LBCG say shale gas water management conference is their most significant since their debut in 2011

Shale Gas Water Management Marcellus & Utica 2022 - November 1-2, 2022, Pittsburg, USA

As development in the Marcellus shale region in the USA once again accelerates, wastewater treatment remains a key challenge as the current infrastructure is stretched to its limitations.

The region’s sustainability necessitates both long-term solutions and short-term answers to meet today’s obstacles. Only ten approved disposal wells in Pennsylvania are currently operational or accept oil and gas waste, thus most of the wastewater is shipped to Ohio, which has over 200 brine disposal wells.

Moreover, recent links between brine injection and induced seismicity in Ohio and growing competition for wastewater disposal sites from Utica shale development will likely reduce storage space accessible to PA operators. In the future, there may also be fewer chances to reuse produced water in developing new wells. When the amount of produced water exceeds the demand for internal reuse, producers in the region will be forced to look for opportunities for external reuse, which usually requires desalinizing produced water.

There is good news however because today there are new, emerging solutions as multiple vectors justifying more beneficial reuse of produced water converge. Operators could potentially be sitting on top of significant revenue-generating mineral streams contained in their waste brines. The extraction of lithium from produced water, for example, may not be the only way to assist the United States in establishing an independent supply chain for its battery-electric vehicle industry. It might become quite lucrative for Marcellus and Utica operators as well as midstream players.

LBCG believe the combination of these factors makes Shale Gas Water Management Marcellus & Utica 2022 one of the most significant water management conferences since American Business Conferences debuted its pioneering series in 2011.

Speakers at this event include:

Andrew Murphy, Vice President, Equitrans Midstream

Randy Blood, Co-founder, Medoqua Resources

Kevin Rownsey, Physical Scientist, US EPA Region 3

Dave Rectenwald, Environmental Scientist, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel & Secretary, Susquehana River Basin Commission

Dr. Bonnie McDevitt, Geology, Energy and Minerals Science Center, US Geological Survey

Madalyn S. Blondes, Research Geologist, US Geological Survey

Thomas B. Murphy, Director, Penn State Marcellus Center For Outreach & Research

Larry C. Taylor, Executive Advisor, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, State of Kentucky

Mark Peavy, President & Founder, Peavy Energy Ventures LLC

Katherine Schmid, Senior Geoscientist, Bureau of Geological Survey

David Yoxtheimer, Assistant Research Professor, Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research

James Bennett, Section Chief for the Source Water and UIC Section, US Environmental Protection Agency

Darin Chaffee, Water Foreman – Marcellus, Chesapeake Energy

Caleb Bloyd, Staff Facilities Engineer, Chesapeake Energy

Agenda at a glance:

DAY 1 – CASE STUDIES IN ACTUAL PRACTICE TO ADDRESS LIMITED DISPOSAL
CAPACITY

DAY 2 – BEST PRACTICE SOLUTIONS FOR REDUCING COSTS AND IMPROVED
EFFICIENCY

Shale Gas Water Management Marcellus & Utica 2022 will take place live in Pittsburg USA, November 1-2, 2022, and is also available online.

The full agenda and registration information can be found at:

LBCG – Home (shale-water-marcellus-utica.com)

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