WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This 2 Day Conference Has Been Designed For The Following Job Functions:
- COO
- VP Engineering
- VP EHS/HSE
- VP Operations
Plus:
Director, Manager, Supervisor, Team Lead, Superintendent of:
- Water Services
- Water Logistics
- Water Operations
- Water Management
- Water Sourcing
- Water Technology
- EHS/HSE
- Operations
- Production/Production Operations
- Construction
- Engineering
And:
Manager/Senior Engineer/Foreman of:
- Water Operations
- Facilities/Facilities Engineering
- Completions
- Environmental
- Regulation & Compliance
- Drilling
2022 SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Matt CiprichDirector, Water Services
EQT

Teddy MohleManager, Completions & Water Infrastructure
Contango Oil & Gas

Dr. Hasan Al AbdulgaderDirector, Produced Water Treatment R&D Program
Saudi Aramco

Bhavana KarnikEnvironmental Engineer
Chevron

Brandon DavisCEO
Swan Energy

Mark PeavyVice President Operations
Resilience Natural Resources

Danny ReibleDonovan Maddox Chair, Texas Tech University
Texas Produced Water Consortium

Mike HightowerDirector
New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium

Becca MooreIndustrial Wastewater Permit Coordinator
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Mark EngleResearch Geologist
The University of Texas at El Paso

Adrienne SandovalOil Conservation Division Director
New Mexico Energy, Natural Resources Dept

Bridget ScanlonSenior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology
Jackson School of Geosciences

Mark PattonPresident
Hydrozonix

Ted WootenChief Engineer
Railroad Commission of Texas

David FeatherAir Quality Permitting Section Chief
New Mexico Environment Department

