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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18624.
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Appendix B

Workshop Agenda

Erickson Alumni Center
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
September 9-10, 2013

Monday, September 9
 
8:00 Registration
 
8:30 Welcome James P. Clements, President
West Virginia University
 
8:40 Overview of the workshop George Hornberger, Chair
Vanderbilt University
 
9:00 Session 1: Geology, hydrocarbon resources and their development, and induced seismicity
 
9:00 Geology, resources, and potential activity levels
Ray Boswell, National Energy Technology Laboratory
 
9:20 Engineering and technology for developing unconventional hydrocarbon resources: Current and prospective methods for exploration and production
Joseph Frantz, Jr., Range Resources Corporation
 
9:40 Earthquakes induced by hydrocarbon production: What Texas can tell us about Appalachia
Cliff Frohlich, University of Texas
 
10:00 Questions
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18624.
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10:20 Instructions to the working groups George Hornberger
 
10:25 Break and divide into working groups
 
12:00 Working lunch
 
1:00 Working groups report back
 
  Working group 1 Kate Hadley Baker or Richard Bajura
  Working group 2 Susan Brantley or Daniel Billman
  Working group 3 Michael Hohn or Hannah Wiseman
  Working group 4 Carl Kirby or Radisav Vidic
 
1:30 Session 2: Water and regulations
 
1:30 Water issues relating to unconventional oil and gas production
John Veil, Veil Environmental, LLC
 
1:50 Identifying and assessing potential impacts of unconventional hydrocarbon production on surface and groundwater quality
Rosemary Capo, University of Pittsburgh
 
2:10 State shale gas regulation in the Appalachian Basin: Recent enhancements, remaining gaps, and opportunities for change
Hannah Wiseman, Florida State University
 
2:30 Questions
 
2:50 Instructions to the working groups George Hornberger
 
3:00 Break and divide into working groups
 
4:45 Working groups report back
 
  Working group 1 Kate Hadley Baker or Paul Ziemkiewicz
  Working group 2 Susan Brantley or Gregory Frost
  Working group 3 Michael Hohn or Zuleima Karpyn
  Working group 4 Carl Kirby or Paulina Jaramillo
 
5:15 Workshop adjourns for the day
 
Tuesday, September 10
 
8:00 Registration
 
8:30 Welcome and plans for the day George Hornberger
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18624.
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8:40 Session 3: Ecosystems, air, and climate
 
8:40 Potential impacts of unconventional hydrocarbon production on stream biota: Current and needed research
Kelly Maloney, U.S. Geological Survey
 
9:00 Assessing and minimizing ecological impacts of shale development
Michael Powelson, The Nature Conservancy
 
9:20 Assessing emissions of hydrocarbons from rural and natural gas drilling impacted areas in Pennsylvania
Jose Fuentes, Pennsylvania State University
 
9:40 Climate impacts of shale gas
Paulina Jaramillo, Carnegie Mellon University
 
10:00 Questions
 
10:20 Instructions to the working groups George Hornberger
 
10:25 Break and divide into working groups
 
12:00 Working lunch
 
1:00 Working groups report back
 
  Working group 1 Kate Hadley Baker or Mark Engle
  Working group 2 Susan Brantley or Daniel Billman
  Working group 3 Michael Hohn or Peter MacKenzie
  Working group 4 George Hornberger or Patrick Drohan
 
1:30 Wrap-up and discussion All
 
3:30 Workshop adjourns
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18624.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18624.
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Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Council to examine the geology and unconventional hydrocarbon resources of the Appalachian Basin; technical methods for producing unconventional hydrocarbons and disposing of wastewater; the potential effects of production on the environment; relevant policies and regulations; and priorities for future scientific and engineering research. Workshop presentations by experts in the fields of geosciences and engineering examined the numerous geoscientific aspects of hydrocarbon development from unconventional resources, including natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids.

Shale gas is the fastest growing source of U.S. natural gas. Most of the oil and gas produced in the United States comes from conventional reservoirs in which hydrocarbons have accumulated in discrete structural or stratigraphic traps below relatively impermeable rock and above a well-defined hydrocarbon-water interface. However, a growing fraction comes from unconventional reservoirs - geographically extensive accumulations of hydrocarbons held in low-permeability rock with diffuse boundaries and no obvious traps or hydrocarbon-water contacts. In the Appalachian Basin, shale gas development is proceeding in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, while New York and Maryland have commissioned studies to assess potential impacts. Development of Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources in the Appalachian Basin focuses on the main hydrocarbon-bearing geologic formations in and around the Appalachian Basin, including the Marcellus, Utica, and Devonian shales, and their estimated resources, current production levels, and projected output. This report examines the potential effects on surface water and groundwater quality and quantity; potential effects on landscapes, including soil and living organisms, and other environmental systems; and technical and engineering processes for exploration and production.

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