Opportunities in Natural Gas

INNOVATION IN
ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT IN
SHALE EXPLORATION
Matthew J. Hammer,
HULL
Shale
Gas
Innovation and
Commercialization
Center
2014 Winner
NG Innovations, Inc.
C-FIT unit identifies the density and
amount of fluid being transported
and identifies the loading/unloading
points, and tracks and date/time
stamps truck movement via satellite
Optimization:
Improving decision-making
through mathematical
modeling
Linlin Yang, CMU
From, Examining How A Leading Operator Has Successfully Pre-Planned The Quantity Of Water Needed To Ensure Sufficient Water Supply
And Determine The Optimal Size Of Water Impoundments , presented by: Jeremy V. Manno, PE, LEED AP, RL; Carrizo Oil and Gas, Inc. , Linlin
Yang; Carnegie Mellon University Presenting, Kevin L. Hoover, at the Produced Water Disposal & Reuse: Utica & Marcellus , Canonsburg, PA ,
March 26, 2014
14 well pads
2 impoundments
2 frac crew

>$2MM
CO
2

Reduced by
over 500 Metric Tons
Where are the
Opportunities?



Identify the problems
From Analyzing Brine Disposal Well Use Trends to Support Future Planning for Produced Water Disposal in the Marcellus and
Utica Shales, presented by David Yoxtheimer, PG, At the Produced Water Disposal and Reuse Initiative, March 26-27, 2014,
Canonsburg, PA

Produced fluid management options
Direct reuse (blending)
On-site treatment w/reuse
Off-site treatment w/reuse
UIC well disposal
Treatment technologies include
Filter socks
Chemical precipitation
Electrocoagulation
Evaporation (MVR)
Filtration
From, Examining All Disposal Options Available to
Marcellus and Utica Operators to Identify the
Option Involving the Lowest Expense, presented by
David Yoxtheimer, PG, At the Produced Water
Disposal and Reuse Initiative, March 26-27, 2014,
Canonsburg, PA
From consolenergy.com
ALTERNATIVE FUELS PROGRAM - CHK
ELECTRIC GRID DRILLING -2013


63 wells

$1.33 million in savings

(Barnett Shale, Mid-Continent North, Haynesville Shale & Rockies)
DUAL FUEL-2013


5 wells

$150,000 in savings


(Mid-Continent North & Anadarko Basin ) )
50% of drilling rigs
will run on natural gas or another nondiesel
fuel source by
2018

-Platts