Workshops

• The CONRAD 2012 Workshops will be held on the opening day, March 20, 2012**
  You can register for individual or both sessions.

  Session A – Water management in oil sands mining.
  March 20, 2012, 8:15 am – 12:50 pm in room 217/219 of TELUS Centre on U of A campus (northwest corner of 87 Ave and 111 St) – Bldg #93 on map

  Session B – Water management at in-situ oil sands facilities.
  March 20, 2012, 1:15 pm – 4:50 pm in room 236/238 of TELUS Centre on U of A campus (northwest corner of 87 Ave and 111 St) – Bldg #93 on map

  Note: Workshop participants will receive a materials binder at the workshop and a digital site will be set up for exchanging of information and question and answers.
  
  

  Management in Alberta’s Oil and Gas Industry Price: Both Sessions: $ 500           Single Session: $ 250

  Register Here

  • Overview
  • Agenda

  
  

  	Overview of water use and chemistry
  	Water treatment (physical, chemical and biological)
  	Tailings management and water
  	Other waste management water issues
  	Emerging policy review

  
  Teaching Faculty:
  Water and Tailings Management
  Dr. Preston McEachern – Biography
  Chris Godwaldt – Biography

  Biological Treatment
  Dr. Tong Yu – Biography

  Biological and In situ remediation treatment
  Dr. Ania Ulrich – Biography

  Advanced oxidation and physical treatment
  Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din – Biography
  Yang Liu, Ph.D., P.Eng., Assistant Professor – Biography

  

  7:30 am	Registration (not required )
  8:15 am	Overview of water use and chemistry, C. Godwaldt
  8:45 am	Water treatment options – Physical & chemical, Gamal-El Din/ Liu
  9:30 am	Water treatment options – Biological, Yu/ Ulrich
  10:15 am	BREAK –  Questions, Networking and Coffee
  10:30 am	Tailings management and water – McEachern
  11:00 am	Emerging policy review –  Water, P. Marriott
  11:30 am	Emerging policy review  - Wet Reclamation, R. Hazewinkel

  
  

  • Overview
  • Agenda

  
  

  	Overview of water use and chemistry for in situ production
  	Water treatment applications
  	Other waste management water issues
  	Emerging policy review

  

  	Overview of water use and chemistry for injection
  1:15 pm	In Situ full cycle (source to waste overview), C. Godwaldt
  1:45 pm	Other uses (e.g. Drilling, Tight formations), P. McEachern
  	Water treatment issues and solutions
  2:15 pm	Quality of water required, D. Pernitsky
  	Break
  3:00 pm	Water Treatment for in situ, D. Pernitsky
  	Disposal streams
  3:45 pm	Managing concentrated streams (e.g. Evaporator Blowdown) and emerging on site technology, M. Nicholson
  4:05 pm	Emerging policy review, P. Marriott
  4:35 pm	Wrap Up

  **These educational workshops are being held in conjunction with the CONRAD Water Conference. However, they are not being held or conducted on behalf of CONRAD. The opportunity to register to attend these workshops at this website is being provided solely as a service to conference attendees. CONRAD makes no representations or warranties regarding the content of the workshops. Any comments or concerns must be directed to the workshop organizers as CONRAD will not be addressing any arising issues.