[vc_row animation=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Shale Insight 2013 just wrapped up last week and it was the largest Shale Insight to date. The three days in Philadelphia gave professionals in the oil and gas industry a chance to network, introduce their companies and to hear great guest speakers and presentations. From changes in the human resources field to growth in community outreach, many topics were covered by leading professionals in the industry.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row animation=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]John Smelko (Manager of Environmental & Regulatory Compliance), Phillip Levasseur (Water Sampling Program Coordinator), Bart Roberts (Senior EHS specialist ), and Andy Mehalko (Environmental Supervisor) led a pre-drill water sampling workshop. The focus was on the various elements needed to properly collect, document and report field and analytical data on water supply sources that are sampled as part of an oil and gas operator’s well readiness program. The platform for this course was the Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP), guidance document that augments the MSC Recommended Practice for pre-drill Water Supply Surveys. This training workshop provided valuable information on proper sampling and reporting techniques for pre-drill samples, it also helped to standardize collection procedures among different companies.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row animation=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]For more information on the pre-drill water sampling workshop, click here for the Shale Insight 2013 Power Point slides
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row animation=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Bill DesRosiers, Coordinator of External Affairs, spoke on a panel regarding corporate-academia partnerships and how we’re contributing to building tomorrow’s workforce in the classroom. This presentation touched on our partnerships with Lackawanna College.  Bill explained how Cabot is using a multi-step plan to help grow the workforce in the natural gas industry starting with teaching middle school students the basic information of natural gas and leading to more in depth courses at the college level. It all starts with having experts in the classroom with the end goal of preparing students for careers in the field.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row animation=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]For more information on corporate academia partnerships, click here for the Shale Insight 2013 Power Point Slides.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row animation=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Buddy Wylie, Exploration Manager, sat in on a panel that discussed the recent developments in stray gas migration. This included the presence of naturally occurring methane near potable water sources, water well construction techniques and the potential impacts of oil and gas activities. This session provided an assessment of shallow regional geology and the prevalence of naturally occurring methane in Ohio and Pennsylvania,and  pre-drill water well testing and management of oil and gas activities to prevent impacts at nearby water wells.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row animation=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]For more information on developments in stray gas migration, click here for the Shale Insight 2013 Power Point slides .[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]