Publications and Presentations

Key EFD Reports

2009-05-28 Rig Report

2010-07-01 Review of DOE Environmental Projects

Publications- 2011

1. Gentry, B., Jackson-Smith, D., Belton, L., Theordori, G. “Assessing Opportunities and Barriers to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Utah’s Uintah Basin,” Utah State University. Institute for Social Science Research on Natural Resource. April 2011.
2. Gentry, B., Jackson-Smith, D., Belton, L., Theordori, G. “Assessing Opportunities and Barriers to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Utah’s Uintah Basin.” [Executive Summary]. Utah State University. Institute for Social Science Research on Natural Resource. April 2011.
3. Burnett, D.B., McDowell, J., Scott, J.B., Dolan C., “Field Site Testing of Low Impact Oil Field Access Roads: Reducing the Environmental Footprint in Desert Ecosystems,” paper SPE-142139-PP presented at the SPE Americas E&P Health, Safety, and Environmental Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, 21-23 March 2011.  
4. Yu O.K., Medina-Cetina Z. and Briaud J.L. (2011), “Towards an Uncertainty-Based Design of Foundations for Onshore Oil and Gas Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Systems,” Proceedings of the Geo-Frontiers Conference, Dallas TX USA, March 13-16
5. Yu, O.-Y., Guikema, S., Briaud, J.-L., and Burnett, D. (2011). “Quantitative Decision Tools for System Selection in Environmentally Friendly Drilling.” Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems (In press)
6. Yu, O.-Y. and Medina-Cetina, Z. “Risk-Based Selection of Onshore Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Systems.” Journal of Systems Engineering (under second round review).
7. Yu, O.-Y., Guikema, S., Briaud, J.-L., and Burnett, D. “Sensitivity Analysis for Multi-Attribute System Selection in Onshore Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD).” Journal of Systems Engineering (under second round review).
8. Yu, O.-Y., Medina-Cetina, Z., Guikema, S., Briaud, J.-L., and Burnett, D. “A Comparative Analysis between Causal vs. Non-Causal Selection of Onshore Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Systems.” Journal of SPE Economics & Management, SPE (under second round review).

Publications - 2010

1. Haut, R.C., Burnett, D., Williams, T., Theodori, G.: “Balancing Environmental Tradeoffs Associated with Low Impact Drilling Systems to Produce Unconventional Natural Gas Resources,” paper CSUG/SPE-1337430-PP presented at the Canadian Unconventional Resources & International Petroleum Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 19-21 October 2010.
2. Haut, R.C., Bergan, J.F., Judy, J., and Price, L.: “Living in Harmony – Gas Production and the Attwater’s Prairie Chicken,” paper SPE-133652-PP presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Florence, Italy, 19-22 September 2010.
3.  Veil, J.A., Puder, M.G, Bruno, M., and Fleming, C.:  “Regulatory Considerations,” chapter in Society of Petroleum Engineers Monograph Vol 24, Solids Injection of Exploration and Production Wastes, N. Nagel and J. McLennan, eds., September 2010.
4. Produced Water Volume Estimates and Management Practices,” manuscript accepted September 21, 2010 for publication in upcoming issue of SPE Production and Operations.
5. Veil, J.A., Clark, C.E.: “Produced Water Volume Estimates and Management Practices,” manuscript accepted September 21, 2010 for publication in upcoming issue of SPE Production and Operations.
6. Pickett, A.: “Technologies, Methods Reflect Industry Quest to Reduce Drilling Footprint,” American Oil & Gas Reporter, July 2010, pp. 71-81.
7. Haut, R.C. and Fischer, M.W.: “Cooperative Efforts Lead to Safer Operations,” Hart’s E&P, January 2010, pp. 32-33.
8. “Environmentally Friendly Drilling Program to Reduce Impact of Operations on Ecosystems,” NETL E&P Focus, Winter 2009 Oil & Natural Gas Program Newsletter.
9. Mutz, K. and Haut, R.: “Best Practices Database Reduces Impact of Drilling, Production,” April, 2010.
10. Theodori, Gene L., Mona E. Avalos, David B. Burnett, and John A. Veil. (forthcoming). “Public Perception of Desalinated Water from Oil and Gas Field Operations: A Replication” Journal of Rural Social Sciences.
11. Theodori, Gene L. and Douglas Jackson-Smith. 2010 (September). “Public Perception of the Oil and Gas Industry: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” paper SPE-134253 presented at the 2010 Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Florence, Italy.
12. Al-Yami A.S., Schubert J., Medina-Cetina Z. and Yu O-Y, (2010), “Members Drilling Expert System for the Optimal Design and Execution of Successful Cementing Practices,” Proceedings of the IADC/SPE Asia Pacific Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1–3 November 2010.
13. Yu O.Y., Medina-Cetina Z., Geikema S., Briaud J.L. and Burnet D., (under review), "Causal vs. Non-Causal Selection of Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems," Journal of Economics and Management of the Society of Petroleum Engineering SPE.
14. Yu O.Y., Medina-Cetina Z., Geikema S., Briaud J.L. and Burnet D., (under review), "Risk-Based Selection of Environmentally Friendly Drilling (EFD) Systems," Journal of Systems Engineering.

