Water Acquisition Modeling: Assessing Impacts Through Modeling and Other Means
June 4, 2013 – Arlington, VA

Session 1: Data on Water Acquisition and Water Recycling/Reuse

• Water Acquisition: Analysis of Existing Data – Andrew Gillespie, US EPA
• Sources of Data for Quantifying Hydraulic Fracturing Water Use in Texas – J-P Nicot, University of Texas at Austin
• Water Acquisition for Unconventional Natural Gas Development Within the Susquehanna River Basin – James Richenderfer, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
• Recycling and Reuse of Produced Water to Reduce Freshwater Use in Hydraulic Fracturing Operations – Matthew Mantell, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Session 2: Hydraulic Fracturing Water Acquisition and Water Availability Modeling Approaches

• Evaluating Scenarios of Potential Impact of Water Acquisition – Stephen Kraemer, US EPA
• Mapping Water Availability and Cost in the Western United States – Vincent Tidwell, Sandia National Laboratory
• Integrated, Collaborative Water Research in Western Canada – Ben Kerr, Foundry Spatial Ltd.
• Water Needs and Availability for Hydraulic Fracturing in the Bakken Formation, Eastern Montana – Mitchell Plummer, Idaho National Laboratory

Poster Session

• Water and Energy Simulation Toolset (WEST) – Robert Jeffers, Idaho National Laboratory
• Utilizing Produced Water as a New Water Resource – Andrew Stewart, Energy Water Solutions, LLC