Jaspinder SinghPermit Specialist, Water Quality Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
PERMIAN BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT CONGRESS RETURNS TO HOUSTON THIS SEPTEMBER
Finding Alternative Uses For Produced Water Beyond Disposal & Recycling
With the implementation of decisive regulations limiting subsurface saltwater disposal in certain counties, combined with emerging concerns about seismic activity, oil and gas operators in the Permian basin are now looking for alternatives to disposal. The massive volumes of water being produced today means that additional alternatives to disposal need to be identified and tapped into. Indeed, identifying alternative options to get as much produced water recycled and treated for reuse at the lowest possible cost was recently identified to the American Business Conferences Team as the single most important challenge for operators in the Permian Basin that, unfixed, could potentially hold back growth and therefore urgently needs to be addressed by the wider industry.
As a concept, the beneficial reuse of produced water is not new. However, until now, the technology was either too expensive to treat for many applications or the industry drivers were not sufficiently strong to sufficiently drive innovation to make it commercially viable (and scalable). That’s all changing in 2022, as multiple factors justifying more beneficial reuse of produced water converge.
The current geopolitical situation of rare earth mineral shortages for high tech/carbon neutral industries further rationalizes beneficial reuse, as operators could potentially be sitting on top of significant revenue-generating value streams contained in their waste brines. For example, lithium, essential for BEV battery technology, is abundant in some produced waters. Gadolinium and selenium also have real value for the high-tech sectors and chlorine, bromine and iodine are also monetizable for municipal/industrial purposes.
Combined, these drivers contribute to making the Onshore Oil & Gas Water Management Permian Basin Congress 2022 one of the most important water management conferences since American Business Conferences first launched the pioneering series back in 2011.
This year, as always, this conference has been thoroughly researched with the market. We do not accept calls for papers, nor do we allow vendors to speak unless they deliver case study based information on the researched topics that the market has asked for. We believe that busy senior-level business executives and technical practitioners value a conference agenda with clear themes and a coherent hierarchy of deliberately prioritized market-driven learning topics. As always, this means the topics have been selected based on intensive industry research reflecting what our delegates want to learn, as well as helping them to identify practical takeaways and solutions.
We look forward to seeing you in-person, or via Live Streaming, at the 2022 Onshore Oil & Gas Water Management Permian Basin Congress.
KEY AGENDA THEMES AT A GLANCE
Practical, Operator Led Panel Discussions & Case Studies
Increasing The Capacity, Speed & Efficiency Of Produced Water Handling In The Permian Basin
DAY 1 | DAY 2 |
TRANSFORMING PRODUCED WATER TO TURN IT INTO A RESOURCE |
OPTIMIZING EXISTING DISPOSAL STRATEGIES AND DRIVING WATER MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCIES |
KEYNOTE PANEL High-Level Operator Strategies On Finding Alternatives To Disposal & Treating Water So That It Can Be Used Outside The Oil & Gas Industry |
KEYNOTE PANEL Adopting New Technologies To Address Seismic Challenges – Hearing From Operators & Outsourced Solution Providers |
BENEFICIAL REUSE Analyzing The Chemicals & Minerals In Produced Water To Identify Commercial Opportunities For Beneficial Reuse & Sales |
OPTIMIZE SUBSURFACE CAPACITY Innovations In Subsurface Disposal - Detailed Seismic Hazard Assessment, Optimizing Injection Intervals & Implementing The Latest Technology |
PANEL - PRODUCED WATER REUSE IN INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING SECTOR Technologies For Treating Produced Water To Extract Minerals To Use As A Feedstock For Manufacturing & Industrial Applications Including
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PARTNERING WITH REGULATORS TO FIND SOLUTIONS Regulations In The Pipeline To Address Seismicity & Reduce Emissions From Water Storage Tanks & Pits Considering Forthcoming Regulation On Emissions Impacting Water Storage Ponds, Tanks & Facilities In The Oil & Gas Industry How can regulators help promote more larger scale recycling within the industry? |
PRODUCED WATER REUSE FOR COOLING Commercial Opportunities To Use Produced Water For Industrial Cooling & Bitcoin Mining |
TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY COST REDUCTION New Approaches To Reduce The Cost Of Produced Water Treatment |
PRODUCED WATER FOR HYDROGEN DEVELOPMENT Examining The Potential Market For Produced Water & Hydrogen Development |
IMPROVING OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY Addressing Operational Challenges Of Using More Water for Fracking |
IRRIGATION AND SURFACE DISCHARGE Latest Developments In Treatment For Agricultural Irrigation - Evaporative Technologies For Locations Without Permits to Dispose |
WATER STORAGE AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION Reducing Emissions From Water Storage Tanks & Pits |
DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES Latest Developments In Desalination Technology |
WATER QUALITY Innovation Of Water Purification/Treatment |
Techniques to Reduce Oil and Grease in the Water for Key Applications | Alternative Water Storage Solutions |
Standardizing The Definition Of Fresh Water | Sharing Water Infrastructure With the Water Companies |
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
DAY 1 - ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS TO MINIMIZE SUBSURFACE WATER DISPOSAL
- “Dispose Of Less & Reuse More” - Operator Strategies, Regulatory Policies & Solutions To Minimize SWD & Identify Commercially Viable Alternatives
- Realizing The Economic Value Of Key Minerals & Chemicals In Produced Water That Could Be Extracted & Sold
- Innovative Technology Implementation To Economically Convert Produced Water For Beneficial Reuse In Sectors Outside Oil & Gas Including Agriculture, Manufacturing (Rare Earths & Raw Minerals Extraction) Industrial (Water Cooling & Power Applications) & More Long Term, Hydrogen Economy Development
DAY 2 - OPTIMIZING SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL & IMPROVING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
- Sharing Operator Led Solutions On Addressing Seismic Occurrences
- Partnering With Regulators To Tackle Seismicity Without Reducing Production Rates
- Innovations In Subsurface Disposal To Further Increase Capacity
- Addressing Key Operational Challenges Of Utilizing Increasing Volumes Of Water For Fracs
- Standardizing Water Qualities & Identifying Tertiary Treatment Solutions