunaway Associates, L.P., Fort Worth, TX	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
Successful Shale Gas Water Management –A Comparison Between U.S. Shale Plays Brent Halldorson, Aqua-Pure/Fountain Quail Water Management, Flower Mound, TX	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm
Water Resource Management in Texas (DFCs, MAGs, GAMs) and All That Alphabet Soup: What Does It Mean to the Oil & Gas Industry? Judy A. Reeves, Cirrus Associates, LLC, Richardson, TX	4:25 pm - 4:50 pm

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 - MORNING

PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
(Executive Salon 4 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: James W. Castle, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

A Pilot Scale Treatment Process for High TDS Oil-field Produced Water Bikasha Panda, Ashok Kumar Ghosh, Van Romero, Michael Hensley, Fred Yarger, Clint Richardson, Gedion Sarpong & Morgal Harry, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM	8:00 am - 8:25 am
2010: A Time to Review the Produced Water Treatment Technologies, A Time to Look Forward for New Management Policies Reza Mastouri, Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch, Arak, Iran; Farhad Nadim, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Nargess Kargari, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Qazvin, Iran	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Capacitive Deionization Powered by Microbial Fuel Cells: Feasibility Study of Self-Sustained Desalination of Produced Water Lian-Shin Lin, Ho Il Park, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; Harry M. Edenborn & Richard W. Hammack, U.S. DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Pilot-Scale Constructed Wetland Treatment Systems for Oil & Gas Produced Waters James W. Castle, John H. Rodgers, Jr., Michael Spacil, Jennifer Horner, Bethany Alley & Michael Pardue, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (Research supported through funding by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory)	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Commercial Scale Produced Water Treatment using Wetlands–Reducing the Environmental Impact of Oilfield Operations Roman Breuer, BAUER Umwelt GmbH, Edelsha usen, Germany	10:05 am - 10:30 am
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Lined Produced Water Evaporation Ponds Neil Nowak, Weaver Boos Consultants, Greenwood Village, CO; J. Bradish, Danish Flats Environmental Services & Southern Cross Environmental Services, Colorado Springs, CO	10:30 am - 10:55 am
Investigation of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Planktons in Ballast Water Discharged in Persian Gulf Region and Treatment Options Nargess Kargari, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Qazvin, Iran; Azadeh Rezale, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran; Reza Mastouri, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran; Farhad Nadim, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT	10:55 am - 11:20 am

ISSUES IN THE PRODUCTION & USE OF BIOFUELS
(Executive Salon 5 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: Christopher Harto, Argonne National Laboratory, Alexandria, VA

Scale up of Algae Biofuels: Challenges and Opportunities Christopher Harto,Argonne National Laboratory, Alexandria, VA	8:00 am - 8:25 am
Method to Assemble Biosynthetic Pathways in Microalgae Samaneh Noor, Azadeh Mohamad Pourmir & Tyler W. Johannes, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	8:25 am - 8:50 am
Produced Water as a Potential Water Source for Growth & Processing of Algae for Biofuel Cynthia Dean, Enid J. Sullivan, Mei Ding & Patrick Longmire, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM; Paul Laur, Eldorado Biofuels, LLC, Sante Fe, NM	8:50 am - 9:15 am
Spill of Denaturated Ethanol into Gasoline Residuals Juliana G. Freitas & James F. Barker, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada	9:15 am - 9:40 am
Break	9:40 am - 10:05 am
Biofuels versus Alternative Fuels - Some Thoughts Paul Comet, Consultant, Houston, TX	10:05 am - 10:30 am
Fate and Transport of Ethanol-Blended Fuels Brent Stafford, Shell, Houston, TX	10:30 am - 10:55 am

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 - AFTERNOON

REMEDIATION OF BRINE-IMPACTED SOIL
(Executive Salon 5 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: J. Berton Fisher, Lithochimeia, LLC, Tulsa, OK

Effect of Salt in Lower Soil Profiles on Surface Vegetation in Native Prairie Kerry L. Sublette, E. Garvin & K.C. Key, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
GIS, Old Aerial Photos, and Surface EM for the UIC and Brownfields Programs Jeff Myers, Charles Lord & Patricia Billingsley, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Oklahoma City, OK	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Case Studies of Surface and Vadose Zone Migration of Oilfield Brine Contamination J. Berton Fisher, Lithochimeia, LLC., Tulsa, OK; Kerry Sublette, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Using Nematodes to Assess the Restoration Status of Brine-Impacted Soils Kerry L. Sublette, C. Bridge & K.C. Key, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
A “New” Chemistry to Reduce Sodicity in Brine-Impacted Soil Kerry L. Sublette & K.C. Key, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK	3.35 pm - 4:00 pm

GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
(Executive Salon 4 - 3rd Floor)

Chair: John Terneus, U.S. DOE, NETL, Morgantown, WV

Design of a Unique Groundwater Pumping System for use in Flammable Environments Richard B.White, Gene H. Player & Bradley R. Derrick, EarthFax Engineering, Inc., Midvale, UT	1:30 pm - 1:55 pm
Hot Water Flood Remediation and NFA Closure of a #6 Oil Release Wilson S. Clayton, Aquifer Solutions, Inc., Evergreen, CO	1:55 pm - 2:20 pm
Prioritizing Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) Recovery Using Quantitative and Field Analysis Methods Brett R. Milburn, Steven Ueland & Dennis Law, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Doylestown, PA; Kendall Wilson, Valero Refining Company - New Jersey, Paulsboro, NJ	2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
LNAPL Transmissivity as a Metric for Completion of LNAPL Hydraulic Recovery J. Michael Hawthorne, H2A Environmental, Ltd., Keller, TX	2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Break	3:10 pm - 3:35 pm
Technical Bases for the ART Technologies Success in Treating Petroleum, Chlorinated Compounds, and 1,4 Dioxane Todd Giffrow, Accelerated Remediation Technologies, Inc., Stanchfield, MN; Mohamed Odah, Accelerated Remediation Technologies, Inc., Olathe, KS	3:35 pm - 4:00 pm
A Review of the Use of Stable Isotope Probing to Demonstrate In-situ Biodegradation Potential of Common Groundwater Contaminants of Concern Kate C. Key & K.L. Sublette, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; G. Davis, D. Ogles, B. Baldwin & A. Biernacki, Microbial Insights, Inc., Rockford, TN	4:00 pm - 4:25 pm

 

NETWORKING RECEPTION 5:00 – 7:00 PM ----------CONFERENCE CLOSES
(River Plaza or Lonestar Room--depending on weather)