PIOGA Leadership
2009- 2010 Officers & Executive Committee
Gary Slagel, Chairman, CNX Gas Corporation
Sam Fragale, Vice Chairman, Phillips Production Company
James Kriebel, Treasurer, Kriebel Group
Craig Mayer, Secretary, Pennsylvania General Energy Co., LLC
Terrence S. Jacobs, Past President, Penneco Oil Company, Inc.
Thomas M. Bartos, ABARTA Oil & Gas Company, Inc.
Stanley J. Berdell, BLX, Inc.
Carl J. Carlson, Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC.
Don A. Connor, Open Flow Energy
Ted Cranmer, TBC Consulting
Gary Violi, Appalachian Well Services Inc.
Michael T. Donovan, Seneca Resources Corporation
Frederick W. Fesenmyer, Minard Run Oil Company
Paul Herzing, Texas Keystone, Inc.
Michael Hillebrand, Huntley & Huntley, Inc.
Samuel L. Kimmel, SK Operating, Inc.
Cathy Kirsch, Oil & Gas Management, Inc.
David G. Mahan, American Refining Group, Inc.
Steve Millis, Vineyard Oil & Gas Company
Steve Rhoads, East Resources, Inc.
Frank J. Ross, T&F Exploration, LP.
Bryan Snyder, Snyder Brothers, Inc.
Burt A. Waite, Moody and Associates, Inc.
Jeffrey Simmons, Atlas Energy, Inc.
Roger B. Willis, Universal Well Services, Inc.
Committee Chairs
Environmental - Bruce Snyder, Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC
Exploration & Production - Tom Lopus, Cohort Energy Company
Transportation & Marketing - Frank Ross, T & F Exploration, LP
Tax - Donald B Nestor, Toothman Rice Co., PLLC
Membership - Cathy Kirsch, Oil & Gas Management, Inc.
Project Review Committee - Don Sprouse, Kriebel Group
Communications - Terry Jacobs, Penneco Oil Company, Inc Safety - Co-Chair/Ralph Tijerina, Range Resources, Appalachia, LLC & Co-Chair/Joe Sologub, Marathon Oil Company
Committees
Environmental Committee
Meets the second Wednesday of every month. Responsible for monitoring federal, state and local environmental regulatory developments that affect well drilling, site preparation and reclamation and production operations. Provides public policy recommendations and industry guidance.
CHAIRMAN - Bruce Snyder, Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC
Aikins, David - Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc.
Angerman, Michael - The Baron Group, Inc.
Bechtold, Evan - PA Brine
Brant, Jim - Kriebel Group
Braunns, Jim - Atlas Energy Inc.
Buttars, Rod - AIM Directional Services, LLC
Cotherman, Dan - Range Resources- Appalachia, LLC.
DeLong, Elton (Sparky) - Franklin Brine Treatment Corp.
de Wolfe, Jason - Chief Oil & Gas, LLC
Fleeman, Kenneth - Abarta Oil & Gas Company, Inc.
Fleenor, Charity - Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.
Gillespie, Eric - Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Grey, Eddy - Triana Services Company, LLC
Grove, Dan - Atlas Energy Inc.
Hargenrader, Lori - Kriebel Group
Harrick, Joseph - Penn E&R
Hart, Paul - Hart Resource Technologies
Hartzell, Michael - Atlas Energy Inc.
Hirtz, Jeremy - Atlas Energy Inc.
Kanouff, Paul - Civil & Enviromental Consultants, Inc.
Kissel, Ben - XTO Energy, Inc.
Kovach, Kristina - XTO Energy, Inc.
Kriebel, Gary - Kriebel Group
Little, Bradley - Penn View Exploration, Inc.
Long, Autumn - Samson Resource Company
Martz, Ken - Marathon Oil Company
Mayer, Craig - PA General Energy Co., LLC
Mehan, Doug - East Resources Inc.
Miller, William - Environmental Wells Development, Inc.
Moyer, Mike - Environmental Service Laboratories, Inc.
Paugh, Len - Range Resources- Appalachia, LLC.
Payne, Robert - PA General Energy Co., LLC
Pelegrinelli, Melanie - Civil & Environmental Consultants
Petrovich, Mike - Dominion Exploration and Production
Pidgeon, Wendell - Northrup Equipment Company
Sanders, Larry - EXCO Resources (PA)
Schalk, Michael - K & L Gates, LLP
Schuck, Allan - GAI Consultants
Scott, Jon - Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC.
