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PHMSA Public Workshop on Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety

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Virtual Recording

The PHMSA 2016 Underground Natural Gas Storage Workshop was webcast live and recorded for later viewing by pipeline safety stakeholders who were unable to participate during the workshop. Follow this link to access the recorded video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4wHDsuQ-uKk1GtVHAuxa06fWKHSwJz6r

Results -- Topics Discussed and Presenters:

Opening

  • DOT/PHMSA, Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety - Alan Mayberry

Introductory Remarks 

  • DOT/PHMSA, Administrator , PHMSA - Marie Therese Dominguez 
  • DOE, Under Secretary for Science and Energy – Franklin Orr

Underground Natural Gas Storage Safety – Where Do We Start?

  • DOT/PHMSA, Director, PHMSA – Kenneth Lee
  • DOT/PHMSA, Director, PHMSA – Zach Barrett

Review of a Major Safety Event – Response to Aliso Canyon Gas Leak

  • California Division of Oil, Gas, & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) - Al Walker

Review of Investigation Failure Protocols - Aliso Canyon - Well SS-25 Incident

  • Blade Energy Services - Ravi Krishnamurthy

Q&A with AM Speakers - Topics from 1st AM Session

Major Safety Event – Aliso Canyon - Porter Ranch, CA

  • Los Angeles County Fire Department - Fire Chief Bill Jones

Regulation of Natural Gas Storage in Kansas

  • Kansas Corporation Commission, Conservation Division – Ryan Hoffman

Public Health Effects of Aliso Canyon SS-25 Well 

  • Los Angeles County Department of Public Health - Katie Butler

Assuring that Federal Regulation of Gas Storage is Robust and Complementary to State Efforts

  • Environmental Defense Fund – Scott Anderson and Adam Peltz

How were the Local Citizens Affected by the Aliso Canyon Gas Leak

  • Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council – past President - Paula Cracium

Q&A with AM Speakers - Topics from 2nd AM Session

Subsurface Safety Systems 

  • Baker Hughes - Marcus Garrett

Underground Storage Wireline Logging

  • Baker Hughes – Rodney Foster

Examining a Natural Gas Supply Pillar: Domestic Underground Storage

  • American Gas Association (AGA) - Chris McGill

API Recommended Practices 1170/1171 

  • American Petroleum Institute (API) – Brett Barrus and David Miller

Underground Natural Gas Storage – Integrity & Safe Operations 

  • Interstate Natural Gas Associate of America (INGAA) Consultant - Andy Theodos

Q&A with PM Speakers - Topics from 1st PM Session

Well Liners

  • Baker Hughes – Pedro Guarisma

Well Drilling Practices

  • Parsons Brinkerhoff – Russell Bentley

Risk Assessment Best Practices to Enhance Operational Safety

  • DNV GL - Vijay Raghunathan

States First – IOGCC/GWPC Overview

  • Ohio Department of Natural Resources – Richard Simmers

Q&A with PM Speakers - Topics from 2nd PM Session

PHMSA Wrap-up – Alan Mayberry

  • NOTE: PHMSA R&D Forum
    • A PHMSA R&D Forum was announced during the workshop as being planned for October 19-20, 2016, in Phoenix, AZ. That Forum is now being delayed to November 2016, at an as yet undetermined location.