The Petroleum Association of Wyoming is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors representing a variety of independent producers, processing and transporting companies, land representatives and other organizations that work within and alongside the oil and gas industry. The Board of Directors guides the staff, establishes Association policy, and provides information on important issues affecting the industry.
Board of Directors
PAW Board Officers
Chairman – Shelley Shelby, Continental Resources
Vice Chairman – Gabriel Sepulveda, Williams
Secretary-Treasurer – Peter Wold, Wold Oil Company
PAW Board of Directors.
Joe Milczewski
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Dan Zilmer
Merit Energy Company
Brett Schuman
Halliburton
Steve Degenfelder
Kirkwood Oil and Gas, LLC
Greg Pulliam
Exxon | XTO Energy, Inc.
Paul Sander
Aethon Energy Company
Gabriel G. Sepulveda
Williams Companies
Tim Muniz
Impact Exploration
Nick Piatek
Hilcorp Energy
Shelley Shelby
Continental Resources, Inc
Frances MacDonald
Anschutz Exploration Corporation
Niko Welch
Vaquero Big Horn
Bryce Ballard
Ballard Petroleum Holdings
Chad McLawhorn
Contango Oil and Gas Company
Chris Fling
Primary Fuels, LLC
Kaylene Gardner
Crowheart Energy
Josh Demorrett
ConocoPhillips
David Bush
Black Hills Energy
Tom Kirkwood
Westco Operating, Inc.
Macey Wallace
Ovintiv
Jasmine Allison
PureWest Energy
Jenna Mays
ExxonMobil
Dave True
True Oil, LLC
Kyle True
Diamond Oil, LLC
Hank True
Eighty-Eight Oil, LLC
Peter Wold
Wold Oil Company
Paul Ulrich
Jonah Energy, LLC
Teddy Carter
Devon Energy Corp
Tracy Opp
EOG Resources, Inc.
Tom VanKleef
Oil Mountain Energy
Eli Bebout
Nucor Oil and Gas
Management Committee
The Management Committee is authorized to act on behalf of the Board of Directors.
Shelley Shelby
Continental Resources
Kaylene Gardner
Crowheart Energy
Gabriel G. Sepulveda
Williams Companies
Frances MacDonald
Anschutz Exploration Corporation
Bryce Ballard
Ballard Petroleum
Joe Milczewski
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Paul Ulrich
Jonah Energy LLC
Peter Wold
Wold Oil Company
Teddy Carter
Devon Energy
PAW Committees
PAW has several standing committees working behalf of our members on issues important to the oil and gas industry.
The Government Relations Committee has jurisdiction over Association involvement with the Wyoming Legislature and other local, state and federal government agencies as necessary.
Chair: TBD
The Tax Subcommittee is a standing sub-committee of the Government Reform Committee. It monitors taxation related issues and makes recommendations to the full committee.
Kelley Stewart, Chairman
Hilcorp
Bobby Rolston, Vice Chairman
Occidental Petroleum
The Public Lands Committee has jurisdiction over Association involvement regarding federally owned and managed lands, as well as wildlife and cultural resources.
Dave Applegate, Co-Chair
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Rebecca Byram, Co-Chair
Devon
The Reclamation Subcommittee is a standing sub-committee of the Public Lands Committee. It monitors reclamtion related issues and makes recommendations to the full committee. It also oversees the planning of the Annual PAW Reclamation Conference.
Gene Leath, Chair
WWC Engineering
The Public Relations/Communications Committee has jurisdiction over the internal and external communications work of the Association, including but not limited to website, media, social media, polling and messaging strategy. This committee has a limited number of spots and is by appointment only.
Vacant
The Legal Affairs Committee has jursidiction over Association involvement in litigation. This committee has a limited number of spots and is by appointment only.
Coming Soon
The Regulatory Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over Association involvement in air/water quality, permitting, safety issues, and transportation issues at local, state or federal agencies.
Kelly Bott, Co-Chair
PureWest Energy
Mark Smith, Co-Chair
EOG Resources