Events
2022 Annual Technical Seminar and Membership Meeting
February 16, 2022
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Technical Seminar and Membership Meeting – Agenda
February 16, 2022
Holiday Inn Eau Claire South
4751 Owen Ayres Court
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701
(715) 830-9889
8:00 – 8:30 – Introduction – Thomas Young, Smart Sand, WISA President
- Introduce WISA BOD
- Introduce Agenda and Speakers
- Wisconsin Industrial Sand: Post-Covid, re-emergence, restructuring, optimism, caution in 2022.
8:30 – 9:00 – Political and Legislative Update – Tony Langenohl, Senior Vice President, Capitol Consultants, Inc.
- Review of Legislative Session
- Wisconsin Political/Business Climate
- 2022 Election Outlook
9:00 – 9:30 – COVID-19 – One Step Beyond – Charles B. Palmer, Partner, Michael Best
- Update on COVID-19 Regulations by the Federal Government after Supreme Court Decision
- Requirements of Payment for Test Kits by Health Plans
- COVID/Vaccine/Testing Time off and Whistleblower Concerns
9:30 – 10:00 – BREAK EXHIBITORS AND STUDENT POSTERS
10:00 – 11:00 – Northern White Sand Wells Compared to In-Basin Sands Research Study – Cody Wickersheim, CEO, Badger Mining Corporation
- Fundamentals of Proppant Conductivity
- Proppant Changes Over the Past Decade
- Initial Study Findings from Rystad Energy’s Independent Study Comparing NWS and IBS Wells
- Next Steps
11:00 – 12:00 – Energy Market Intelligence – Brian Habacivch, Principal, Constellation, Commodities Management Group (CMG)
- Arc of the Shale Revolution
- Past, Present and Future of US Shale
- Market – Driving Forces
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH EXHIBITORS AND STUDENT POSTERS
1:00 – 1:30 – Global Energy Market & the Policies that Influence Them – Isaac Orr, Center of the American Experiment
- Opportunities & Challenges for Shale Producers
- Lessons Policymakers May Learn from Global Energy Crisis
1:30 – 2:15 – Lessons Learned: Review of MSHA Fatal Accident Trends and Accident Investigation Management – Nicholas Scala, Conn Maciel Carey LLP
- A review of recent MSHA fatal accidents trends and areas to focus on at your mine site
- Best practices for implementing proactively addressing potential hazards
- Strategy for responding to serious accidents, and protecting personnel and the company
2:15 – 2:45 – National Trends Impacting the Northern White Sand Industry – Dr. Kent Syverson, Professor of Geology, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
- Bakken update
- Marcellus update
- Eagle Ford update
- Texas Last mile updates
- Logistics & Transloads
- Wet sand
- Mini mines & permitting
2:45 – 3:15 – BREAK EXHIBITORS AND STUDENT POSTERS
3:15 – 3:45 – Update on Regional Surface Water and Groundwater Studies in Western Wisconsin: Implications for Industry – Dr. J. Brian Mahoney, Sarah Vitale and Laurel Mc Ellistrem – University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
- Update on Regional Surface Water and Groundwater Study
- Source to Sink Phosphorus Study
- Phosphorus and Lake Eutrophication
3:45 – 4:15 – Mine Safety (Speaker from MSHA TBD)
4:15 – 4:30 – Closing Thoughts, Mark Krumenacher P.G., Senior Vice President, GZA
4:30 – 6:30 – SOCIAL HOUR – Hors d’oeuvres and Cocktails