IRENE WARD

Land Negotiator 1020 15th Street, 35H, Denver, CO 80202 imjw2003@yahoo.com - (720) 220-1018 Authorized to work in the US for any employer WORK EXPERIENCE MINERAL ADVISOR, BUYER Englewood, CO AMERICAN MINERALS Sept 2016 – Nov 2016 • Successful mineral buyer in the Baken, North Dakota along with Washington and Greene Counties PA. CONSULTING LANDMAN Basalt, CO CRYSTAL RIVER OIL AND GAS Nov 2015 – May 2016 • Provided Land recommendations for Oil and Gas leases, contracts and obligations in TX. SR STAFF LANDMAN Denver, CO NOBLE ENERGY INC Sept 2006 – Oct 2014 • Represented the BU in an International AFE pilot program in Oracle. • Participated in Best of Class Practices and Sarbanes Oxley. • Trained as an Ambassador for Colorado Responsible Energy Development, CRED. • Attended local Community events and Charity functions that Noble supported. • Acquired and divested O&G leases in core areas of interest. • Made all recommendations to Land Administration for O&G Leases and Contracts. • Negotiated and prepared Surface Use Agreements, Pipeline Easements, Rights of Way and Joint Operating Agreements, (JOA's) with Working Interest partners. • Tracked obligations for Areas of Mutual Interest's, and Annual Development Plans. • Provided Regulatory with 900 APDs, permits to drill, along with Location Assessments. • Assisted attorneys in drafting Drilling and Spacing Unit Applications to the COGCC. • Filed Declaration of Pooling and Communitization Agreements where necessary. • Ordered and cured Drilling and Division Order Title Opinions. • Software systems, Quorum, Oracle, Excel, Business Objects, Power Point, BOLO, GIS, ArcView. LEAD ACQUISITION LANDMAN Denver, CO WILBANK'S RESOURCES LLC Feb 2004 – Nov 2006 • Lead Acquisition Landman on leasing project from Williston, Watford City and New Town, North Dakota. • BOLO Land experience and BOLO Division Order experience. • Managed O&G properties for clients in the DJ Basin in CO. • Prepared, "Special Use Permits" for County hearings in the DJ Basin ND coordinated drilling schedules. • Filed APD's and Location Assessments for operators in CO, WY and ND. LANDMAN AND PERMIT COORDINATOR Denver, CO ENCANA OIL AND GAS Aug 2001 – Aug 2003 • Worked with engineers and operations to help coordinate the DJ infill drilling program. • Negotiated several land use issues for drillsite locations and Easements with Developers. • Enhanced existing facilities while reducing surface impact.

Ward Resume, Page 2 • All COGCC Permitting, Regulatory work and Applications for Special Use Permits. • Maintained spreadsheet tracking new drills, recompletions, surveys, DTO's and DOTO's. • Reviewed spacing orders, JOA's and acreage trades. • Optimized where possible and accomplished cost reductions in the field on several projects. REGIONAL LAND MANAGER Denver, CO PETROGULF CORPORATION April 1999 – Aug 2001 • Supervised and recruited office land support and field Landmen. • Specialized in acquisitions and trades with Coalbed Methane operators in Gillette, WY. • Leased over 30,000 acres in the Powder River Basin, WY, San Juan and Raton Basins, CO along with Drunkards Wash, Huntington and Ferron Coal play in UT. • Bought leases at Federal State and County acreage sales. • Profited over (40) M from initiated sales with Phillips Petroleum. • Participated in all WOGCC Hearings in regard to spacing orders and drainage cases. • Prepared Federal, State and Fee APD's for drillsite locations in CO, WY and ND. • Managed and budgeted Right of Way projects for Pipeline Easements in WY and CO. • Negotiated for leases in Hemphill County, Texas and Custer County, OK. • Enhanced Petrogulf's acreage position and permitted locations in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Basin in CA, including Arbuckle, Tisdale, and Compton Landing Gas Fields. • Managed two large 3-D Geophysical projects. Obtained Geophysical permits from BLM, State, Wildlife Refuge and Dep of Fish & Game. EDUCATION • BA in Sociology, Economics, Political Science Communications Western State University - Gunnison, CO SKILLS • Solid history of negotiations in right of way, acquisitions and divestitures in the following states, CO, WY, ND, PA, OH, UT, TX, KS, NB and CA. • Arch View, assessor’s office, county websites, Federal ROW’s, Easements, and Grants. • Motivated with strong organizational and prioritization abilities. • Flexibility to meet aggressive business goals. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Negotiation and coordination of AT&T’s fiber optics from Waukesha WI to Plano IL. • Lead Right of Way Agent on several pipeline projects for Noble Energy Inc. in Western CO. • Procured Pipeline Easements in Powder River Basin in Gillette WY. • Large divestiture to Phillips Petroleum in the Powder River Basin in Gillette, WY. • Was awarded the bid for the Hartzog Draw Unit from Exxon in the Powder River Basin, Gillette, WY.