Publications, Presentations and Articles

Key EFD Reports

2009-05-26      Rig Report

2010-07-01      Review of DOE Environmental Projects 

Presentations 2013

EFD-TIP San Antonio Workshop:
Natural Gas Power for Shale Development - May 14, 2013

Alamo Area Council of Governments - Peter Bella

Alcor Energy Solutions - Barry Stonehouse

Apache Corporation - Elle Seybold

BIA Energy - Ron Butler

Caterpillar - Sam Ternes

Cummins - Jason Gore & Matt Houser

Environmental Defense Fund - Dr. Ramon Alvarez

GE Power Systems - Paul Miller

Green Field Energy Services - David Kinnaird

Linde Group - Roy Twymon

Thigpen Energy, LLC - Sam Thigpen

EFD-EU Houston Workshop - May 7, 2013:
University of Leoben and EFD Field Trials Update

Mathias Mitschanek, Michael Prohaska and Gerhard Thonhauser - University of Leoben

Modeling of Large Scale Field Developments

Dynamic Modeling of a Shale Gas Field Development

David Burnett and Susan Stuver, PhD

EFD-TIP Field Trials Update, Spring 2013

EFD-TIP Workshop:
Site Assessment and Baseline Monitoring Measurements in Ohio, February 13, 2013

Evaluating Effects of Shale Gas Development on Groundwater Resources – Use of Targeted Baseline Sampling presented by John A. Connor, P.E., P.G., B.C.E.E. and Ann Smith, P.E.

The Effects of Shale-Gas Development on North-Central Appalachian Landscapes presented by Dr. Patrick Drohan, Department of Ecosys. Sci. and Mgmt., The Pennsylvania State University.

Utica Environmental & Social Baseline Assessment presented by Hull and Associates.

From Reactive to Proactive: Endangered Species, Sensitive Habitats and Shale Gas Development in Ohio presented by Dr. Diane M. Sanzone, Research Leader, Battelle Memorial Institute.

Opportunities for Research at the Wilds presented by Barbara A. Wolfe, DVM, PhD, DACZM – Columbus Zoo/the Wilds Ohio State University

Inferring Latent Topics of Pixels from a Hyperspectral Image presented by Alper Yilmaz, PhD, Director, Photogrammetric Computer Vision Lab., Assoc. Prof., Civil Environment & Geodetic Eng. The Ohio State University.

Infrastructure and Environmental Impacts of Shale Development on Rural Roads in the Appalachian Basin presented by Tim Ziegler, Penn State University Center for Dirt and Gravel Roads.

Environment and Health Issues Related to Shale Energy in Ohio: A Workshop on Current Information, Policy Implications, and Research Needs sponsored by the Ohio State Subsurface Energy Resource Center.

Design and Application of a Dissolved Aqueous Methane Sensor presented by Andrew Barton, Senior Research Scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute.

Innovations in Produced Water Treatment: Unconventional Gas Development presented by David B. Burnett, Department of Petroleum Engineering GPRI Texas A&M University.

Know the Facts about Emission Factors: A Primer presented by Dr. Susan Stuver, Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources.

Baseline Water & Soil Measurements presented by Tom Wagner, Cabot Oil & Gas. (Presentation unavailable at request of author.)

Monitoring Methane Emissions to the Air presented by Gil Bohrer, Assistant Professor of Ecological Engineering, Department of Civil Environmental & Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University.

Air Assessment Panel presented by Paul Koval, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Air Pollution Control, Air Toxics Unit.

Air & Community: Potential Impacts of Shale Development in Ohio presented by Dr. Kevin Crist, Professor & Director Air Quality Center and Saikat Ghosh, Research Scientist.

"Demonstrating Technologies that Address Evironmental Issues." Washington, D.C. Presented October 3, 2012.

"New Options for Produced Water Treatment and Re-Use in Gas/Oil Shale Fracturing." The Society of Petroleum Engineers - webinar, presented September 9, 2012.

