DNRC Montana Board of Oil and Gas

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BILLINGS TECHNICAL OFFICE 2535 St. Johns Avenue Billings, MT 59102 Phone: (406) 656-0040 Fax: (406) 655-6015
Tom Richmond	Division Administrator and Petroleum Engineer	Management, policy, and personnel matters; public and legislative liaison; drilling permit processing; technical expertise at hearings
Jim Halvorson	Petroleum Geologist	Technical requirements for drilling and plugging program; technical expertise at hearings; coordination of program activities; special projects
George Hudak	UIC Coordinator	Coordination and technical requirements for Class II Underground Injection Control program; EPA liaison; injection and disposal well permitting
Vacant	Statistician	Production statistics; statistical analysis; financial assurance; bond program; portions of annual report
Kris Goll	Draftsman	Dry hole maps; field maps; library of well cutting samples
Karen Maddaus	Office Manager	Supervises the permitting, production, drafting and administrative support functions. It is also responsible for providing quality assurance for all data, reports and publications.
Jennefer Hust	Permit Clerk	Maintenance of logs, reports, and records; ; compliance responsibility; bank deposits; data entry into database records
Nancy Lausch	Bond Tech	Production reports and injection reports; database maintenance; electronic reports and forms; special projects; financial assurance; bond program
SOUTHERN DISTRICT FIELD OFFICE 2535 St. Johns Avenue Billings, MT 59102 Phone: (406) 656-0040 Fax: (406) 655-6015
Steve Sasaki	Chief Field Inspector	Supervision and coordination of field inspection activities; approval of abandonment plans, well workovers, and well recompletions; coordination of plugging program
Alan Olson 18 Halfbreed Creek Road Roundup, MT 59072 Phone: (406) 323-3341	Field Inspector	Inspection of operations to drill wells, plug wells and seismic shot holes, and reclaim dry holes; problem resolution (spills, leaks, fires); deficiency reports

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HELENA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 1625 11th Avenue P.O. Box 201601 Helena, MT 59620-1601 Phone: (406) 444-6675 Fax: 444-6721
Terri Perrigo	Executive Secretary/Administrative Officer	Scheduling and coordination of BOGC business meetings and public hearings; budget development and financial reports; personnel and policy matters; liaison with DNRC management and the legislature
Erin Ricci	Administrative Assistant	draft docket coordination, preparation of docket files, coordination of monthly reports (forms 7, 9, 10 and 13), preparation of historical hearing files for microfilm/scanning, phones and general office duties
Vacant	Administrative Support	Compiles information from transportation agency reports, refiners reports, monthly gas reports, gas or extraction reports; and authorizes transportation of oil and gas from leases
N. Clyde Peterson	Attorney	Research of legal matters; legal counsel

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NORTHERN DISTRICT FIELD OFFICE PO Box 690 Shelby MT 59474 Phone: (406) 434-2422 Fax: (406) 434-2516
Gary Klotz	Field Supervisor	Inspection of operations to drill wells, plug wells and seismic shotholes, and reclaim dry holes; problem resolution (spills, leaks, fires); deficiency reports
Bill Halvorson	Field Inspector	Inspection of operations to drill wells, plug wells and seismic shot holes, and reclaim dry holes; problem resolution (spills, leaks, fires); deficiency reports
Kaloa Young	Administrative Support	Typing; filing; data entry

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EASTERN DISTRICT FIELD INSPECTORS
Ron Prevost 618 5th Ave SE Sidney, MT 59270 Phone (406) 433-2098	Field Inspector	Inspection of operations to drill wells, plug wells and seismic shot holes, and reclaim dry holes; problem resolution (spills, leaks, fires); deficiency reports
Darrell Hystad 400 Ryan Drive Glendive MT 59330 Phone: (406) 377-4325	Field Inspector	Inspection of operations to drill wells, plug wells and seismic shot holes, and reclaim dry holes; problem resolution (spills, leaks, fires); deficiency reports
Robert Schmidt 32 LaMigra Plentywood MT 59254 Phone: (406)765-2574	Field Inspector	Inspection of operations to drill wells, plug wells and seismic shot holes, and reclaim dry holes; problem resolution (spills, leaks, fires); deficiency reports

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BOARD MEMBERS
	Linda Nelson (Chair) 469 Griffin Rd. Medicine Lake, MT 59247 H: (406) 286-5611
Wayne Smith 983 Cut Bank Hwy Valier MT 59486 H: 406- 289-0788	Don Bradshaw 2110 Main Fort Benton MT 59442 H: 406-622-3374	Ronald Efta PO Box 300 Wibaux MT 59353 Work phone: 406-796-2431
Jack King P.O. Box 2527 Billings, MT 59103 Work phone: (406) 252-0576	Bret Smelser 409 3rd St SE Sidney MT 59270 Work phone: 406-488-7103	Joan Stahl PO Box 5009 Forsyth MT 59327 H: 406-356-3407