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Oil and Gas Conservation, Board of

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Agency Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

Authority Montana Code Annotated (View)

Function Quasi-Judicial Board

Description Board establishes spacing units, issues drilling permits, administers bonds, classifies wells and adopts rules to prevent waste of oil and gas resources, to conserve oil and gas by encouraging maximum efficient recovery of the resource, to protect the correlative rights of mineral owners, and prevent operations from harming nearby land or underground resources.

Total Positions 7

Total Positions Appointed by the Governor 7

Term Length 4 Years

Current Members

Last Name	First Name	Board Position	Contact Information	Term Start	Term End
Brown	Roy	Public Member	1810 Poly Dr Billings, Montana 59101	1/5/2025	1/2/2029
Durrett	Steven	Chair - Member from the oil and gas industry	Billings, Montana 59102 sdurrett@augustusenergy.com	2/13/2023	1/1/2027
McDermott	Mac	Member from the Oil and Gas Industry	Shelby, Montana 59474 (406) 450-5577	1/5/2025	1/2/2029
Skelton	Barbara	Landowner residing in oil or gas producing county, not involved in industry, with no mineral rights	7256 Montana Highway 3 Billings, Montana 59106 skelgatz@gmail.com (406) 698-9121	1/5/2025	1/1/2027
Tietz, III	William	Attorney	PO Box 1697 Helena, Montana 59624 john@bkbh.com (406) 443-6820	2/13/2023	1/1/2027
Welter	Corey	Member from the Oil and Gas Industry	100 N 27th Street, Suite 520 Billings, Montana 59101	1/5/2025	1/2/2029
Wivholm	Jeffrey	Landowner in oil and gas county, not assoc. with oil and gas industry, with mineral rights	225 Flandrem Rd. Medicine Lake, Montana 59247 lakevue@nemont.net (406) 480-2319	1/5/2025	1/2/2029

Current Openings

	Position	Term Length	Intended Start Date
Apply Now!	Public Member		1/6/2025
Apply Now!	Public Member		ASAP

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