Simmons, Cliff - ABARTA Oil and Gas Company
Snyder, Bruce - Range Resources- Appalachia, LLC.
Stauffer, Rod - VISTA Resources
Stilley, Jacob - Patriot Exploration Corporation
Thomas, Kyle - Range Resources- Appalachia, LLC.
Trujillo, Steve - Samson Resources Company
Veltri, Mark - Petroleum Development Corp.
Waltemire, Rick - Union Drilling, Inc.
Walton, Christine - Atlas Energy Inc.
Wolf, Alan - Range Resources- Appalachia, LLC.
Wurfel, Ted - Chief Gathering, LLC
Yoxtheimer, David - ARM Group
Exploration & Production Committee
Responsible for sharing new technological advancements in well production, drilling, drilling and completion and related areas. Conducts technical seminars and presentations and pursues oil and gas industry research opportunities.
CHAIRMAN - Tom Lopus, Cohort Energy Company
Dudenas, Paul - East Resources, Inc.
Forgione, Mike - Range Resources-Appalachia, LLC.
Frantz, Joseph - Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC
Herzing, Paul - Texas Keystone, Inc.
Jacobs, D. Marc - Penneco Oil Company, Inc.
Pyecroft, Jim - Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC
Wallace, Ben - Penneco Oil Company, Inc.
Wigal, James - Abarta Oil & Gas Company, Inc.
Wozniak, Dave - EXCO Resources (PA)
Wrightstone, Gregory - Texas Keystone, Inc.
Zentz, Michael - Northeastern Energy Consulting, Inc.
Tax Committee
Responsible for monitoring and reporting Federal, State and Local Tax developments; sponsors annual seminar.
CHAIRMAN - Donald Nestor, Toothman Rice Company, PLLC
Bartos, Thomas - ABARTA Oil & Gas Company, Inc.
Garbin, Tom - Remnant Group, Inc.
Hillebrand, Michael - Huntley & Huntley, Inc.
Snyder, Gordon - Schneider Downs & Co.
Mangini, Keith - Huntley & Huntley, Inc.
Taylor, James - ABARTA Oil & Gas Company, Inc.
Transportation & Marketing Committee
Meets the first Friday of every month. Responsible for monitoring regulatory, utility-related developments at the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Reviews pipeline and LDC tariffs affecting the movement of natural gas, recommending and managing interventions in rate cases and developing producer policy positions on natural gas marketing matters.
CHAIRMAN - Frank Ross, T & F Exploration, LP
Alberico, Connie - EXCO Resources (PA) Bartos, Thomas - Abarta Oil & Gas Company, Inc.
Berger, David - Marathon Oil Company
Booser, Jeffrey - Norse Energy Corp.
Brecko, Mike - Atlas Energy Inc.
Buttars, Rod - AIM Directional Services, LLC
Byers, Hugh - Hess Corporation
Cantrell, Art - Caiman Energy
Cassidy, Jim - Home Gas
Cipriani, Art - Asset Risk Management, Appalachia LLC
Downey, Steve - Enervest Operating, LLC
Eckle, Robert - Appalachian Producer Services, LLC
Gregg, Bill - Interstate Gas Marketing, Inc.
Grieco, Joann - Dominion Field Services
Henry, Nathan - Snyder Brothers, Inc.
Hillebrand, Michael - Huntley & Huntley, Inc.
Isner Mark - EServices, LLC
Jacobs, Mathew - Penneco Oil Company, Inc.
Kortum, Dan - EXCO Resources (PA)
Kriebel, Gregory - Kriebel Group
Kriebel, James - Kriebel Group
Kriebel, Shane - Kriebel Group
Kurth, Matt - Swank Associated Companies, Inc.
Mangini, Keith - Huntley & Huntley, Inc.
McGlade, Ron - Tenaska Midstream Services
Miller, Joe - Interstate Gas Marketing, Inc.
Moody, Kevin - Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC
Nance, Stuart - Ultra Resources, Inc.
Nydes, Larry - Penneco Oil Company, Inc.
Pielech, Thomas - Anadarko Energy Services Stauffer, Rod - VISTA Resources
Stultz, Neil - Eagle Energy Partners
Tipton, Curt - Range Resources - Appalachia
Turkaly, Joyce - Hess Corporation
Watson, Mike - NISOURCE, INC.
