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OVERVIEW
MISSIONAchieving better environmental performance and regulatory compliance in the Oil and Gas Industry.
LEADERSHIPThe advisory board was comprised of The University of Texas at Arlington along with industry leaders including representatives from ACL Combustion Inc., Cantey Hanger LLP, Chesapeake Energy, ConocoPhillips, Crowe & Dunley, Goodnight Midstream, Helmerich & Payne, Kinder Morgan, Lamar Institute of Technology, National Oilwell Varco, Navarro College, NIOSH, Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, Quanta Resources, and Samson Resources.
CONFERENCE DETAILSNumber of Participants....................... 341Attendees from ................................... 27 states & 3 countriesBreakout sessions ............................... 28Number of exhibitors ......................... 37Pre-Conference sessions .................... 2Post-Conference sessions ................... 1
CONFERENCE PRICINGGovernment ....................................... $395Early Bird ............................................ $525*Regular ............................................... $725Exhibit Booth Rate .............................. $1950* While the conference pricing was supposed to increase after the Early Bird rate expired, UTA decided to maintain the rate through the conference based on outside influences, including the fall storms that affected South Texas and its surroundings.
2017 Advisory BoardTop Row: Ron Truelove, Dennis Alder, Jesse Hein2nd Row: Bryan Sims, James Mode, Ralph Tijerina3rd Row: Andrea McMillen, Maren Coligan, Milind Bhatte, Jenny MoyersBottom Row: Nicole Buraglio, Staci Moore, Sara Walls, Cassandra Smith, Barbara Burrell
Not pictured: George Brozowski, Mark Crelia, Leigh Galimberti, Liz Lawhorn-Cryder, Teresea Madden, Najafi Mohammad, Don Shandy, Peter Whitaker, Dean Wingo
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ATTENDEE BREAKDOWN
PARTIAL LIST OF COMPANIES IN ATTENDANCE2M Environmental Services, LLC
ACL Combustion, Inc.
Advanced Control Panels
AIG Client Risk Solutions
Baker Consulting
Banks Environmental Data
Barr Engineering Co.
Callon Petroleum Company
Chesapeake Energy
ConocoPhillips
Dakota Software
EnLink Midstream
EnSafe, Inc.
Foundation Energy Management, LLC
GAI Consultants, Inc.
Goodnight Midstream
Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C.
Hunt Oil Company
Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commision
Ion Science Inc.
ISN
J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Justin FR Work
Key Energy Services
Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Pipelines
Lamar Institute of Technology
Leidos Engineering
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Marathon Oil
Matador Resources
Medallion Midstream, LLC
National Oilwell Varco
NORM SOLUTIONS LLC
Occidental Oil and Gas Corp.
OSHA
Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
Pioneer Energy
Range Resources
Ringers Gloves
Samson Energy
SEI Solutions
TCEQ
TEEX
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Universal Pressure Pumping, Inc.
Vernor Material and Equipment Company
Vertex Resource Services
Waste Management
Williams Partners
Xenco Laboratories
XTO Energy
Zephyr Environmental Corporation
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS
n RISK MANAGEMENTTexas Environmental, Health & Safety Audits
NORM/TENORM Field Assessments
Environmental Due Diligence & Liability Risk Management for Oil & Gas Manufacturing, Service & Waste Treatment
Chemical Risk Mitigation & Environmental Response in Water Treatment
Ecological Risk Assessment
n WATERStormwater Permitting for Oil & Gas Support Facilities
Upstream Water Modeling: Leveraging Economic Data for Water Management Optimization
Piloting the Water Challenge Program - Helping Companies Reduce the Use of Potable Water
n AIR/CLIMATE CHANGEFlare Elimination: Turning Waste & Environmental Liability into Revenue
Use of Process Optimization Methods for Concurrent Evaluation of Plant Economics & Air Compliance
Texas Oil & Gas Air Permitting: A Practitioner’s Guide
Operate Your Heater Treater to Minimize Emissions
Permian Basin Environmental Success Story: Revenue Sharing with Vent Gas
Taking the Clean Air Act into the 21st Century & Beyond: A Proposal to Streamline Regulation to Improve U.S. Economic Competitiveness
n LEGALRisk Management in the Oil & Gas Sector
Business Continuity and Emergency Preparation and Response
EPA’s Mitigation Policy in Civil Enforcement: A Sleeping Giant
The Environmental Criminal Investigation
n OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICSUpdate on TCEQ Oil and Gas Regulatory Activities in Texas
Shipping Hazardous Waste and DOT Training Requirements
Intentional Compliance Management
Strategic Due Diligence - Enhancing Decision-Making in Mergers & Acquisitions
Environmental Leadership: Be the Change You Want to See
Increasing Efficiency & Data While Reducing Overall Project Cost with Semi-Quantitative Field Test Kids in Hydrocarbon Remediation
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SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Patrick TraylorDeputy Assistant Admin., Office of Enforcement & Compliance, U.S. EPA
James PayneRegional Counsel for EPA’s South Central Region (Region 6)
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Michael TeagueSecretary, Oklahoma Department of Energy & Environment
Carl Michael SmithExecutive Director, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission
David J. PorterPresident, Porter Production & Consulting Inc.
Ryan SittonCommissioner, Railroad Commission of Texas
Chris PerryEnvironmental Protection Specialist, U.S. EPA
PANEL SPEAKERS
Becky KeoghDirector, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
Dr. Chuck Carr BrownSecretary, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Dr. Bryan W. ShawChairman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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EXHIBITORS
Alere ToxicologyAvettaBlackshare Environmental SolutionsCamscoCartasiteCTEH, LLCDakota SoftwareEdge Engineering & ScienceEmission Monitoring Service, Inc.Enviro CleanES&H of Dallas, LLCGas Inc.Groundwater and Environmental Services, Inc. Hanby EnvironmentalInnovative Pipeline SystemsIon ScienceJ. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.Justin FR WorkMiller Consulting ServicesMoore Archeological Consulting, Inc.New Tech Global EnvironmentalOMG SolutionsOSHAOSHCONPremier SafetyRefine Innovations, LLCRingers GlovesRSB EnvironmentalSaudi AramcoSEI SolutionsSKC Inc.Texas A&M Engineering Extension ServicesTrinity ConsultantsUS EcologyThe University of Texas at ArlingtonVernor Material and Equipment CompanyXenco LaboratoriesZephyr Environmental Corporation
Companies took advantage of the opportunity to get their message in front of potential new customers in the oil and gas environmental industry by becoming exhibitors.
COMPANIESEXHIBITORS
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SPONSORS
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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
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