The market-changing growth of shale gas production in recent years has resulted in the emergence of pressing environmental and water management challenges. There is no doubt that Shale Gas is a key energy source now, and of the future and it is imperative at this time for operators to overcome legislative and operational challenges related to water sourcing, storage, transport, treatment and disposal that could stand in the way of progress. Sourcing and ecologically disposing of large quantities of water used in the hydraulic fracturing process is at the forefront of these challenges and these issues are raising increasing concern from stakeholders at every level, including operators, regulators and the public.

Now is the time to directly address the water management issues at every stage in the production and completions process in order to minimize barriers to progress and increase the commercial viability of shale gas production.

The Global Shale Gas Water Management Initiative 2010 (October 28-29, 2010, Dallas, Texas) is the only event on the global market which provides a comprehensive toolkit of cost effective water management solutions to shale gas operators industry-wide. Water sourcing, disposal, treatment and re-cycling will be targeted from four perspectives to provide maximum industry impact: strategic, technological, regulatory and case-study based learning. By using this dynamic approach, the key issues in the market will be addressed to provide attendees with take-away solutions that can be implemented directly to business operations to reach maximum efficiency.

The mission of this event is to make industry-changing progress in the form of focused and action oriented solutions to water management issues based on in-depth knowledge demands of firms across the industry. This summit will specifically target all the key challenges of water management as well as critical spin-off issues such as air emission mitigation and spill avoidance and contingency.

Key industry and government decision makers from across industry will come together to network, discuss and exchange ideas for the most pressing issues; attendees will hear first-hand success stories from oil and gas majors and shale gas industry leaders on how all stages of the water management process have been cost effectively integrated to enable efficient production.

Speakers will go beyond conventional knowledge to address the decision-making components in relation to water use and treatment such as the accurate chemical composition of water quality required for hydraulic fracturing. They will critically compare cutting edge and emerging technologies to determine cost effective solutions for water treatment, re-cycling and disposal.

The program will also examine regulatory and legislative barriers in relation to disposal, storage and transport of water on a per-region basis and cost-effective compliance solutions will be provided.

Follow this link to visit the Global Shale Gas Water Management Initiative website