Committees

Government Affairs Committee

Chairman - Eric Dillé, EOG Resources

The Government Affairs Committee is the lead advocacy arm of IPAMS, focusing on the development, analysis, and implementation of policies relating to federal and state land access for oil and gas development. The committee is composed of several task forces that work on specific issues relating to land access, environmental regulations and tax and royalty issues. IPAMS Government Affairs Committee works closely with federal and state regulators to ensure environmental safeguards do not overly burden oil and gas development, and continually monitors current and emerging tax issues, provides information on compliance strategies, and develops testimony and written comments on legislative and regulatory issues in Washington, D.C. and across the Intermountain West.

IPAMS Basin Advisory Networks focus on basin and state-specific issues. By assigning task forces to manage issues for each region, IPAMS is able to monitor activities in the active basins in the region with input from Board-appointed State Vice Presidents.

Colorado - Jim Schroeder, Mesa Energy Partners
Montana - Steve Frazier, Klabzuba Oil & Gas
Nebraska - Phil Kriz, Evertson Oil Company
New Mexico - T. Greg Merrion, Merrion Oil & Gas
N/S Dakota - Brent Miller, Whiting Petroleum Corp.
Utah - Jim Felton, Bill Barrett Corporation
Wyoming - Randy Bolles, Devon Energy Corporation

Banking & Finance Committee

Chairman - Andy Logan, Logan Petroleum, LC

The Banking & Finance Committee focuses on providing IPAMS' membership with timely information on ways to secure conventional and alternate finance sources. Additionally, the committee acts as a facilitator with other IPAMS committees to present informational seminars on issues impacting the Rockies. The Energy Finance Discussion Group, for example, meets the second Tuesday of every month and includes speakers on topics related to energy, finance, and macro-economic factors affecting our industry.

Communications Committee

Chairman - Kimberly Mazza, Pioneer Natural Resources

IPAMS' Communications Committee provides public and media relations support to member companies, working to improve the industry's image by developing relationships through education and a wide variety of media and community outreach efforts.

Crude Oil Committee

Chairman - Steve Barnes, Breck Energy

The Crude Oil Committee is tasked with ensuring the vitality and stability of the industry during price fluctuations, as well as establishing policy incentives and other programs to provide for continuity of the industry in the future.

Membership Committee

Chairman - Jeff Lang, Miller Dyer & Company, LLC

The number one source of revenue for IPAMS is the annual membership fee paid by each of the members. Without this important source of funding, IPAMS could not support the interests of the members as effectively as it does. Thus the maintenance of the existing membership base, as well as the addition of new members, is vitally important. The Membership Committee is charged with just this task. We focus on not only the E&P sector, but also on related sectors such as technology, service and supply, midstream, legal, non-field services, and banking.

Natural Gas Committee

Chairman - Kevin Norris, E2 Business Solutions

The Natural Gas Committee deals with natural gas transportation and pricing issues as they relate to production in the Intermountain West, including monitoring and commenting on rulemakings from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Service & Supply Committee

Chairmen - Chris Carter, J-W Operating Company

This newly developed committee addresses issues that affect the service and supply sectors of our industry. The Service and Supply Committee acts as a voice for the service companies who support oil and gas development in the Intermountain West. The committee monitors advancing developments in science, technology, and the supply of equipment & pipes while focusing on building and strengthening alliances between the industry and the communities where IPAMS members operate.

Transportation & Markets Committee

Chairman - John Harpole, Mercator Energy, LLC

The IPAMS Transportation and Markets (T&M) Committee provides IPAMS members with timely and important information regarding the movement, processing and consumption of natural gas and related liquids. In addition to bi-monthly committee meetings, the Committee host luncheons, conferences and other high-quality networking events.