West, Dave - Range Resources- Appalachia, LLC.
Joint PIOGA/MSC Health and Safety Commitee
Meets the second Wednesday of every month. The Health & Safety Committee provides a forum to exchange best practices and to disseminate those practices to the oil & gas industry within PA and to serve as a means for members, industry participants and governmental agencies to work together to improve the performance of the industry in matters relating to safety.
CO-CHAIR - Ralph Tijerina, Range Resources - Appalachia, LLC
CO-CHAIR - Joe Sologub, Marathon Oil Company
Able, Paul - Schlumberger Oilfield Services
Arch, Michael - DEP Oil and Gas Management
Babich, Mary Anna - EQT Production
Battisti, Amanda - West Penn Energy Services
Bruderly, Lisa - Babst, Calland, Clements and Zomnir, P.C.
Buttars, Rod - Compass Drilling USA
Chapman, Dana - Petroleum Development Corporation
Chiz, Debbie - NOVA Safety & Health Consulting, Inc.
Copenhaver, Teresa -Hydro Recovery LP
Denny, Brian - ROC Service Company
Doug Mehan - Dallas-Morris Drilling, Inc.
Fleenor, Charity - Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.
Fontana, Christopher - Science Applications Int'l Corp.
Gaines, Robert - ROC Service Company
Gleason, Irv - Range Resources
Goldschmidt, William L. - AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.
Grass, David - Key Energy Service
Hajos, Brian - Atlas Energy Inc.
Hamsher, Melissa - Rex Energy Corporation
Harrick, Joseph - Penn E&R
Heisey, Mark -ARM GROUP
Hockenberry, Sam - Superior Well Services
Hofstetter, Lane - Bell Supply Company
Holder, Wayne - Southwestern Energy
Holt, Gene R.- Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Housler, Sean - Key Energy
Jacobs, Jennifer - Chief Gathering, LLC.
Kelmeckis, Gregory - Universal Well Services
Kiel, Mark - Range Resources - Appalachia
Kloecker, Michael F. - Universal Well Services, Inc.
Konkle, Craig - County of Lycoming EMA
Lawrence, Mark - Frac Tech
Lee, Roy - BJ Services Company
Liedtke, David - EXCO Resources (PA)
Lorson, Jeff - Penn College
Lucas, Stacey - Environmental Resources Management, Inc.
Lukehart, Tom - Bituminous Insurance Companies
Mapes, Gene - Wells Fargo Insurance Services - OH
Marecic, Joe - Chesapeake Energy
McCarthy, Don - Fortuna Energy, Inc.
Mckay, Brad - Talisman Energy USA Inc.
Mclaughlin, Sam - CNX Gas
Miller, James M. - J.M. Miller, Inc.
Moore, Gary - Pennsylvaina General Energy
Nussbaumer, John - Petroleum Development Corporation
Petrovich, Mike - CNX Gas
Plautz, Matt - AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.
Repole, Thomas - Independent Safety Consultants
Rupp, John - Snyder Brothers, Inc.
Sarkus, David - David Sarkus International
Scott, Dameon - Chief Oil & Gas, LLC
Smith, John - Eastern Reservoir Services
Soltis, Matt - Tetra Tech
Srock, John - Superior Well Services
Stein, David - LJ Stein & Company, Inc.
Stewart, Thomas - Frac Tech Services, Ltd
Streams, Matt - Northeast Energy Management, Inc.
Sutton, Charles D. -AWS Inc.
Tackett, Jason - Samson
Tourdot, David - Penn E&R
Vanderhoof, Wayne - RJR Safety Inc.
Veltri, Mark - Petroleum Development Corp.
Waltemire, Rick - Union Drilling, Inc.
Wells, Bridgette - Dallas-Morris Drilling, Inc.
Wible, Daniel - Snyder Associated Companies
Williams, David - Crown Drilling
Wood, Amanda - Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.
Woodward, Andy - Seneca Resources
Wurfel, Ted - Chief Oil & Gas, LLC
Wyda, Craig - Range Resources - Appalachia LLC
Want to Join a Committee?
Contact Connie Ordy at connie@iogapa.org to sign-up. You must be an IOGA PA Member to participate
