Brian Halchak

Manager of Environmental Services Williams

Brian Halchak is a Manager of Environmental Services for the Williams Companies, Inc. who has been with the company since 2014. In his role, he is responsible for a team that executes Williams’ quantification, monitoring, reporting, and verification (QMRV) program and the advancement of Next-Gen Gas for the company and the oil & gas midstream space. He holds a master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering and has two bachelor’s degrees in Civil Engineering and Geomatics Engineering. Throughout is career Mr. Halchak has worked in many areas throughout the company, including landslide susceptibility mapping, remediation, and design, trenchless engineering & construction including horizontal directional drilling (HDD), Direct Pipe , and complex conventional boring, and developing an unmanned aerial systems (UAS) program for Williams that now has pilots and drone operations throughout the entire company. Brian has been involved in many operating areas within Williams, performing work in all regions of the country.

Pre-Conference Workshop Day: Monday, June 2, 2025

9:45 AM Workshop H: Closing the Gap: The Art of Emissions Inventory Reconciliation

Accurate reconciliation of emissions data remains a complex challenge for the industry yet is a cornerstone of OGMP 2.0 L5 which is widely regarded as the gold standard for reporting and quantification. This workshop will dive into the technicalities of the process and leave you better equipped to implement best-practice within your own operations.

 

Join this workshop to:

 

  • Identify best practices to reconcile source-level inventories with site-level data and how to lower the uncertainty of your stated values
  • Understand and address discrepancies between bottom-up and top-down measurement approaches
  • Learn strategies for integrating diverse data sources, including continuous monitoring systems and aerial surveys
  • Hear techniques for quantifying and reducing uncertainty in methane emissions reporting
  • Learn from leading operator case studies that showcase successful reconciliation methods

Main Conference Day 2: Wednesday, June 4, 2025

11:40 AM Case Study: A New Way of Thinking - Innovative Strategies for OGMP 2.0 Emissions Reconciliation

  • Move beyond studies that compare single estimates from bottom-up and top-down measurements
  • Discover insights into comparisons of entire set of distributions of emissions data
  • Gain a more comprehensive understanding of emissions variability

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Brian.

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