"Creating a Company's Environmental Culture to Improve Performance in the Energy Industry." IADC Conference. Colorado School of Mines, Petroleum Engineering Department, presented September 21, 2012.

Presentations 2012 

2012-10-31         �Simple & Economic Testing of Groundwater for Contamination-Industrial & AgriBusiness, IPEC, Denver, CO.

2012-10-23         �The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program, Eagle Ford Stakeholders Summit, Laredo, TX.

2012-10-23         �Reducing Environmental Tradeoffs Along the Texas Coastal Areas, GCACS, Austin, TX.

2012-09-21         �Innovation, Safety & Environment Culture and How they should impact your Career Choices, Denver, CO.

2012-06-19           Environmentally Friendly Drilling: Air & Waste Management Association Annual Conference & Exhibition, San Antonio, TX.

2012-06-04           The EFD Technology Integration Program: IOGCC, Vancouver, B.C.

2012-02-17           Ukraine Shale Gas: Regulatory and Environmental Review: Washington, DC

2012-02-07           Creating A Company’s Environmental Culture to Improve Performance in the Energy Industry: IADC Health, Safety, Environmental & Training Conference & Exhibition, Houston, TX.

2012-01-24           Fact-based Regulation for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Resource Development: Ground Water
Protection Council UIC Conference, Austin, TX. 

   Articles 2012

   1.   Rigzone Articles: 
  a.        ‘First Movers in Eco-Drilling: Going ‘Dope’-less’, 25 April 2012.

b.       ‘First Movers in ‘Green’ Drilling Series’, 23 March 2012.

c.        ‘First Movers in Eco-Drilling: What to Do with Those Pesky Drill Cuttings’, 21 March 2012.

d.       ‘The Great Crew Change Meets Eco-Drilling: Disappearing Roads’, 15 February 2012.

1.       Rigzone Articles:

a.        ‘First Movers in Eco-Drilling: Greener Results to be Clicks Away’, 21 December 2011.

b.       ‘First Movers in ‘Green’ Drilling: Low-Footprint Rigs’, 17 November 2011.

c.        ‘Haut Spearheads Green Drilling Movement’, 3 October 2011.

d.       ‘Analysis: Research Group Defines ‘Best’ Fracking Practices to Ease Concerns’, 6 September 2011.

2.       Hart E&P Articles:

a.        ‘EFD Program Expands’, 1 October 2011.

3.       Drilling Contractor Articles:

a.        ‘Drilling automation: Is resistance futile?’, 6 July 2011

b.       ‘JIP aims to minimize environmental risks, coastal impact through technology’, 24 May 2011.

4.       Discover Magazine Article

a.        ‘Fracking Nation’, May 2011.

5.       EFD Team quoted by the press:

a.        ‘Producers find environmentally-friendly technology can boost bottom line’, Midland Reporter – Telegram, 16 November 2011.

b.       Dot Earth: ‘A Fracking Method With Fewer Water Woes?’, New York Times, 8 November 2011.

c.        ‘Shale Gas Fracking Without the Hazards’, Daily Yonder, 8 November 2011.

d.       ‘New Waterless Fracking Method Avoids Pollution Problems, But Drillers Slow to Embrace It’, Albany Times-Union, 6 November 2011.

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.

Articles

EFD Featured in American Oil & Gas Reporter (July, 2010)
The EFD program is featured in an article by Al Pickett, Special Correspondent.

Devon Pushes the Water Recycling Envelope (February, 2010)
Steve Quinn discusses Devon Energy, recycling of water in the Barnett Shale and the Environmentally Friendly Drilling System Program.

EFD discussed in World Oil Magazine (December, 2009)
Jim Redden discusses the EFD Program in his column.

EFD featured in NETL newsletter (Winter, 2009)
Program is cover story in NETL's Winter 2009 E&P Focus Newsletter.