If you attended the Oilfield Water Markets Conference in Frisco last week, you might have noticed some graduate students manning the registration desk, passing microphones around the room in Q&A, networking with attendees, and helping to make it a great event.
Oilfield Water Connection is proud to partner with two leading universities in advanced produced water studies – University of Wyoming and University of Wisconsin Milwaukee – to provide networking and learning opportunities to some of their graduate students at our events.
Student volunteers and professors from the schools receive comped admission and recognition as supporting organizations at the event in return for volunteering.
In this post, we wanted to share a little more about the four graduate students you saw at the event and the exciting water research they are working on. These are the future leaders, innovators, and bright minds of our industry!
More About The University of Wyoming’s Center for Excellence in Produced Water Management (CEPWM)
The University of Wyoming’s Center for Excellence in Produced Water Management (CEPWM) provides innovative science and engineering research for application in the oil and gas industry for the purposes of reducing environmental impacts, improving industry process efficiencies, increasing profitability, and enhancing society benefits. Their efforts center on three key areas of produced water management: treatment technology development, resource extraction and monetization, and economics and logistics of water management. Current projects are directed at developing novel membrane materials for selective recovery of resources from produced waters, such as free hydrocarbons and precious elements (rare earths, lithium). They are also studying the usage of magnetic fields for applications like disinfection without the aid of biocides and scale control.
Here is a short video that overviews the CEPWM:
| Start Time | Description |
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| 8:00 am | Inject IQ User Group Meeting private meeting, separate registration required |
| 10:30 am | B3 Insight's Ripple Effects Summit Begins private meeting, separate registration required |
| 12:00 pm | B3 Insight's Ripple Effects Luncheon private meeting, separate registration required |
| 1:00 pm | B3 Insight's Ripple Effects Summit Continues private meeting, separate registration required |
| 2:00 pm | Exhibitor Set-up in the Irving Convention Center exhibit hall (ground floor) |
| 5:00 pm | Happy Hour for B3 Insight's Ripple Effects Summit & Permian Basin Water Management Council private meeting, separate registration required |
| 6:00 pm | Welcome Reception Texican Court; open to all conference registrants; enjoy drinks, snacks, networking, & live entertainment (sponsorship available...) |
| 7:30 pm | Welcome Reception Concludes |
| 7:30 pm | VIP Cigar Reception Invitation only, sponsored by  |
| Start Time | Description |
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| 8:00 am | Networking Breakfast In Exhibit Hall sponsorships available (sponsors have the option to serve food items from their exhibit space...) |
| 8:45 am | Opening Remarks [Main Stage] (kick-off sponsorship available...)
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| 9:00 am | State Of The Industry Keynote Panel [Main Stage]
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| 9:45 am | Shale Data Trends Keynote [Main Stage]
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| 10:15 am | Water Data Trends Keynote [Main Stage]
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| 10:45 am | Networking Break In Exhibit Hall exhibit hall refreshments & coffee available throughout the day; espresso station sponsorship available |
| 11:15 am | The Call On Long Haul - Distance Disposal Market Trends & Infrastructure Buildout [Stage One In Exhibit Hall]
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| 11:45 am | Emerging Waste-To-Value Opportunities - Power, Data Centers, & Lithium [Stage Two In Exhibit Hall]
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| 12:15 pm | Networking Lunch In Exhibit Hall different food stations set up throughout exhibit area, available until 1:30 - enjoy the variety and network over great bites! lunch sponsorships available (sponsors have the option to serve food items from their exhibit space...) |
| 1:30 pm | Market Trends In Water Midstream [Stage One In Exhibit Hall]
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| 2:15 pm | Produced Water Co-mingling & Cradle To Grave Liability [Stage Two In Exhibit Hall]
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| 2:30 pm | Oilfield Water Trends Outside The Permian [Stage One In Exhibit Hall]
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| 3:15 pm | Storage Optimization [Stage Two In Exhibit Hall]
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| 3:30 pm | Self Cleaning Auto-strainer In SWD [Stage One In Exhibit Hall]
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| 3:45 pm | Regulatory Update Discussion [Stage One In Exhibit Hall]
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| 4:30 pm | Ranch Water Reception In Exhibit Hall sponsored by  |
| 5:30 pm | Pickleball Court Available For Open Play Next To Exhibit Hall practice for tomorrow's tournament, play a round, or just hang out and watch and network! the courts will be directly in the convention center this year... |
| 6:30 pm | Reception Closes & Day One Adjourns evening free for client dinners (many options in walking distance near the Irving Convention Center!) |
| Start Time | Description |
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| 8:00 am | Networking Breakfast In Exhibit Hall sponsorships available (sponsors have the option to serve food items from their exhibit space...) |
| 9:00 am | Welcome Back [Main Stage] (kick-off sponsorship available...)
