APPENDIX C
Presentations to the Committee
Meeting One—Washington, D.C.
Ray Brady, Bureau of Land Management, Overview of the requirements of Section 1811 of the Energy Policy Act and the statement of work with some highlights of the key points for the study
James Burd, Bureau of Land Management, Background on CBM development and an overview of existing studies
Carey Johnston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Update on EPA’s Clean Water Act review of the coalbed methane industrial sector
Meeting Two—Denver, Colorado
Ralf Topper, Colorado Geological Survey, CBM produced water—A waste or resource?
Kevin Rein, Colorado Division of Water Resources, Overview: Water rights and administration of produced water in Colorado
Dave Stewart, Stewart Environmental Consultants, Inc., Practical considerations for beneficial use of produced water
Curtis Brown, Bureau of Reclamation, Produced waters: Intersection with Bureau of Reclamation programs
John Boysen, BC Technologies, Emerging technologies for CBM produced water treatment and disposal
Don Fischer, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Summary of coalbed natural gas management facilities
John Wheaton, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Lessons learned from a religional, groundwater monitoring program, Powder River Basin, Montana
Helen Dawson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Analysis of CBM produced water discharge on surface water quality in the Powder River Basin through water year 2005
Public comments
Meeting Three—Santa Fe, NM
Mark Fesmire, New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission, History and overview of coal bed methane production and CBM produced water in New Mexico
David Mankiewicz, Bureau of Land Management, Farmington, Coalbed methane produced water in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Carol Frost, University of Wyoming, Assessing the impact of CBM produced water on shallow aquifers and surface water: An environmental isotope approach
James Keener, Red Willow Production Company, Red Willow Production Company’s management of produced water from CBM, “On Reservation”
David Brown, BP America, Oil and gas exploration and production perspective: Management of produced water in the San Juan Basin of Colorado