Presentations - 2010

2010-11-16   Geospatial Decision Support for Reducing Environment Impact in Natural Gas Shale Operations, Managing Fayetteville Shale Play Development Workshop.  Workshop held in Fayetteville, AR.

2010-10-28   Decision-Support System for Pad Siting, West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association Environmental Summit, Grand Junction, CO.

 2010-10-27   Reducing Environmental Impacts in the Fayetteville Shale Play using Geospatial Decision Support,  A Spatial Quest: Twenty Years of Mapping the Natural State, Arkansas GIS User’s Forum, Hot Springs, AR. 

2010-10-25   Natural Gas in the New Energy Economy, Panel discussion part of Clean Energy Day, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

2010-10-22   Natural Gas Development and Social Well-Being. Presentation delivered at the Pennsylvania State University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, M.E. John Lecture Series. University Park, PA.

2010-10-14   Intermountain Oil and Gas BMP Project, Presented at the Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in the Uintah Basin Conference, Vernal, UT.

2010-10-10   Minimizing the Surface Footprint for Unconventional Gas, Presented at the 2010 GCAGS/GCSSEPM Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

2010-09-26   Water Availability and Management in Shale Gas Operations, Presented at the Ground Water Protection Council Water/Energy Sustainability Symposium, Pittsburg, PA.

2010-09-22   Public Perception of the Oil and Gas Industry: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Presented at the 2010 Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Florence, Italy.

2010-09-01   Water Modeling in the Fayetteville Shale, 17th International Petroleum & BioFuels Environmental Conference, San Antonio, TX.

2010-08-31   Water Availability and Management in Shale Gas Operations, Presented at the 17th International Petroleum and Biofuels Conference, San Antonio, TX, August 31-September 2, 2010.

2010-08-31   The Regulatory Environment, presented at the 17th International Petroleum and Biofuels Conference, San Antonio, TX, August 31-September 2, 2010.

2010-08-12   ’Deep in the Heart of Texas’ Barnett Shale Perceived and Objective Community Level Impacts of Unconventional Gas Development, Presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, August 12-15, Atlanta, GA.

2010-08-10   Findings for the Publics’ Willingness to Adopt Desalination (Purification) of Oilfield Brine. Presented at the 6th Annual Practical Short Course on Water Desalination, Process and Wastewater Issues & Technologies. College Station, TX

2010-07-12   Assessing Opportunities and Barriers to Improving the Environmental Footprint of Oil and Gas Development in Utah. Presented at the Utah Governor’s Energy Forum. Salt Lake City, UT.

2010-07-08   Water Management Technologies & Regulatory Requirements for Different Locations and Environments, Workshop presented at the 2010 Summer Meeting of the IOGA of New York, Findley Lake, NY.

