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16th Annual Natural Gas STAR Implementation Workshop

San Antonio, TX - October 19-21, 2009

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Monday, October 19

10:30am – 4:30pm	Leak Detection and Measurement Demonstration at Southwest Research Institute’s Metering Research Facility
6:00 – 8:00pm	Registration & Opening Reception

Tuesday, October 20

8:30 – 9:30am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 10:00am	Welcome & Opening Remarks Jerome Blackman, Natural Gas STAR Program Manager, US EPA (PDF) (21 pp, 410K)
10:00am – 12:00pm	Plenary Session
10:00 – 10:30am	Keynote Jeffrey A. Fisher, Senior Vice President – Production, Chesapeake Energy
10:30 – 11:00am	Short Term Impact of Methane Emissions on Climate Change Rafe Pomerance, President, Clean Air-Cool Planet (PDF) (24 pp, 356K)
11:00 – 11:30am	Break
11:30am – 12:00pm	Analyzing Corporate Profitability of Methane Emissions Reduction Projects Jameel Alsalam, Climate Change Economist, US EPA (PDF) (16 pp, 354K)
12:00 – 1:15pm	Lunch
1:15 – 2:15pm	Natural Gas STAR Award Ceremony & Photos Jerome Blackman and Carey Bylin, Natural Gas STAR Program Managers, US EPA
2:15 – 5:15pm	Concurrent Technology Sessions
2:15 – 5:15pm	Production Concurrent Session El Paso E&P Company's Experience with Directed Inspection and Maintenance Alan Gradet , El Paso E&P Company (PDF) (29 pp, 3.1MB) Wellhead Venting Measurement Studies Reid Smith, BP (PDF) (10 pp, 95K) Quantification of VOC Emissions from Storage Tanks – Danielle Nesvacil, TCEQ (PDF) (24 pp, 263K) Lean Burn Dehydrators Danny Ford, Chesapeake Energy (PDF) (25 pp, 5.8MB) Reduced Emissions Completions – Jonah Case Study Bonnie Ellwood, EnCana Oil & Gas (PDF) (23 pp, 543K)
2:15 – 5:15pm	Processing Concurrent Session Aerial Leak Detection in Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines Zach Dorsey, Eric Bess, and Bob Price, Chesapeake Energy (PDF) (29 pp, 8.3MB) Comparison of Leak Detection and Measurement Methodologies Paul Tupper, Shell Global Solutions and Joe Wilwerding, Sage Environmental (PDF) (24 pp, 917K) Methane Emissions Measurement Techniques in Gas Gathering and Processing Bob Berry, DCP Midstream (PDF) (10 pp, 265K)
2:15 – 5:15pm	Transmission and Distribution Concurrent Session Emerging Membrane Technology for Natural Gas Dehydration Lonnie W. Smith, PoroGen (PDF) (18 pp, 472K) Leak Detection and Measurement in the Transmission and Distribution Sectors Trey Moeller, Enbridge, Inc. and Terence Trefiak, Envirotech – Target Emission Services (PDF) (27 pp, 2.4MB) Partner Experience Using Pipeline Pumpdowns to Reduce Emissions from High Pressure Pipelines Jim Cormack, TransCanada (PDF) (18 pp, 850K)
4:15 – 5:15pm	Barriers to Emission Reductions in Transmission and Distribution Panel Discussion Moderator: Bruce Henning, ICF International (PDF) (6 pp, 83K) Darrell Johnson, Southern California Gas Company (PDF) (9 pp, 22K) Robert Smith, Department of Transportation – PHMSA (PDF) (15 pp, 464K) Lisa Beal, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

Wednesday, October 21

8:30 – 9:00am	Continental Breakfast
9:00am	Opening of Day Two Carey Bylin, Natural Gas STAR Program Manager, US EPA
9:00 – 10:45am	Climate Change/GHG Update Panel
9:00 – 10:15am	Panel Discussion: Climate Legislation, EPA Endangerment Finding, EPA Mandatory Reporting Rule, and Other Important Developments Affecting the Oil and Gas Industry Paul Gunning, Chief, Non-CO₂ Programs Branch, US EPA (PDF) (28 pp, 278K) Question & Answer Session
10:15 – 10:45am	Break
10:45am – 12:30pm	Quantification and Measurement Panel
10:45am – 12:30pm	Panel Discussion: Quantification and Measurement of Fugitive and Vented Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Industry Engineering Calculation Reid Smith, BP (PDF) (12 pp, 93K) Material Balance Bob Berry, DCP Midstream (PDF) (3 pp, 51K) Direct Measurement John Cordaway, El Paso (PDF) (6 pp, 156K) Emissions Modeling Danielle Nesvacil, TCEQ, Russ Nettles, TCEQ Remote Quantification Leanne Meyer, Northern Natural Gas (PDF) (20 pp, 1.2MB) Question & Answer Session
12:30pm	Lunch

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