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| 9:15 am | E&P Operator H2O Perspectives Panel [Main Stage]
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| 10:00 am | Anticipating & Averting Future Constraints In Produced Water [Main Stage]
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| 10:45 am | Networking Break In Exhibit Hall exhibit hall refreshments & coffee available throughout the day; espresso station sponsorship available |
| 11:00 am | Acceleration Strategies For "At Scale" Beneficial Reuse [Stage One In Exhibit Hall]
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| 11:30 am | Money In Water Panel - Valuation, M&A, Financing [Stage Two In Exhibit Hall]]
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| 12:00 pm | Conference Closes main conference ends; post-conference pickleball tournament begins (separate tickets purchased during registration required) |
| 12:05 pm | Post-Conference Networking Outing Begins: Pickleball Courts Open For Warm-ups courts next to exhibit hall with open bar and food provided; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration |
| 12:15 pm | Courtside Lunch served at the pickleball courts; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration |
| 1:00 pm | Produced Water Pickleball Tournament next to exhibit hall with open bar and food provided; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration; swag and lessons included plus play for bragging rights and trophy sponsored by Texas Pacific! available sponsorships include: - paddle sponsor - ball sponsor - towel sponsor - sweatband sponsor - food and drink sponsor - hat/visor sponsor - sock sponsor |
| 4:00 pm | Tournament Ends trophies awarded to winners; conference adjourns |
| Start Time | Description |
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| 10:30 am | B3 Insight's Ripple Effects Summit Begins Private meeting, separate registration required |
| 12:00 pm | B3 Insight's Ripple Effects Luncheon Private meeting, separate registration required |
| 1:00 pm | B3 Insight's Ripple Effects Summit Continues Private meeting, separate registration required |
| 2:00 pm | Exhibitor Set-up In the Irving Convention Center Ballroom |
| 5:00 pm | Happy Hour for B3 Insight's Ripple Effects Summit & Permian Basin Water Management Council Private meeting, separate registration required |
| 6:00 pm | Cinco De Mayo Welcome Celebration Open to all conference registrants; drinks, snacks, entertainment; sponsored by  |
| 7:30 pm | VIP Cigar Reception Invitation only, sponsored by |
| Start Time | Description |
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| 7:30 am | Networking Breakfast In exhibit hall |
| 8:15 am | Opening Remarks kick-off sponsored by 
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| 8:30 am | Shale Data Trends Keynote
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| 9:00 am | Texas O&G Economic Policy Update
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| 9:45 am | Water Data Trends Keynote
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| 10:15 am | Networking Break In Exhibit Hall break sponsor |
| 10:45 am | E&P Operator Water Perspectives
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| 11:30 am | Evaporation Lies - Basic Principles vs Claimed Rates
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| 11:35 am | Where Are Produced Water Costs Going?
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| 12:15 pm | Networking Lunch With time to visit exhibit hall; Sponsorship available |
| 1:30 pm | Risk Mitigation Trends In Produced Water [Fireside Chat]
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| 1:50 pm | Corporate Strategy & Finance Case Study
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| 1:55 pm | The Battle For Produced Water Ownership - Concho vs. Cactus Case Update
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| 2:15 pm | E&P Hosted Round Table Session 3 rotations (15-minute each) to join tables hosted by E&P representatives for candid dialog
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| 3:00 pm | Networking Break In Exhibit Hall In exhibit hall |
| 3:30 pm | Pressure Risk Rising - So What & What Next?
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| 4:10 pm | Containment Certainty: Delivering The World's Largest Produced Water Storage Tanks
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| 4:15 pm | Transaction & Capital Market Trends In Water Midstream
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| 5:00 pm | Ranch Water Networking Reception In Exhibit Hall Sponsored by  |
| 6:30 pm | Ranch Water Networking Reception Ends Evening free for client dinners |
| Start Time | Description |
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| 8:00 am | Networking Breakfast In exhibit hall |
| 9:00 am | Opening Remarks
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| 9:15 am | Using A Molten Salt Reactor For Thermal Desalination [Fireside Chat]
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| 9:45 am | Out-Of-Basin Disposal Trends
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| 10:30 am | Networking Break In Exhibit Hall break sponsor |
| 11:00 am | Navigating New Mexico Water
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| 11:40 am | The Role Of Private Equity Backed Companies In Water Midstream [Fireside Chat]
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| 12:00 pm | Closing Remarks
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| 12:15 pm | Conference Sessions Conclude Exhibitor breakdown; time for pickleball tournament preparation, transportation, and lunch at courts |
| 1:00 pm | Produced Water Pickleball Tournament At Chicken N Pickle with open bar and food provided; open only to conference registrants who sign up for player or spectator passes during online registration; swag and pro lesson included plus play for bragging rights. title belt and trophies sponsored by  paddle and ball sponsored by  towels courtesy of  socks courtesy of  sweat bands courtesy of  |
| 4:00 pm | Pickleball Ends Conference adjourns |
