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 – Legal Update – Chuck Palmer, Partner, Michael Best.
- Best Practice re: Covid 19
- Clarification of Vaccination Requirements
- Legal Perspectives and Limitations
- Technical Perspectives and Limitations
9:30 – 10:00 – BREAK EXHIBITORS AND STUDENT POSTERS
10:00 – 10:45 – 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
10:45 – 11:15 – Mine Safety (Speaker from MSHA TBD)
11:15 – 12:00 – Rail in Wisconsin – Diane Paoni
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH EXHIBITORS AND STUDENT POSTERS
1:00 – 1:30 – Misconceptions within the Energy Sector – Isaac Orr, Center for American Experiment
1:30 – 2:15 – Mining Fatalities: Can the broader industry improve on 2021 performance – Nicholas Scala, Conn Maciel Carey LLP
2:15 – 2:45 – National Trends Impacting the Northern White Sand Industry – Dr. Kent Syverson, Professor of Geology, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
2:45 – 3:15 – BREAK EXHIBITORS AND STUDENT POSTERS
3:15 – 3:45 – Academic Presenter – Dr. Brian Mahoney, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
3:45 – 4:15 – Energy Market Intelligence – Brian Habacivch, Principal, Constellation, Commodities Management Group (CMG)
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