Resume

1. IRENE WARD
Land Negotiator
1020 15th
Street,35H, Denver,CO80202
imjw2003@yahoo.com - (720) 220-1018
Authorizedtoworkinthe US forany employer
WORK EXPERIENCE
MINERAL ADVISOR, BUYER Englewood,CO
AMERICAN MINERALS Sept2016 – Nov2016
• Successful mineral buyerinthe Baken,NorthDakotaalongwithWashingtonandGreene CountiesPA.
CONSULTING LANDMAN Basalt,CO
CRYSTAL RIVEROIL ANDGAS Nov2015 – May 2016
• ProvidedLandrecommendationsforOil andGas leases,contractsandobligationsinTX.
SR STAFFLANDMAN Denver,CO
NOBLE ENERGY INC Sept2006 – Oct 2014
• Represented the BUinan International AFEpilotprograminOracle.
• ParticipatedinBestof ClassPracticesandSarbanesOxley.
• Trainedasan AmbassadorforColoradoResponsible EnergyDevelopment,CRED.
• Attendedlocal CommunityeventsandCharityfunctionsthatNoble supported.
• AcquiredanddivestedO&Gleasesincore areasof interest.
• Made all recommendationstoLand AdministrationforO&GLeasesandContracts.
• Negotiated andprepared Surface Use Agreements,Pipeline Easements,Rightsof Wayand Joint
OperatingAgreements,(JOA's) withWorkingInterestpartners.
• TrackedobligationsforAreasof Mutual Interest's,andAnnual DevelopmentPlans.
• ProvidedRegulatorywith900 APDs,permitstodrill,alongwithLocationAssessments.
• AssistedattorneysindraftingDrillingandSpacingUnitApplicationstothe COGCC.
• FiledDeclarationof PoolingandCommunitizationAgreementswhere necessary.
• OrderedandcuredDrillingandDivisionOrderTitle Opinions.
• Software systems,Quorum,Oracle,Excel,BusinessObjects,PowerPoint,BOLO, GIS, ArcView.
LEAD ACQUISITIONLANDMAN Denver,CO
WILBANK'SRESOURCES LLC Feb2004 – Nov2006
• LeadAcquisitionLandman onleasingprojectfromWilliston, WatfordCity andNew Town,NorthDakota.
• BOLO LandexperienceandBOLODivisionOrderexperience.
• ManagedO&G propertiesforclientsinthe DJBasinin CO.
• Prepared,"SpecialUse Permits"forCountyhearingsin the DJBasin NDcoordinateddrillingschedules.
• FiledAPD'sandLocationAssessmentsforoperatorsinCO,WY and ND.
LANDMAN AND PERMIT COORDINATOR Denver,CO
ENCANA OILANDGAS Aug2001 – Aug 2003
• Workedwithengineersandoperationstohelpcoordinate the DJinfilldrillingprogram.
• Negotiatedseverallanduse issues fordrillsite locations andEasements withDevelopers.
• Enhancedexistingfacilitieswhilereducingsurface impact.

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• All COGCCPermitting, Regulatorywork andApplicationsforSpecialUse Permits.
• Maintainedspreadsheettrackingnewdrills,recompletions,surveys,DTO'sandDOTO's.
• Reviewedspacingorders,JOA'sandacreage trades.
• Optimizedwhere possible andaccomplishedcostreductions inthe field onseveral projects.
REGIONAL LAND MANAGER Denver,CO
PETROGULF CORPORATION April 1999 – Aug2001
• Supervisedandrecruitedoffice landsupportandfieldLandmen.
• SpecializedinacquisitionsandtradeswithCoalbedMethane operatorsinGillette,WY.
• Leasedover30,000 acres in the PowderRiverBasin,WY,San Juanand RatonBasins,CO alongwith
DrunkardsWash, HuntingtonandFerronCoal playinUT.
• BoughtleasesatFederal State andCountyacreage sales.
• Profitedover(40) Mfrom initiatedsaleswithPhillipsPetroleum.
• Participatedinall WOGCCHearingsinregardto spacingordersand drainage cases.
• PreparedFederal,State andFee APD'sfordrillsite locationsinCO,WYand ND.
• Managedand budgetedRightof WayprojectsforPipeline EasementsinWYand CO.
• NegotiatedforleasesinHemphillCounty,TexasandCusterCounty,OK.
• EnhancedPetrogulf'sacreage positionandpermittedlocationsinthe SacramentoandSan JoaquinBasin
inCA, includingArbuckle,Tisdale,andComptonLandingGasFields.
• Managedtwo large 3-D Geophysical projects.ObtainedGeophysical permitsfromBLM,State,Wildlife
Refuge andDepof Fish& Game.
EDUCATION
• BA in Sociology,Economics,Political Science CommunicationsWesternState University - Gunnison,CO
SKILLS
• Solidhistoryof negotiations inrightof way,acquisitionsanddivestituresinthe followingstates,CO,WY,
ND,PA, OH,UT, TX, KS,NB and CA.
• ArchView,assessor’soffice,countywebsites,Federal ROW’s, Easements,andGrants.
• Motivatedwithstrongorganizationalandprioritizationabilities.
• Flexibilitytomeetaggressivebusinessgoals.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Negotiation andcoordinationof AT&T’sfiber opticsfromWaukeshaWItoPlano IL.
• LeadRightof Way Agentonseveral pipelineprojectsforNobleEnergy Inc. inWesternCO.
• ProcuredPipelineEasementsinPowderRiverBasininGilletteWY.
• Large divestiture toPhillipsPetroleuminthe PowderRiverBasininGillette,WY.
• Was awardedthe bidforthe Hartzog Draw Unitfrom Exxoninthe PowderRiverBasin,Gillette,WY.