Oil & Gas Exploration & Production and Natural Gas Gathering & Processing GHG Accounting Protocol Project

Welcome and Agenda Review

Background Updates

• Project sponsor updates
• EPA proposed mandatory GHG reporting rule
• WCI Reporting Committee status
• Questions from TWG members

Overview of Comments on the Task 2 - Technical Review of Significant Source Categories

• Task 2 scope outline PDF or PPT
• Presentation: High-level overview of comments received to date from TWG members PDF or PPT
• Proposed path forward in light of comments PDF or PPT

Closure on Reporting Boundary

• Articulation of the “oil field” operational control reporting entity concept supported at the Santa Fe meeting
  • Facility Definition PDF or PPT
  • Map of California Oil Fields PDF (2 MB)
  • Top 100 Oil & Gas Fields by Proved 2006 Reserves PDF (12 MB)
  • Uinta-Piceance Basin by 2001 Gas Reserve Class PDF
  • Uinta-Piceance Basin by 2001 Liquids Reserve Class PDF
• TWG member perspectives to clarify or refine understanding

Break

Task 2 Report - Summary of Rankings for Significant CO2 & CH4 GHG Emission Sources PDF or PPT

• Combustion Sources
  • Presentation: Review of the process to construct the rankings and analysis results
  • Highlights of TWG member comments
  • Discussion: TWG member perspectives on refining source rankings
• Fugitive/Venting Sources
  • Presentation: Review of the process to construct the rankings and analysis results
  • Highlights of TWG member comments
  • Discussion: TWG member perspectives on refining source rankings

Discussion of Methods for REPORTING Combustion CO2 Sources

• Presentation: Candidate combustion source category list and associated emission estimation methods
  • Background on Scope + Path Forward PDF or PPT
  • Methodology Discussion: Combustion Sources PDF or PPT
• TWG member perspectives on strengths/weaknesses of these methods for purposes of reporting emissions

Lunch Break

Discussion of Methods for REPORTING Combustion CO2 Sources, cont.

• Post-meeting follow-up questions and information needs from discussion of Significant Combustion Emissions for REPORTING PDF or PPT

Discussion of Methods for REPORTING Fugitive/Venting CH4 Emissions

• Presentation: Candidate fugitive/venting source category list and associated emission estimation methods PDF or PPT
• TWG member perspectives on strengths/weaknesses of these methods for purposes of reporting emissions
  • Pneumatic Controllers XLS
  • Wamsutter Combines Field Procedure XLS
  • Wamsutter Heat Impout Calculation XLS
  • Dry and Wet Seals PDF or PPT

Break

Discussion of Methods for REPORTING Fugitive/Venting CH4 Emissions, cont.

Public Comment

Day 1 Wrap-Up and Looking Ahead to Day 2

• Review Response and Directions for Day 2 Discussions

Adjourn for the Day

Discussion of Methods for REPORTING Fugitive/Venting CH4 Emissions, cont.

• Post-meeting follow-up questions and information needs from discussion of Significant Fugitive Venting Emissions for REPORTING PDF or PPT

TWG Perspectives on Possible Topic Areas for Steering Committee Proposed GHG Reporting Rule Comment Letter

• Cross-walk of proposed four topic areas and additional topics raised during the meeting to draft EPA Reporting Rule PDF or PPT
• Next steps

Path Forward for Task 3 - Voluntary Reporting and Verification Protocol Preparation

• High level description of scope and proposed approach for conducting work
  • Proposed Outline for the Upstream Oil and Gas Protocol PDF or DOC
  • Draft TCR Oil & Gas E&P Protocol Development Timeline PDF or XLS
• Questions from TWG members
• Path forward for Task 3

Project Planning and Scheduling

• Stakeholder meeting plan
  • TWG input on where to have this meeting, how to provide notice, and what the content should be
• Updates to project schedule
  • Meeting and call schedule for May through September, 2009