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Hearing: Energy & Natural Resources Committee |10:00 a.m.| Washington, D.C.

Name: Hearing: Energy & Natural Resources Committee |10:00 a.m.| Washington, D.C.
Start: 2012-06-19T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2012-06-19T11:00:00-04:00

June 19, 2012 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

An Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing to receive testimony on the potential for induced seismicity from energy technologies, including carbon capture and storage, enhanced geothermal systems, production from gas shales, and enhanced oil recovery.

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witnesses’ testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

Witness Panel 1

Dr. Murray Hitzman

Charles F. Fogarty Professor of Economic Geology

Department of Geology and Geological Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Dr. William Leith

Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake & Geologic Hazards

U.S. Geological Survey
Ms. Susan Petty

President and Chief Technology Officer

Altarock Energy, Inc, Seattle, WA
Dr. Mark D. Zoback

Benjamin M. Page Professor, Department of Geophysics

Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Details

Date: June 19, 2012
Time:
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Event Category: Event