J Daniel Arthur

Dan Arthur is a founding member and the Managing Partner of ALL Consulting. Mr. Arthur earned his bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla. Professional registrations include Professional Engineer in OK, WY, MT, TX and Certification from the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is a recognized authority on environmental issues pertaining to unconventional resource development and production. Mr. Arthur has served or is currently serving as the lead researcher on several significant projects involving unconventional resources; environmental considerations pertaining to shale gas development; produced water management and recycling; access to federal lands; and low impact natural gas and oil development. He has also managed two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded research projects involving the development of best management practices utilizing GIS technologies for efficient environmental protection during unconventional resource development and production; research to develop a national primer on shale gas; research to develop a national primer on coal bed methane; research to develop a handbook on the preparation and review of environmental documents for CBM development; and research with the Ground Water Protection Research Foundation (GWPRF), funded by DOE and BLM, involving analysis of produced water management alternatives and beneficial uses of coal bed methane produced water. In 2010, Mr. Arthur was appointed to serve as a Sub-Group Leader for a National Petroleum Council study on North American Resource Development. His Sub-Group focuses on technology that is and will be needed to address development and environmental challenges through the year 2050. Mr. Arthur was also appointed to a U.S. Department of Energy Federal Advisory Committee on Unconventional Resources. And lastly, Mr. Arthur has been asked to support the U.S. Department of Energy through the Annex III Agreement between the United States and China to provide support relative to coal bed methane and shale gas development in China. Mr. Arthur has published many articles and reports and has made numerous presentations on environmental, energy, and technology issues.