ABOUT THE TRAINING

This training will be valuable for anyone involved with responding to stray gas migration (incident response) and regulating and enforcing laws, regulations and policies pertaining to this issue.

INSTRUCTOR:

Fred Baldassare, P.G, Owner and Principal Geoscientist at ECHELON Applied Geosciences Consulting

DATE

April 16, 2024  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

LOCATIONS:  

  • In-Person at Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, 1251 Waterfront Place - Mezzanine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. 
  • Virtual training on Microsoft Teams as a live webinar (limited attendance for this attendance option)

AVAILABLE TO: NEEP Members (no registration fee)

EVENT CAPACITY: In-person capacity is 35 people. Virtual attendees is limited to one from each NEEP member organization or more if any NEEP member organizations do not register anyone for virtual attendance.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 2, 2024

LEVEL: Informational. 

AGENDA

  • Introduction
  • Current Research, Regulatory & Policy Initiatives
  • Physical/chemical properties: methane & light gases
  • Gas phase
  • Dissolved phase
  • Sampling for Dissolved and Gas Phase Methane
  • Protocol for dissolved phase & gas phase sampling
  • GC & general water chemistry parameters
  • Isotope sampling protocol
  • Stray Gas Migration Response Protocol – Site Investigation
  • Complainant Interview
  • Methodology to determine threat level
  • Field Monitoring Protocol
    • Combustible Gas Field Screening – gas phase and dissolved phase
    • Instrumentation
    • Protocol for Active Soil Gas Surveys
    • Short & Long-term monitoring - soils & groundwater
    • Field data evaluation – sampling/temporal variability
  • Subsurface gas migration: fate and transport
  • Mechanism of migration
  • Factors affecting subsurface gas migration
  • Stray Gas Origin & Source Correlation – Isotope Geochemistry
  • Basis & application
  • Types of isotope analyses
    • Fundamentals for data evaluation/interpretation
    • Secondary processes
  • Case Studies – naturally occurring or anthropogenic
  • Evaluation of Gas & Groundwater Geochemistry data
  • Sampling Considerations – Baseline vs. Investigation
  • Considerations for processing gas and groundwater geochemistry data
  • Case Studies
  • Measures to protect public health & safety
  • Interim & Long-term Remedial Measures - Principles and design

 

Stray Gas Migration Preparedness, Incident Response & Investigation

  • Tuesday Apr 16 2024, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • PA Office of Attorney General and live streamed on Microsoft Teams as a virtual training
    1251 Waterfront Place - Mezzanine
    Pittsburgh and streamed on Microsoft Teams, Pennsylvania
    United States
    15222