The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a two-day public workshop to explore how to best manage long-term risks in areas with unconventional oil and gas development.  The workshop will examine the life-cycle development of these fields, including decommissioning and reclamation of wells and related surface and pipeline infrastructure, and fluid injection and its relationship to induced seismicity. 

The workshop will also examine approaches that have led to successful management of these kinds of operations throughout their life cycles and will identify technical and regulatory challenges and opportunities that could be the focus for future work.

 

More information about the event is available here. 

 

DETAILS:

The workshop will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, followed by a reception at 5:30 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST in Room 120 of the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C.  Reporters who wish to attend should register in advance with the Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.  Those who cannot attend in person may register to watch a live webcast.