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A proposed new ASTM International data management and reporting standard for shale oil and gas operations, including hydraulic fracturing, is under development. ASTM WK42803 , Practice for Data Management and Reporting Associated with Shale Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Operations, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D18.26 on Hydraulic Fracturing , part of ASTM International Committee…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, Jan. 26-28, 2014, January Committee Week, Houston, Texas, Technical Contact:, Caryl Alfaro, Earth Resource Systems LLC, Alpharetta, Ga., Phone: 404-513-5429; caryl@earthresourcesystems.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9452
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The headspace in domestic wastewater collection and treatment systems is a severe environment that can impact even high performance protective coatings. A proposed new ASTM International standard covers an apparatus and set of procedures that are used to create and maintain a simulated sewer headspace environment to be used to test potential coatings. ASTM WK33537 , Practice for Operating the…, ASTM Committee G01 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-14, 2013, November Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Vaughn O’Dea, Tnemec Co. Inc., Kansas City, Mo., Phone: 816-519-2267; odea@tnemec.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9438
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide performance-based data of sediment control devices to regulating entities, specifiers, consumers and manufacturers. ASTM WK11340 , Test Method for Determination of Sediment Control Product’s Ability to Reduce Soil Loss Associated with Rainfall-Induced Erosion, is being developed by Subcommittee D18.25 on Erosion and Sediment Control…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Ryan Vavra, American Excelsior Co., Rice Lake, Wis., Phone: 715-236-5656; rvavra@americanexcelsior.com ASTM Staff Contact: Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9358
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will link easy to use, cost-effective and nonintrusive passive sampling with concentration data to measure vapor intrusion. ASTM WK40037 , Guide for Determining Concentration Values from Groundwater, Air and Soil Gas Using Adsorbent-Based, Passive Samplers, is being developed by Subcommittee D18.21 on Groundwater and Vadose Zone Investigations , part of…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Lorne G. Everett, Ph.D., L. Everett and Associates, LLC, Santa Barbara, Calif., Phone: 805-880-9301; leverett@everettassociates.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9353
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A new ASTM International standard will be used by contractors and government agencies for quality control and quality assurance of electromagnetic soil density gauges. ASTM D7830 , Test Method for In-Place Determination of Density (Unit Weight) and Water Content of Soil Using an Electromagnetic Soil Density Gauge, was developed by Subcommittee D18.08 on Special and Construction Control Tests ,…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Ronald E. Berube, QCQA Labs Inc., Schenectady, N.Y., Phone: 518-372-4067; rberube@qcqalabs.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9354
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ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners has formed a new task group to develop proposed standards for high efficiency particulate air filtration, typically known as HEPA. The task group, part of Subcommittee F11.23 on Filtration, will develop standards to clarify methodology and criteria used to define HEPA filtration for sealed vacuum cleaner systems and filter components used in…, ASTM Committee F11 Next Meeting:, May 20-22, 2013, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Zoe Wilson, Bissell Homecare Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., Phone: 616-735-5142; zoe.wilson@bissell.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Trinsey, Phone: 610-832-9661; dtrinsey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9338
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A proposed new ASTM standard is being developed to measure the basic physical properties of sediment retention fiber rolls, known as SRFRs. SRFRs are used to inhibit the migration of sediment that has been displaced and carried by flowing water. The proposed standard, ASTM WK39691 , Test Methods for Determining Index Height, Diameter, Length and Mass per Unit Length of a Sediment Retention Fiber…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, C. Joel Sprague, TRI/Environmental Inc., Greenville, S.C., Phone: 864-242-2220; jsprague@tri-env.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9330
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Attendance was strong at the first meeting of the newly-formed ASTM Subcommittee D18.26 on Hydraulic Fracturing . More than 100 individuals were present in Jacksonville, Fla., for a half-day standards meeting on Jan. 29. Attendees represented a diverse cross-section of this rapidly growing industry. Chaired by John T. Germaine, Ph.D., senior research associate, Department of Civil and…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, June 9-12, 2013, June Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, John T. Germaine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Andover, Mass., Phone: 617-253-7113; jgermaine@mit.edu , ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9326
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A new ASTM International standard provides guidance for the calibration of nuclear density gauges, which are used in a variety of situations to measure the density, moisture content and inner structure of material. ASTM D7759 , Guide for Nuclear Surface Moisture and Density Gauge Calibration was developed by Subcommittee D18.08 on Special and Construction Control Tests , part of ASTM…, ASTM Committee D18 Next Meeting:, Jan. 27-31, January Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, James D. Pratt, Troxler Electronic Laboratories Inc., Research Triangle Park, N.C., Phone: 919-314-2707; dpratt@troxlerlabs.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, Phone: 610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9273
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ASTM International Committee G01 on Corrosion of Metals has an ongoing commitment to help the oil field industries adopt and use state-of-the-art techniques to control corrosion. As part of this commitment, Subcommittee G01.05 on Laboratory Corrosion Tests has approved ASTM G205 , Guide for Determining Corrosivity of Crude Oils. ASTM G205 is the result of collaboration among members of Task Group…, ASTM Committee G01 Next Meeting:, Nov. 13-15, November Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Sankara Papavinasam, Ph.D., CanmetMATERIALS, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Phone: 613-947-4603; spapavin@nrcan.gc.ca, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9297