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- The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5) (13)
- Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14) (10)
- Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12) (10)
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Full-Text Articles in Engineering
Improving Ensemble Streamflow Prediction Using Interdecadal/Interannual Climate Variability, Kenneth W. Lamb
Improving Ensemble Streamflow Prediction Using Interdecadal/Interannual Climate Variability, Kenneth W. Lamb
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The National Weather Service’s (NWS) river forecast centers provide long-term water resource forecasts for the main river basins in the U.S. The NWS creates seasonal streamflow forecasts using an ensemble prediction model called the Extended Streamflow Prediction (ESP) software. ESP creates runoff volume forecasts by taking the current observed soil moisture and snowpack conditions in the basin and applying them to historical temperature and precipitation scenarios. The ESP treats every historic input year as a likely scenario of future basin conditions. Therefore improving the knowledge about how long-term climate cycles impact streamflow can extend the forecast lead time and improve …
Slides: Development Of Shale: Water Resource Concerns And Policy Considerations, Katy Dunlap
Slides: Development Of Shale: Water Resource Concerns And Policy Considerations, Katy Dunlap
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director, Trout Unlimited, Inc., Burdett, NY
24 slides
Slides: Water And Development Of Unconventional Oil And Gas Resources, Judy Jordan
Slides: Water And Development Of Unconventional Oil And Gas Resources, Judy Jordan
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: Judy Jordan, Oil & Gas Liaison, Garfield County, Rifle, CO
21 slides
Slides: Shale Drilling And Completions, William Fleckenstein
Slides: Shale Drilling And Completions, William Fleckenstein
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: William Fleckenstein, BP Adjunct Professor in the Petroleum Department and Director of PERFORM Research, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, and Managing Partner of Fleckenstein, Eustes & Associates
20 slides
Slides: U.S. Shale Gas: Resources, Reserves And $$$, John B. Curtis
Slides: U.S. Shale Gas: Resources, Reserves And $$$, John B. Curtis
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: John B. Curtis, Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering and Director of the Potential Gas Agency, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
17 slides
Slides: The Here And Now Of U.S. Nat Gas, Michelle Michot Foss
Slides: The Here And Now Of U.S. Nat Gas, Michelle Michot Foss
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: Michelle Michot Foss, Chief Energy Economist, Center for Energy Economics, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin, TX
12 slides
Pooling For Horizontal Wells: Can They Teach An Old Dog New Tricks?, Bruce M. Kramer
Pooling For Horizontal Wells: Can They Teach An Old Dog New Tricks?, Bruce M. Kramer
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
74 pages.
This paper was originally published as:
Bruce M. Kramer, “Pooling for Horizontal Wells: Can They Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?,” 55 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 8-1, § 8.05 (2009).
Slides: Shale And Air Quality: The View From The Other Side, Jeremy Nichols
Slides: Shale And Air Quality: The View From The Other Side, Jeremy Nichols
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: Jeremy Nichols, Climate & Energy Program Director, WildEarth Guardians, Denver, CO
18 slides
Slides: Transforming And Disrupting: Shale Gas And Oil In U.S. Energy Supply, Richard Nehring
Slides: Transforming And Disrupting: Shale Gas And Oil In U.S. Energy Supply, Richard Nehring
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: Richard Nehring, Nehring Associates, Colorado Springs, CO
15 slides
Slides: Evolving Policy On Shale Plays, John Martin
Slides: Evolving Policy On Shale Plays, John Martin
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
Presenter: John Martin, Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, DC
17 slides
Agenda: Shale Plays In The Intermountain West: Legal And Policy Issues, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: Shale Plays In The Intermountain West: Legal And Policy Issues, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Shale Plays in the Intermountain West: Legal and Policy Issues (November 12)
This one-day symposium to be held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Denver will address the technology, economics, environmental impacts, and regulatory issues associated with shale gas development in the Rocky Mountain region. The purpose of this event is to facilitate productive dialogue among a wide range of stakeholders and interested parties to guide policy decisions.
