E&P Environmental Issues and Best Management Practices: Impacts on Water, Soil and Ecosystems (DEG)
Room C144/145
Co-Chairs: Y. K. Kharaka and J. K. Otton
8:00 -- Introductory Remarks
8:05 -- K. L. Sublette: Increasing Compliance Among Small Independent Oil and Gas Producers for Remediation of Brine Spills: KISS and Cost
8:25 -- J. B. Fisher, K. L. Sublette: Environmental Releases from E&P Operations in Oklahoma: Type, Volume, Causes and Prevention
8:45 -- B. Krishnan: USEPA's Oil and Gas Environmental Research at the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) and National Center for Environmental Research (NCER)
9:05 -- B. D. Smith, J. N. Thamke, J. G. Paine: Electrical Conductivity Geophysical Methods Applied to Subsurface Mapping of Produced Waters
9:25 -- B. Bekins, F. Hostettler, E. Warren, W. Herkelrath, G. Delin, H. Essaid, I. Cozzarelli: The Influence of Microbial Populations and Hydrology on Natural Biodegradation of Subsurface Crude-Oil Contamination
9:45 -- Break
10:00 -- P. D. Lundegard, G. Garcia: Guadalupe Restoration Project - Multi-Faceted Approach Towards Resolution of Environmental Concerns
10:20 -- J. K. Otton, R. A. Zielinski, B. D. Smith, B. D. Keeland: Environmental Impacts of Oil Production on Soil, Bedrock, and Vegetation at the U. S. Geological Survey OSPER Study Site A, Osage County, Oklahoma
10:40 -- Y. K. Kharaka, W. N. Herkelrath, F. D. Hostettler: Impacts of Petroleum Production on Ground and Surface Waters: Results from OSPER “A” Site, Osage County, OK
11:00 -- P. Ramirez, Jr: Oil field produced water discharges into wetlands – benefits and risks to wildlife