Jeffrey Hale Receives ASTM Special Service Award for Outstanding Leadership
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Kleinfelder announced today that Jeffrey Hale, PG has received a Special Service Award from ASTM International (ASTM) for his outstanding leadership as the Chairman of Subcommittee D18.26 on Hydraulic Fracturing.
The ASTM Executive Subcommittee on Soil and Rock unanimously approved this award at its January 2017 meeting in Norfolk, Virginia. The award will be presented at the June 2017 ASTM Committee Meeting on Soil and Rock in Toronto, Canada.
“The Subcommittee on Hydraulic Fracturing plays an important role in merging sound practices for energy development and environmental protection,” says Jeff. “I appreciate the recognition for bringing multiple perspectives and expertise to bear on such an important societal topic.”
The Subcommittee on Hydraulic Fracturing consists of over 200 members representing the oil and gas industry, academia, government agencies, consulting firms, laboratories, equipment suppliers, and other industry associations.
As Chairman, Jeff was responsible for organizing and directing multiple disciplinary task groups including: Site Investigation and Monitoring; Site Infrastructure and Construction; Materials Characterization; Reporting; and Terminology.
Under Jeff’s leadership, the Subcommittee on Hydraulic Fracturing hosted multiple technical workshops, including: Site Characterization and Monitoring Related to Hydraulic Fracturing; Water Quality Monitoring and Environmental Characterization Related to Hydraulic Fracturing Activities; and Assessment of Air Quality Related to Hydraulic Fracturing Activities
Jeff was a principal author of the first standard published by the Subcommittee on Hydraulic Fracturing, titled Standard Guide for Sampling and Analysis of Residential and Commercial Water Supply Wells in Areas of Exploration and Production (E&P) Operations.
Jeff’s three-year term as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Hydraulic Fracturing concluded on January 1, 2017.
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