Agenda: 2010 World Energy Justice Conference: Emerging Solutions For The Energy Poor: Technological, Entrepreneurial And Institutional Challenges, University Of Colorado Boulder. Center For Energy & Environmental Security, Colorado Journal Of International Environmental Law And Policy
Agenda: 2010 World Energy Justice Conference: Emerging Solutions For The Energy Poor: Technological, Entrepreneurial And Institutional Challenges, University Of Colorado Boulder. Center For Energy & Environmental Security, Colorado Journal Of International Environmental Law And Policy
2010 World Energy Justice Conference (November 5)
This conference is a sequel to the 2009 World Energy Justice Conference (WEJC 2009) which began examining ways of mainstreaming safe, clean, and efficient energy for the world's Energy Poor (EP). The EP number two and a half billion people living on less than $1-2 a day who have no access to modern energy services. WEJC 2010 more fully develops these themes. WEJC 2010 will explore how the next round of global warming meetings in Cancun could design new flexibility mechanisms that give credits, for example, for the reduction of black carbon by the adoption of cookstoves, and embrace small …
Culvert Material Cost Comparison, New England Environmental Finance Center
Culvert Material Cost Comparison, New England Environmental Finance Center
Water
The following tables provide a detailed look at the role that culvert material and culvert diameter play in the overall cost of a culvert replacement project.
Culvert Material Cost Comparison, New England Environmental Finance Center
Culvert Material Cost Comparison, New England Environmental Finance Center
Economics and Finance
The following tables provide a detailed look at the role that culvert material and culvert diameter play in the overall cost of a culvert replacement project. Table 1 displays the cost per foot purchase price arranged by diameter size for the various culvert materials that are currently available. Table 2 displays the average additional culvert pipe material cost (increased cost to upsize minus original in-kind replacement cost) that would be incurred when upsizing a given diameter of culvert with a 50 foot length by factors of: 200%, 250% and 300%.
Slides: A Working Model For Oil And Gas Produced Water Treatment, Lee Schafer
Slides: A Working Model For Oil And Gas Produced Water Treatment, Lee Schafer
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Lee Schafer, Integrity Production Services, Inc., for Anticline Disposal LLC
11 slides
Slides: Intermountain Oil And Gas Bmp Project, Kathryn Mutz
Slides: Intermountain Oil And Gas Bmp Project, Kathryn Mutz
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Kathryn Mutz, Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
21 slides
Slides: Drilling Waste, Blake Scott
Slides: Drilling Waste, Blake Scott
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Blake Scott, Scott Environmental Services, Inc.
24 slides
Agenda: Opportunities And Obstacles To Reducing The Environmental Footprint Of Natural Gas Development In The Uintah Basin, Utah State University. Bingham Entrepreneurship And Energy Research Center, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center. Intermountain Oil And Gas Bmp Project, Houston Advanced Research Center. Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program
Agenda: Opportunities And Obstacles To Reducing The Environmental Footprint Of Natural Gas Development In The Uintah Basin, Utah State University. Bingham Entrepreneurship And Energy Research Center, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center. Intermountain Oil And Gas Bmp Project, Houston Advanced Research Center. Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
A public workshop to discuss “Opportunities and Constraints to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development” was held in Vernal, Utah on October 14, 2010 at the Vernal campus of Utah State University. The workshop was sponsored by Utah State University, The Bingham Energy Research Center; The University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center; and the Houston Advanced Research Center, Environmentally Friendly Drilling Program.
