Shale Water Expo has a committed group of speakers who are thought leaders in their respective areas of expertise. They are presenting in order to share their knowledge with oil and gas professionals involved in water sourcing, handling, reuse and disposal.
Topics
E&P Water Management Panel
Water Midstream
SWD Market Impacts
Produced Water Treatment and Recycling
Water Sourcing Impacts
New Technology for Water Management
General State of the Industry
Water Finance & Investment Panel
Economics of Water Management
Keynote Speaker
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Mark Houser, CEO Mark Houser began serving as the chief executive officer of University Lands in 2015. A part of the University of Texas System, University Lands manages the surface and mineral rights to 2.1 million acres in the resource-rich Permian Basin of West Texas. |
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Rick McCurdy, Former Sr. Engineering Officer Rick currently serves as a subject matter expert in the fields of chemistry, corrosion, produced water treatment and use, and the use of alternative water sources for hydraulic fracturing. He is a former principal of Chesapeake’s initiative championing the beneficial use of produced water – AquaRenew® and Chesapeake’s Industry-leading GreenFrac® program that focuses on environmentally friendly hydraulic fracturing additives. |
Brian Bohm, Environmental Sustainability Advisor |
Brian Kuh, Sr. Foreman, Water Management |
Douglas A. Park, Senior VP, Corporate Development |
Water Midstream Executive Panel
Water Midstream Operations Panel |
Midstream
Jared Weingartner, Engineer |
Laura Capper, President & CEO |
Michael Dunkel, Vice President- Water for Upstream and Midstream |
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Produced Water Treatment and Recycling
Mark Patton, President |
Neil C. Nowak, Project Director |
Fady Rizk, Solutions Development Manager |
Mark Wolf, Director of Onshore Facilities for Well Stream Processing Business Group |
Aaron Horn, Senior VP |
Josh Adler, Founding CEO |
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New Technology for Water Management
Amy Dwyer, Business Development Manager |
Michael Fontaine, Senior Director of Operational Systems and Reporting |
Ben Yee, President |
Paola Perez Pena, Principal Research Analyst |
Karr Ingham, Economist; Petroleum Economist; President |
John Sullivan, Permian Basin Regional Manager |
Ty Hanna, Production and Stimulation Fluids Chemist |
Water Finance & Investment Panel
Rob Kordas, Managing Director – Head of Oilfield Service & |
Michael LaMotte, Senior Managing Director of Energy Investment Banking Group |
Henry May, Vice President |
Vince Hahn, Managing Director |
Gabe Collins, Baker Botts Fellow in Energy & Environmental Regulatory Affairs |
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Water Technology Panel
David Bateman, Co-CEO & Board Member |
Kelly Bennett, Co-Founder & President |
Justin Love, CEO |