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
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| 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 |