The meeting included presentations and panel discussions on:
- Trends and environmental issues related to natural gas development
- Examples of environmental innovations being used in the Uintah Basin
- Examples of innovation & tools from outside the …
Slides: Engaging Stakeholders, Duane Zavadil
Slides: Engaging Stakeholders, Duane Zavadil
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Duane Zavadil, Bill Barrett Corporation
5 slides
Slides: Acts: Anadarko Completion Transport System, Jeff Dufresne
Slides: Acts: Anadarko Completion Transport System, Jeff Dufresne
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Jeff Dufresne, Completions Manager, Anadarko Corporation
18 slides
Slides: The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program, David Burnett
Slides: The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program, David Burnett
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: David Burnett, Texas A&M University and Houston Advanced Research Center
44 slides
Slides: Enhanced Reclamation Program, Stephanie Tomkinson
Slides: Enhanced Reclamation Program, Stephanie Tomkinson
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Stephanie Tomkinson, Senior Biologist, QEP Company
33 slides
Slides: Geospatial Decision Support For Shale Gas Site Development, Malcolm Williamson, Jackson Cothren, Peter Smith
Slides: Geospatial Decision Support For Shale Gas Site Development, Malcolm Williamson, Jackson Cothren, Peter Smith
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Malcolm Williamson, Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, University of Arkansas
50 slides
Slides: Assessing Opportunities And Barriers To Reducing The Environmental Footprint Of Oil And Gas Development In Utah, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Lorien Belton, Brian Gentry, Gene Theodori
Slides: Assessing Opportunities And Barriers To Reducing The Environmental Footprint Of Oil And Gas Development In Utah, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Lorien Belton, Brian Gentry, Gene Theodori
Opportunities and Obstacles to Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Natural Gas Development in Uintah Basin (October 14)
Presenter: Dr. Douglas Jackson-Smith, Utah State University--Logan Campus
37 slides
Assessment Of Impacts To Hydroclimatology And River Operations Due To Climate Change Over The Colorado River Basin, William Paul Miller
Assessment Of Impacts To Hydroclimatology And River Operations Due To Climate Change Over The Colorado River Basin, William Paul Miller
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This dissertation investigated the impacts of climate change to the hydroclimatology and river and reservoir management operations within the Colorado River Basin. Preliminary research indicated observed warming trends throughout the Colorado River Basin and corresponding seasonal trends to the magnitude and timing of runoff in the Colorado River Basin. Subsequent research investigated the changing character of precipitation and corresponding impacts to streamflow over the Colorado River Basin. Analysis of snowpack telemetry (SNOTEL) stations over the American West and Colorado River Basin indicated decreasing trends in annual snowpack, often at least at the 95% confidence interval. A shorter snowpack season was …
Global Warming Advocacy Science: A Cross Examination, Jason S. Johnston
Global Warming Advocacy Science: A Cross Examination, Jason S. Johnston
All Faculty Scholarship
Legal scholarship has come to accept as true the various pronouncements of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other scientists who have been active in the movement for greenhouse gas (ghg) emission reductions to combat global warming. The only criticism that legal scholars have had of the story told by this group of activist scientists – what may be called the climate establishment – is that it is too conservative in not paying enough attention to possible catastrophic harm from potentially very high temperature increases. This paper departs from such faith in the climate establishment by comparing the …
Sustainable Portland: Implementation Series 3, New England Environmental Finance Center
Sustainable Portland: Implementation Series 3, New England Environmental Finance Center
Climate Change
This report is the third in a series of efforts by students at the Muskie School of Public Service, Community Planning and Development Master’s program, in a core class called “Sustainable Communities.” In this course students seek to understand principles of sustainability and how efforts to implement Sustainability programs can become more successful. The report assembles term papers students completed on particular efforts by municipalities, universities, and other groups to achieve sustainability goals. Students worked on each project in a service learning format with real world clients. They were asked to fashion their papers around lessons learned by other organizations …
Slides: Costs And Benefits Of Oil Shale Development, James T. Bartis
Slides: Costs And Benefits Of Oil Shale Development, James T. Bartis
The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5)
Presenter: James T. Bartis, Senior Policy Researcher, Rand Corporation
21 slides
Slides: The Promise And Peril Of Oil Shale: Federal Law And Policy, David Bernhardt
Slides: The Promise And Peril Of Oil Shale: Federal Law And Policy, David Bernhardt
The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5)
Presenter: David Bernhardt, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Denver, CO
13 slides
Agenda: The Promise And Peril Of Oil Shale Development, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
Agenda: The Promise And Peril Of Oil Shale Development, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center
The Promise and Peril of Oil Shale Development (February 5)
The largest known oil shale deposits in the world are in the Green River Formation, which covers portions of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Fully one-half of the world’s oil shale lies within 150 miles of Grand Junction, Colorado, and about 80% of these reserves are on federal land. Estimates of recoverable reserves in the Green River Formation range from 500 billion to 1.53 trillion barrels. At present consumption rates, this is enough oil to satisfy 100% of U.S. demand for well over 100 years.
Development of oil shale could cause significant impacts on the Colorado Plateau. It would provide for …