2023 AGENDA
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Welcome Reception
UT Permian Basin College of Engineering Building
11105 W Hwy 191, Midland, TX 79705
5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, march 1, 2023
Day 1 Conference Sessions
Midland County Horseshoe
2514 Arena Trail, Midland, TX 79701
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Keynote Dinner featuring – Mike Sommers, API President & CEO
The Petroleum Club of Midland
501 W Wall St, Midland, TX 79701
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
thursday, march 2, 2023
Day 2 Conference Sessions
Midland County Horseshoe
2514 Arena Trail, Midland, TX 79701
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Staying the night? Discounted Room Rates are available at the following hotels:
Doubletree by Hilton – Midland Plaza
Odessa Marriott
Keynote speaker
Mike SOMMERS
President & CEO, American Petroleum Institute
Mike Sommers is the 15th chief executive of the American Petroleum Institute (API), the largest trade association representing all aspects of America’s natural gas and oil industry.
Since his appointment in July 2018, Sommers has overseen the strategic realignment of API’s priorities and advocacy efforts, introducing an integrated organizational structure and core API Principles. Among other initiatives, he led the organization through an unprecedented period in global energy markets, effectively positioned the industry through political transitions in Washington and in state capitols across the country, increased utilization and visibility of API standards and safety programs, and led the adoption of the industry’s solutions-oriented efforts to address the risks of climate change…read more.
Featured speakers
Aziz Azivy, Ph.d.
Environmental Associate,
ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc.
Steve Beach, Ph.d.
Dean of the College of Business,
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Tracee Bentley
President & CEO,
Permian Basin Strategic Partnership
Kelly Bennett
Co-Founder & CEO,
B3 Insight
Richard Brantley
Senior Vice President of Operations,
University Lands
Scott Conley
Senior Vice President of Commercialization,
EnergyX
Robert Crain
Executive Vice President,
Texas Pacific Water Resources
Whitney Dobson
Vice President of Beneficial Reuse,
Aris
Paul Dubois
Assistant Director of Technical Permitting, Oil & Gas Division,
Railroad Commission of Texas
John Durand
Vice Chairman,
XRI
MICHAEL DYSON
CEO,
Infinity Water Solutions
Adam Friedman
Partner,
McElroy, Sullivan, Miller & Weber L.L.P
Lee Fuller
Officer of Environment and General Strategy,
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Enrique Garcia
Production Manager,
ExxonMobil
Philip Gleckman, PH.D.
CEO,
Sunvapor
Chris Harich, PH.D.
Chief Operations Officer,
XRI
Trevor Gleisner
Supervisor Emissions Control,
Diamondback Energy
hichem hadjeres
Produced Water Program Manager,
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
Ryan Hall
Director of Technical Operations,
NGL Energy Partners
Michele Harmon, ed.D.
Business Lecturer,
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Jake Hendricks
Senior Director of Business Development,
Renovo Resources
Jason G. Herman
Program Manager for Ground Water Quality Bureau, New Mexico Environment Department
Mike Hightower
Program Director,
New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium
Zacariah Hildenbrand, PH.D.
Research Professor,
The University of Texas El Paso
Stefan Hussenoeder
Geoscience Technology Advisor,
ExxonMobil
Shelby Landgraf
Director of Community Engagement,
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Emily LindLey
Commissioner,
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Katie Lewis, Ph.d.
Associate Professor, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Brady Murphy
President & CEO,
TETRA Technologies
Natasha Martin
Shareholder,
Graves, Dougherty Hearon & Moody
Rick McCurdy
VP of Innovation & Sustainability, Select Energy Services
Jon Moeller
Operations Project Manager,
Chevron
Steven Pruett
President & CEO,
Elevation Resources LLC
Brooke Paup
Chairwoman,
Texas Water Development Board
Mark Phan
Permian Commercial Manager,
ExxonMobil
James Rosenblum, PH.D.
Research Assistant Professor,
Colorado School of Mines
robert Rubey
Co-Founder & CCO, Goodnight Midstream
Rusty Smith
Executive Director,
Texas Produced Water Consortium
ben shepperd
President,
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Sam Sledge
CEO & Director,
ProPetro Services
Katie Smye, Ph.D.
Research Associate,
UT Bureau of Economic Geology – Center for Integrated Seismicity Research
Becky Spurlock, ph.d.
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management,
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Paul Tough
Partner,
McElroy, Sullivan, Miller & Weber L.L.P
Alan Van Reet
Sr. Operations Manager for Water Management, Pioneer Natural Resources
Ben Warden
Water Management Supervisor, Diamondback Energy
sandra woodley, ph.d.
President,
The University of Texas Permian Basin
max wright
Attorney,
Shafer, Davis, O’Leary & Stoker, P.C.
Miguel Zamarripa-Perez, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Engineer & Pareto Dev Lead,
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Student poster competition
The annual Water In Energy Conference includes a student poster competition complete with scholarship prizes! This year we’ve doubled our scholarship awards, thanks to our generous sponsor Elevation Resources. The first place undergraduate and graduate student winner will each walk away with a $2,500 scholarship check. The deadline to apply is February 24, 2023. Click here to review the application process.
Continuing Education Credits
The Permian Basin Water in Energy Conference is approved by the AAPL for 9 CEUs:
Attendees will need to submit this affidavit of attendance to receive the credit.