2010-07-07   The Inextricable Linkage between Water and Energy, Presented at the 2010 Summer Meeting of the IOGA of New York, Findley Lake, NY.

2010-07-07   Exploration and Production of Oil and Natural Gas in Environmentally Sensitive Areas: Views from the Public. Presented at the 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management. Vienna, Austria

2010-06-24   Water and Energy Relationships with a Focus on Oil and Gas Produced Water, Presented at the 10th Biannual Research Review Meeting, National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Multiphase Transport Phenomena, East Lansing, MI.

2010-06-17   Minimizing the Surface Footprint for Unconventional Gas, Presented at the 2010 Global Unconventional Gas Forum Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2010-06-15   Water & Energy - Inexorably Entwined Dance Partners, but without Perfect Choreography, Seminar presented to staff at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.

2010-06-13   Options for Management of Produced Water, Presented at the Goldschmidt Conference, Knoxville, TN.

2010-06-07   Opportunities and Barriers to Environmentally Friendly Energy Exploration and Production Practices in the Uinta Basin, Presented at the 16^th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Corpus Christi, TX.

2010-05-25   Produced Water – Nuisance Byproduct or Valuable Resource? Presented at the University of Wyoming Produced Water Conference, Laramie, WY.

2010-05-24   Water & Energy - Inexorably Entwined Dance Partners, but without Perfect Choreography, seminar presented to staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO.

2010-05-20   Disappearing Roads Competition Finals, Texas A&M University.

2010-04-07   The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program, Presented at the RPSEA Unconventional Natural Gas Forum, Golden, CO.

2010-04-06   Conference Keynote Speaker for the AADE Conference, Houston, TX.

2010-03-18   Houston Association of Professional Landmen (HAPL), Petroleum Club, Houston, Luncheon Presentation.

2010-03-03   Natural Resources and Environmental Issues and Energy Policy: A Sociologist’s Perspective, Presented at the Center for Environmental Research, Education, and Outreach, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

2010-02-08   Energy Development, Natural Environments and Quality of Life: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly as Perceived by Texans. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Rural Sociological Association. Orlando, FL.

2009-11-05   From the Past to the Future: The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program, Presented at the 2009 IOGA Conference, Buffalo, NY.

2009-11-03   Environmental Stewardship of Natural Gas Operations, Presented at the 2009 IPEC Conference, Houston, TX.

2009-11-03   Causal vs. Non-Causal Selection of Onshore Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems, Presented at the 2009 IPEC Conference, Houston, TX.

2009-11-03   Pretreatment Options for Water Based E&P Wastes, Presented at the 2009 IPEC Conference, Houston, TX.

2009-11-03   Environmental Benefits of KERS System with Electrical/Diesel Rigs, Presented at the 2009 IPEC Conference, Houston, TX.

2009-11-03   Team Challenge: Environmentally Friendly Drilling Using Low Impact Access Practices for Desert Ecosystems, Presented at the 2009 IPEC Conference, Houston, TX.

2009-11-03   Public Opinion on Exploration and Production of Oil and Natural Gas in Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Presented at the 2009 IPEC Conference, Houston, TX.

2009-11-03   Constructed Wetland Treatment Systems for Environmentally Friendly Drilling, Presented at the 2009 IPEC Conference, Houston, TX.

2009-11-03   A Crystal Ball View of the Energy Industry in 2025: How Environmentalists Hold the Key to America's Future Energy Security, Presented at the 2009 IPEC Conference, Houston, TX.

2009-10-14     Intermountain Oil and Gas BMP Project, Presented at the Best Practices for Community ad Environmental Protection Workshop, Rifle, CO.

