2024 Annual Conference
Presentations
Council of Regulatory Officials
October 28, 2024
Chair—Dave Hardie
Combating Orphaned Well Fraud
Katherine Kovacek, Special Agent, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations
General Session
October 29, 2024
Chair—Governor Mark Gordon
Vice-Chair—Tom Kropatsch
Carbon Credits and Carbon Markets: Plugging Orphaned, Idle, and Marginal Wells
Susan Nash, Ph.D., Director of Innovation, Emerging Science, and Technology, American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee
October 29, 2024
Chair—Kimberly Wurtz
Vice-Chair—Monique Edwards
Critical Minerals
Edward Murphy, State Geologist, North Dakota Geological Survey
The Future of Agency Deference
Christina T. Bassick, McGuireWoods
Energy Resources, Research and Technology Committee
October 29, 2024
Chair—Todd Boesiger
Vice-Chair—Mark Bohrer
Geothermal Energy: Emerging Technologies and Oil and Gas Synergies
Jim Hollis, President and Chief Operating Officer, Geothermal Technologies, Inc.
Low-Cost Energy Production Solutions for Ongoing Production and Energy Generation
Keith Hirsche, President, RenuWell Energy Solutions
Gravity Energy Storage—A Second Life for Many Inactive Wells
Stefan Streckfus, Co-Founder, Renewell
Environment and Safety Committee
October 30, 2024
Chair—Matt Eales
Vice-Chair—Drew Nelson
Program Update: Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP)
Larrez Green, Program Manager, Methane Emissions Reduction Program, Division of Methane Mitigation Technologies, Office of Resource Sustainability, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy
Update on the Environment and Safety Committee’s EPA Methane Rule Workgroup
Matt Eales, Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs, Targa Resources
Public Outreach Committee
October 30, 2024
Chair—Colleen Forrest
Vice-Chair—Bridget Owusu Barnie
Bridging Communications Between Industry and State Regulators
Christy Woodward, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, Colorado Chamber of Commerce
Developing the Texas Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) Marginal Conventional Wells Grant Program
Nate Hickman, Air Grants Division Technical Specialist and Legislative Coordinator, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Engaging With Teachers to Encourage Energy Literacy
Dr. Hilary Clement Olson and Sabrina Ewald, Center for Subsurface Energy and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin