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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues and Innovations in Managing Risk–Day 1: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25067.
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Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

National Academies Building
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1

8:30 WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Wendy Harrison and David Dzombak, Co-Chairs, Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development
8:40 WORKSHOP OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES
Brian Anderson and Julia Haggerty, Co-Chairs, Workshop Planning Committee
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS: UNDERSTANDING LEGACY ISSUES AND MANAGING RISK
Moderated by Susan Brantley, The Pennsylvania State University
KEYNOTE 1: TECHNOLOGY AND APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTION, AND DECOMMISSIONING OF UNCONVENTIONAL WELLS (SUBSURFACE) AND SURFACE INFRASTRUCTURE
Vikram Rao, Research Triangle Energy Consortium
KEYNOTE 2: RIGOROUS UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE
Svetlana Ikonnikova, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas
KEYNOTE 3: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE LEGACIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES
David Glatt, North Dakota Department of Health
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues and Innovations in Managing Risk–Day 1: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25067.
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MODERATED DISCUSSION
10:20 BREAK
PANEL 1: INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORIES, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AND MANAGEMENT
Moderated by Michael Parker, Parker Environmental and Consulting, LLC
WHAT IS THE INVENTORY: MAPPING ABANDONED WELLS AND LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE
Alan Krupnick, Resources for the Future
LANDSCAPE SCALE PLANNING AND SITING OF SHALE DEVELOPMENT—AN ENERGY BY DESIGN APPROACH TO REDUCING THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
Michelle McGregor, The Nature Conservancy
MANAGEMENT: REGULATORY APPROACHES AND CHALLENGES
Leslie Savage, Texas Railroad Commission
12:10 LUNCH
PANEL 2: OBSERVATIONS, MONITORING, AND TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION FOR LEGACY ISSUES
Moderated by Douglas Hollett, U.S. Department of Energy
OBSERVATIONS AND MONITORING: RECLAIMING THE SURFACE AND MEASURING PROGRESS
Peter Stahl, University of Wyoming
CHALLENGES AND BREAKTHROUGHS IN DOWNHOLE TECHNOLOGIES: FROM PLUGGING TO LONG-TERM MONITORING
Barry Freifeld, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING RISKS AND MINIMIZING
Mark Boling, Southwestern Energy
14:40 BREAK
15:05 PANEL 3: INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY AND REGULATION: SMOOTHING THE INTERFACE THROUGH TIME
Moderated by Berry (Nick) Tew, Geological Survey of Alabama and State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama
THE INTERFACE OF TECHNOLOGY AND REGULATION
Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense Fund
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues and Innovations in Managing Risk–Day 1: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25067.
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ADAPTING TO CHANGING TECHNOLOGY, CHANGING OWNERSHIP, AND NEW DATA
Eric Vendel, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas
IMPROVING PRACTICES: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION, AND OTHER APPROACHES
Susan Packard LeGros, Center for Responsible Shale Development
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
David McBride, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
16:30 PLENARY REMARKS AND DISCUSSION
Julia Haggerty and Brian Anderson, Co-Chairs, Workshop Planning Committee
17:15 ADJOURN
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues and Innovations in Managing Risk–Day 1: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25067.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues and Innovations in Managing Risk–Day 1: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25067.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues and Innovations in Managing Risk–Day 1: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25067.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues and Innovations in Managing Risk–Day 1: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25067.
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Oil and gas well completion and stimulation technologies to develop unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the United States have evolved over the past several decades, particularly in relation to the development of shale oil and shale gas. Shale oil and shale gas resources and the technology associated with their production are often termed "unconventional" because the oil and gas trapped inside the shale or other low-permeability rock formation cannot be extracted using conventional technologies. Since about 2005, the application of these technologies to fields in the U.S. have helped produce natural gas and oil in volumes that allowed the country to reduce its crude oil imports by more than 50% and to become a net natural gas exporter. The regional and national economic and energy advances gained through production and use of these resources have been accompanied, however, by rapid expansion of the infrastructure associated with the development of these fields and public concern over the impacts to surface- and groundwater, air, land, and communities where the resources are extracted.

The intent of the first day of the workshop of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development was to discuss onshore unconventional hydrocarbon development in the context of potential environmental impacts and the ways in which the risks of these kinds of impacts can be managed. Specifically, the workshop sought to examine the lifecycle development of these fields, including decommissioning and reclamation of wells and related surface and pipeline infrastructure, and the approaches from industry practice, scientific research, and regulation that could help to ensure management of the operations in ways that minimize impacts to the environment throughout their active lifetimes and after operations have ceased. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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