Publications - 2005-2009

1. Redden, J.: “Drilling Advances: Is Green Drilling on the Horizon?” World Oil, December 2009, Vol. 230 No. 12.
2.  “Environmentally Friendly Drilling Program to Reduce Impact of Operations on Ecosystems,” NETL E&P Focus, Winter 2009 Oil & Natural Gas Program Newsletter.
3. Haut, R.C. and Dishaw, R.: “Shoulder/Thread Verifier System Uses Thermal Imaging to Detect Potential Connection Problems,” Drilling Contractor, November/December 2009, pp. 68-73.
4. Clark, M. and Hotby, Q.: “Prevention Technology Can Help Drilling, Service Rigs to Minimize Environmental Footprint at the Source,” Drilling Contractor, November/December 2009, pp. 74-79.
5. Anderson, Brooklynn J. and Gene L. Theodori. 2009. “Local Leaders’ Perceptions of Energy Development in the Barnett Shale.” Southern Rural Sociology 24(1): 113-129.
6. Yu O.K., Medina-Cetina Z, Briaud J.L. and Burnet D. (2009), "Towards a Probabilistic Selection of Environmentally
7. Theodori, Gene L., Brooklynn J. Wynveen, William E. Fox, and David B. Burnett. 2009. “Public Perception of Desalinated Water from Oil and Gas Field Operations: Data from Texas.” Society and Natural Resources 22(7): 674-685.
8. Theodori, Gene L. 2009. “Paradoxical Perceptions of Problems Associated with Unconventional Natural Gas Development.” Southern Rural Sociology 24(3): 97-117.
9. Verma, A., and Burnett, D. B., “Alternate Power and Energy Storage/Reuse for Drilling Rigs: Reduced Cost and Lower Emissions Provide Lower Footprint for Drilling Operations,” SPE-122885-PP. SPE Latin American & Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference. 31-May-09, Cartagena, Colombia.
10. Burnett, D. B., Yu, Ok-Youn, Schubert, J. J. SPE, Texas A&M University Well Design for Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems: Using a Graduate Student Drilling Class Team Challenge to Identify Options for Reducing Impacts SPE/IADC 119297 presented at the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 17–19 March 2009.
11. Yu, OK-Youn, Briaud, J. L. Guikema, S., Bickel, E., Burnett, D. B. Systems Approach and Quantitative Decision Tools for Technology Selection in Environmentally-Friendly Drilling SPE-120848-PP 2009 SPE Americas E&P Environmental & Safety Conference, March, 2009, San Antonio, TX.
12. Burnett, D. B., Haut, R., Williams, T.E., “Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems. Background & Current Programs”, presented at the 2008 Great Plains Expo, Bismarck, ND. Nov 12, 2008.
13. Haut, R.C., Burnett, D. B., Rogers, J. L., Williams, T. E. “Determining Environmental Tradeoffs Associated with Low Impact Drilling Systems,” SPE Paper 114592 presented at the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibit, Denver, 2008.
14. Oluwaseun, Olatubi, Burnett, D., Hann, R. and Haut. R. HARC, “Application of Membrane Filtration Technologies to Drilling Wastes,” SPE 115587 presented at the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 2008.
15. Theodori, Gene L. 2008. “Public Perception of the Natural Gas Industry: Insights from Two Barnett Shale Counties,” paper SPE-115917 presented at the 2008 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. Denver, CO.
16. Theodori, G.L. and Lyke-Ho-Gland, H. 2008. Energy Resources and Natural Environments Survey of Texans: An Illustrative Summary.  Huntsville, TX: Department of Sociology, Sam Houston State University.
17. Haut, R.C., Rogers, J.D., McDole, B.W., Burnett, D.B., Williams, T.E. and Olatubi, O.: “Collaborative Team Researches Best Management Practices for Drilling Wastes,” The American Oil & Gas Reporter, August 2007, pp. 58-66.
18. Haut, R.C., Rogers, J.D., McDole, B.W., Burnett, D. and Olatubi, O.: “Minimizing Waste During Drilling Operations” AADE-07-NTCE-54, 2007 AADE National Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, TX, April 10-12, 2007.
19. Haut, R.C., Rogers, J.D., Williams, T. and Burnett, D.: “Environmentally Friendly Drilling Targets Responsible Operations in Sensitive Locations” Drilling Contractor, March/April 2007. pp. 92-94.