Produced Water Management for CO2 EOR and the Unconventional Plays Draft Outline (as of Nov 10, 2014)
CO2 Conference Short Course No. 16: 12/10/14, Midland Center 8:15 am – 5:30 pm Reception at the Midland Center to Follow
1. Introduction: The Challenges of CO2 EOR Water Handling (Steve Melzer, APTA)
2. Regulatory Assistance / Regulatory Barriers (John Tintera, Tx Alliance)
3. Produced Water: Where the Water Nexus May be Taking Us
4. CO2 EOR Water Handling Case Histories
5.The Growing Water Demand
6. The Field Tested Demonstration Project No 1 (Eureka Resources, Williamsport, PA {invited – http://www.eureka-resources.com/})
7. The Field Tested Demonstration Project No 2 (Gradiant Corporation {http://ceraweek.com/2014/pioneer/gradiant-corporation/)}
Buffet Lunch at the Midland Center
8. Water Handling Design & Retrofitting a Waterflood for CO2 (Paul Carmody, Facility & Plant Consulting, LLC)
9. Factors in the Permian Basin Subsurface Mass Balance (David Merchant, Merchant Consulting)
10. CO2 EOR, Unconventionals & Depressuring the ROZs: Where Do they Fit?
11. Optional 2+ hour Field Trip* to a Plant South of Midland
* The field trip above is confirmed to a site 20 minutes south of Midland