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OVERVIEW

MISSIONAchieving better environmental performance and regulatory compliance in the Oil and Gas Industry.

LEADERSHIPThe advisory board was comprised of The University of Texas at Arlington along with industry leaders including representatives from ACL Combustion Inc., Cantey Hanger LLP, Chesapeake Energy, ConocoPhillips, Crowe & Dunley, Goodnight Midstream, Helmerich & Payne, Kinder Morgan, Lamar Institute of Technology, National Oilwell Varco, Navarro College, NIOSH, Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, Quanta Resources, and Samson Resources.

CONFERENCE DETAILSNumber of Participants....................... 341Attendees from ................................... 27 states & 3 countriesBreakout sessions ............................... 28Number of exhibitors ......................... 37Pre-Conference sessions .................... 2Post-Conference sessions ................... 1

CONFERENCE PRICINGGovernment ....................................... $395Early Bird ............................................ $525*Regular ............................................... $725Exhibit Booth Rate .............................. $1950* While the conference pricing was supposed to increase after the Early Bird rate expired, UTA decided to maintain the rate through the conference based on outside influences, including the fall storms that affected South Texas and its surroundings.

2017 Advisory BoardTop Row: Ron Truelove, Dennis Alder, Jesse Hein2nd Row: Bryan Sims, James Mode, Ralph Tijerina3rd Row: Andrea McMillen, Maren Coligan, Milind Bhatte, Jenny MoyersBottom Row: Nicole Buraglio, Staci Moore, Sara Walls, Cassandra Smith, Barbara Burrell

Not pictured: George Brozowski, Mark Crelia, Leigh Galimberti, Liz Lawhorn-Cryder, Teresea Madden, Najafi Mohammad, Don Shandy, Peter Whitaker, Dean Wingo

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ATTENDEE BREAKDOWN

PARTIAL LIST OF COMPANIES IN ATTENDANCE2M Environmental Services, LLC

ACL Combustion, Inc.

Advanced Control Panels

AIG Client Risk Solutions

Baker Consulting

Banks Environmental Data

Barr Engineering Co.

Callon Petroleum Company

Chesapeake Energy

ConocoPhillips

Dakota Software

EnLink Midstream

EnSafe, Inc.

Foundation Energy Management, LLC

GAI Consultants, Inc.

Goodnight Midstream

Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C.

Hunt Oil Company

Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commision

Ion Science Inc.

ISN

J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.

Justin FR Work

Key Energy Services

Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Pipelines

Lamar Institute of Technology

Leidos Engineering

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Marathon Oil

Matador Resources

Medallion Midstream, LLC

National Oilwell Varco

NORM SOLUTIONS LLC

Occidental Oil and Gas Corp.

OSHA

Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC

Pioneer Energy

Range Resources

Ringers Gloves

Samson Energy

SEI Solutions

TCEQ

TEEX

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Universal Pressure Pumping, Inc.

Vernor Material and Equipment Company

Vertex Resource Services

Waste Management

Williams Partners

Xenco Laboratories

XTO Energy

Zephyr Environmental Corporation

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

n RISK MANAGEMENTTexas Environmental, Health & Safety Audits

NORM/TENORM Field Assessments

Environmental Due Diligence & Liability Risk Management for Oil & Gas Manufacturing, Service & Waste Treatment

Chemical Risk Mitigation & Environmental Response in Water Treatment

Ecological Risk Assessment

n WATERStormwater Permitting for Oil & Gas Support Facilities

Upstream Water Modeling: Leveraging Economic Data for Water Management Optimization

Piloting the Water Challenge Program - Helping Companies Reduce the Use of Potable Water

n AIR/CLIMATE CHANGEFlare Elimination: Turning Waste & Environmental Liability into Revenue

Use of Process Optimization Methods for Concurrent Evaluation of Plant Economics & Air Compliance

Texas Oil & Gas Air Permitting: A Practitioner’s Guide

Operate Your Heater Treater to Minimize Emissions

Permian Basin Environmental Success Story: Revenue Sharing with Vent Gas

Taking the Clean Air Act into the 21st Century & Beyond: A Proposal to Streamline Regulation to Improve U.S. Economic Competitiveness

n LEGALRisk Management in the Oil & Gas Sector

Business Continuity and Emergency Preparation and Response

EPA’s Mitigation Policy in Civil Enforcement: A Sleeping Giant

The Environmental Criminal Investigation

n OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL TOPICSUpdate on TCEQ Oil and Gas Regulatory Activities in Texas

Shipping Hazardous Waste and DOT Training Requirements

Intentional Compliance Management

Strategic Due Diligence - Enhancing Decision-Making in Mergers & Acquisitions

Environmental Leadership: Be the Change You Want to See

Increasing Efficiency & Data While Reducing Overall Project Cost with Semi-Quantitative Field Test Kids in Hydrocarbon Remediation

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SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Patrick TraylorDeputy Assistant Admin., Office of Enforcement & Compliance, U.S. EPA

James PayneRegional Counsel for EPA’s South Central Region (Region 6)

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Michael TeagueSecretary, Oklahoma Department of Energy & Environment

Carl Michael SmithExecutive Director, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission

David J. PorterPresident, Porter Production & Consulting Inc.

Ryan SittonCommissioner, Railroad Commission of Texas

Chris PerryEnvironmental Protection Specialist, U.S. EPA

PANEL SPEAKERS

Becky KeoghDirector, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

Dr. Chuck Carr BrownSecretary, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Dr. Bryan W. ShawChairman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

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EXHIBITORS

Alere ToxicologyAvettaBlackshare Environmental SolutionsCamscoCartasiteCTEH, LLCDakota SoftwareEdge Engineering & ScienceEmission Monitoring Service, Inc.Enviro CleanES&H of Dallas, LLCGas Inc.Groundwater and Environmental Services, Inc. Hanby EnvironmentalInnovative Pipeline SystemsIon ScienceJ. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.Justin FR WorkMiller Consulting ServicesMoore Archeological Consulting, Inc.New Tech Global EnvironmentalOMG SolutionsOSHAOSHCONPremier SafetyRefine Innovations, LLCRingers GlovesRSB EnvironmentalSaudi AramcoSEI SolutionsSKC Inc.Texas A&M Engineering Extension ServicesTrinity ConsultantsUS EcologyThe University of Texas at ArlingtonVernor Material and Equipment CompanyXenco LaboratoriesZephyr Environmental Corporation

Companies took advantage of the opportunity to get their message in front of potential new customers in the oil and gas environmental industry by becoming exhibitors.

COMPANIESEXHIBITORS

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SPONSORS

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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

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