Agenda

The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel
Penn State University
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.                             Registration and Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Natural Gas STAR Program Overview
Jerome Blackman, Natural Gas STAR Program Manager

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Reduced Emissions Completions:
Presentation will cover how reduced emissions techniques can recover gas that is normally vented or flared during well completion.
Don Robinson

1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Methane Emission Reductions
Examples of Natural Gas STAR Partners' experience in the implementation of various methane emission reduction projects and opportunities within their production operations.
Speaker TBD

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Directed Inspection and Maintenance (DI&M) and Infrared Leak Detection
Detailed review of implementing a DI&M program at production facilities to detect, measure, prioritize and repair leaks to reduce methane emissions.
Speaker TBD
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Discussion: Best Management Practices and Key Issues
for Small and Independent Producers
Discuss several cost-effective methane emissions reduction opportunities at natural gas production facilities that target emissions from sources such as pneumatic devices, compressors, and glycol dehydrators.
Don Robinson