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Roundtable on Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development

This roundtable, launched in late 2015 and concluded 2019, provided a neutral forum where representatives from government, industry, academia, and non-governmental and international organizations can meet on an ongoing basis to:

  • gather, critically examine, and communicate facts and data regarding the scientific, engineering, human and environmental health and safety, regulatory, economic, and societal aspects of unconventional hydrocarbon development;
  • identify and help to advance activities that would be of broad value to key stakeholders;
  • assist in informing decision making about development of these resources.
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Past Events

Workshop on Environmental Legacies and Water Considerations Related to Oil and Gas Production - Midland, TX

  • May 14, 2019
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)
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  • Past

Technological advances have expanded the footprint of U.S. oil and gas resource development, both in rural areas and near urban centers. The ability to minimize environmental impacts and manage produc...

Workshop on Environmental Legacies and Produced Water Related to Oil and Gas Production - Pittsburgh, PA

  • November 15, 2018
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Workshop
  • Past

Technological advances have expanded the footprint of U.S. oil and gas resource development, both in rural areas and near urban centers. The ability to minimize environmental impacts and manage produc...

Workshop on Environmental Legacies and Produced Water Related to Oil and Gas Production - Denver, CO

  • May 30, 2018
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EDT)
  • Workshop
  • Past

Technological advances have expanded the footprint of U.S. oil and gas resource development, both in rural areas and near urban centers. The ability to minimize environmental impacts and manage produc...

Workshop on Offshore Well Completion and Stimulation: Using Hydraulic Fracturing and Other Technologies

  • October 2 - 3, 2017
  • Workshop
  • Past

Well completion and stimulation technologies to develop hydrocarbon resources offshore have evolved over many decades. While hydraulic fracturing has become widely known to the public with the intensi...

Workshop on Onshore Unconventional Hydrocarbon Development: Legacy Issues, Induced Seismicity, and Innovations in Managing Risk

  • December 1 - 2, 2016
  • Workshop
  • Past

The evolution of “unconventional” technologies to develop hydrocarbon resources such as shale oil and gas began as an outgrowth of many decades of development of conventional oil and gas fields. As co...

Workshop on Use of Flowback and Produced Waters: Opportunities and Challenges for Innovation

  • May 25 - 26, 2016
  • Workshop
  • Past

Produced water—water from underground formations that is brought to the surface during oil and gas production—is the greatest volume byproduct associated with oil and gas production. It is managed by...
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