Presentations from the first meeting of ASTM Subcommittee D18.26 on Hydraulic Fracturing


January 29, 2012 – Jacksonville, FL

18.26 Hydraulic Fracturing – Welcome to the First Meeting
John T. Germaine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ASTM and Hydraulic Fracturing
Robert J. Morgan
ASTM Technical Committee Operations
Overview of D18.26 Formation
John T. Germaine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Overview of the ASTM Standardization Process
Robert J. Morgan
ASTM Technical Committee Operations
Standard Development Tools
Robert J. Morgan
ASTM Technical Committee Operations
Guidance and Practices Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations - API
Shail Ghaey
Upstream Standards
ASCE – Hydraulic Fracturing
Kenneth Bell
Bechtel
Potential Impacts of Hydrofracturing on Dam & Levee Safety
Anita Branch
Dam Safety Production Center- Army Corps of Engineers
Overview of Proppants and Existing Standards and Practices
John Getty
Montana Tech
ASTM Committee D19 on Water
Jack Richard
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Importance of Size & Shape of Proppants Quality
Ian Treviranus
HORIBA Instruments, Inc.
Overview of the Hydraulic Fracking Process and Related Properties
Khalid Farrag
Gas Technology Institute
Zero Discharge Water Management for Hydrofracturing Activities
Daniel J. Price and Mark A. Travers
ENVIRON International Corporation
Municipalities and Natural Gas Extraction…What the Frack?
Ron Steinvurzel
Steinvurzel Law Group
North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources- North Dakota Practices
Bruce Hicks
State of North Dakota