OCTOBER 14-16, 2014 * Houston, Texas

PLENARY / KEYNOTE SESSION:
“INDUSTRY AND REGULATORY COOPERATION FOR BETTER INFORMATION”
Trudy Curtis, CEO, Professional Petroleum Data Management Association Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“THE NEW OIL: HOW WATER IMPACTS 21ST CENTURY O&G PRODUCTION”
Amanda Brock,CEO, Water Standard, Houston, TX
“RECENT EARTHQUAKES IN OKLAHOMA AND THE MID-CONTINENT: SIGNIFICANCE AND POTENTIAL FOR INDUCED SEISMICITY”
Austin Holland,Research Seismologist, Oklahoma Geological Survey, The University of Oklahoma Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, Sarkeys Energy Center, Norman, OK
“FACTS BEHIND THE $9.5 BILLION FRAUDULENT JUDGMENT AGAINST CHEVRON IN ECUADOR”
Sara McMillen, Chevron Fellow, Consulting Environmental Scientist, Chevron Energy Technology Company, Richmond, CA

TECHNICAL SESSIONS:
(Click on each session title for list of presentations/authors)

• Hydraulic Fracturing: Technological Reality & Public Perceptions
• Bioremediation of Hydrocarbons & Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
• Life Cycle Risk Management in the Evolution of NAPL Plumes
• In Situ Chemical Oxidation
• Legal and Regulatory Issues
• Produced Water Treatment & Management Strategies I
• Horizontal Wells – Target the Source
• Remediation of Hydrocarbon Spills
• Remediation of Brine Spills / Corrosion
• Produced Water Treatment & Management Strategies II
• Environmental Management, Compliance & Auditing
• Waste Management & Pollution Prevention
• Air Emissions
• Open Discussion on Produced Water: This session departs from the usual IPEC format of presented papers. Instead, the session chair will give a brief introduction, and then open the floor for participants to ask questions on water topics. The other participants in the session can share their views and respond to the questions. The session will be informal and will allow for productive discussion among the participants.
• Open Discussion on Upstream Spills: This session departs from the usual IPEC format of presented papers. Instead, the session chair will give a brief introduction, then open the floor for participants to ask questions on topics related to spills of hydrocarbons and produced water in the E&P environment. The other participants can share their views and respond to the questions. The session will be informal and will allow for a productive discussion among the participants.

POSTER SESSION:

• KNOCK OFF BLIND WELLS – AN INNOVATIVE METHOD TO COMPLETE SINGLE ENDED HORIZONTAL ENVIRONMENTAL WELLS
• PHYSICAL MODEL EXPERIMENTS AND SIMULATIONS OF RELEASES OF ETHANOL BLENDED FUELS IN A SATURATED AQUIFER
• CHARACTERIZATION OF NATURAL BIODEGRADATION USING BENZENE CARBON ISOTOPES AND GEOCHEMICAL LINES OF EVIDENCE PHYSICAL

LUNCHEON SPEAKER:
“HOLLYWOOD AND HYDRAULIC FRACTURING”
John Farina, Petroleum Industry Consultant, Houston, TX