Christopher Woods

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720-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Resource Exploration Permitting/NEPA Compliance

Regulatory Compliance Expert Witness/Testimony

Project Management Negotiations and Liaison

Environmental Investigation Geologic/Hydrologic Evaluation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Denver, CO. December 2014 – August 2019; Permitting Coordinator

APD Preparation/North Dakota. Prepare and review permitting documentation for state and federal APD applications. Review and verify survey plat packages to ensure accuracy and update/maintain corporate electronic database. Maintain departmental data base related to permit status, and NEPA-related regulatory progress. NEPA Compliance/Contractor Management/North Dakota. Coordinate and manage survey and drafting activities associated with all new proposed drill sites, and post-drilling as-builts on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Coordinate all NEPA activities including contract biological and cultural investigations and oversee document preparation on BIA and other federal lands. Project Management/North Dakota. Interact with accounting, land, and operations departments to review and approve contactor invoices to ensure accurate, appropriate, and timely invoice payment. Coordinate office and field staff in the preparation of APD applications and implementation, interaction with regulatory community, particularly representatives from BLM, BIA, NDIC, USFS, and USFWS. Interact with geological and engineering staff related to drilling targets, site preparation, pad/road construction activities, drilling, and post drilling reclamation. Project Management/Colorado. Promote a team effort environment within the permitting group to encourage a productive and timely working situation.

• Kodiak Oil and Gas Corporation, Denver, CO. June 2010 – December 2014; Permitting Agent III

APD Preparation/North Dakota. Prepare permitting documents for state and federal APD applications. Coordinate, review, and verify survey plat packages to ensure accuracy and update/maintain electronic database. NEPA Compliance/North Dakota. Coordinate and manage NEPA activities including contract biological assessments and cultural investigations and oversee document preparation on BIA and other federal lands. Contractor Management/North Dakota. Coordinate and manage survey and drafting activities associated with proposed drill sites in a timely manner, and coordinate post-drilling as-builts per state and tribal requirements. Project Management/North Dakota. Interact with operations, accounting, and land departments to review and approve contactor invoices to ensure accurate, appropriate, and timely invoice payment. Coordinate office and field staff in the preparation of APD applications and implementation, interact with regulatory community, particularly representatives from BLM, BIA, NDIC, USFS, and USFWS. Interact with geological and engineering staff related to drilling targets, site preparation, pad construction, drilling activities, and post drilling reclamation.

• HydroSolutions Inc., Sheridan, WY. September 2008 – June 2010; Senior Hydrogeologist/Project Manager/Office Manager

Project Management/Wyoming and Montana. Project management and supervisory responsibilities for the Sheridan office including groundwater investigation, surface water, and discharge evaluation and compliance, development of project scopes, proposals, budgets, and scheduling, preparation of project reports, and interaction with regulatory community.

Industrial Landfill Permitting/Wyoming. Responsible for the development of industrial landfill permit renewals for a confidential petroleum client including the technical review of past waste management practices, review of historic environmental compliance, addressing current and anticipated waste disposal practices, and interaction with corporate and regulatory community representatives. Water Rights Investigation/Wyoming. Evaluated CBNG well field production and physical parameters for assessment of water use and potential impacts to regional streams and impacts to adjacent private wells for a confidential client.

Groundwater Monitoring Program/Wyoming. Developed and maintained a groundwater monitoring program associated with CBNG development for a confidential client in the Northern Powder River Basin. Adherence to specific criteria established by surface use agreements and ensured regulatory compliance. Safety Officer/Wyoming and Montana. Responsible for the development and implementation of Health and Safety Program in compliance with corporate and client criteria and ensure that safety procedures are implemented in the field and documented.

• Woods Environmental, Littleton, CO. February 2008 – September 2008; Senior Geologist/Senior Project Manager

Environmental Compliance and Audits/Wyoming. Field Leader in environmental audit on multiple large active oil producing fields for confidential clients. Activities included site inspection and evaluation of field components, verification and documentation of drill pads, tank batteries, discharge locations, historic compliance with regulations, and preparation of summary documentation. Landfill Compliance Monitoring / Colorado. Conducted sampling and data compilation for a confidential client which included groundwater sampling, multi-gas monitoring, soil moisture, erosion impacts, and vegetation surveys. Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments/Colorado. Responsible for the investigation of industrial/commercial sites for confidential clients including environmental and geotechnical drilling/sampling, contractor selection, contaminant plume delineation, regulatory compliance, laboratory selection and maintenance of QA/QC standards, and technical report preparation.

• ATC Associates Inc., Centennial, CO. May 2001 – February 2008; Senior Geologist/Senior Project Manager/Branch Safety Officer Underground Storage Tank Investigations/Major Fuel Distributor/Colorado. Responsible for project management activities including contracting, compliance with applicable health and safety policy, multi-media sampling, field QA/QC, technical data evaluation and interpretation, timely reporting, and interaction with State regulatory agency.

Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments/Colorado. Responsible for chlorinated solvent site investigations/assessments including environmental and geotechnical drilling/sampling, contractor selection, plume delineation, regulatory compliance, laboratory selection and quality assurance/control, and report preparation. Field Investigation/Denver Federal Center/Denver, Colorado. Senior Field Manager responsible for multi- media sample acquisition, contractor selection, development and enforcement of health and safety policies for staff and subcontractors, monitoring well installation, scheduling and coordination with client. Branch Safety Officer/Centennial, Colorado. Responsible for the development, maintenance, and enforcement of corporate health and safety program, modification/upgrading of health and safety plans/program to accommodate client requirements.

• SECOR International Inc., Golden, CO. March 1998 – May 2001; Senior Geologist/Senior Project Manager

Multi-State Natural Gas Environmental Evaluation/Colorado-Utah-Wyoming. Responsible for site characterization and technical evaluation of site environmental conditions at compressor stations. Major Fuel Distributor/Colorado. Responsible for UST management, including site characterization, multi- media sampling, development and enforcement of health and safety program, sub-contracting, and waste management. Former Refinery Site/Wyoming. Responsible for site evaluation, sampling, quality assurance/quality control, analytical data evaluation and interpretation, and report preparation .

• Hazen Research Inc., Golden, CO. August 1997 – March 1998; Senior Research Technician

Mining Research Laboratory/Colorado. Responsible for design, construction and operation of pilot scale investigations evaluating extractive processes for a variety of mineral ores.

• Adrian Brown Consultants, Denver, CO. March 1996 – August 1997; Senior Geologist/Project Manager

Permeability Studies on Mining Sites/New Mexico, Washington and Northern Saskatchewan. Responsible for design and operation of permeability studies in surface and underground mine settings, evaluation and interpretation of field data, documentation of investigation activities, and preparation of detailed technical reports.

• Waste Engineering, Inc./Wright Water Engineers, Inc., Denver CO. June 1992 – March 1996; Senior Geologist

Underground Storage Tank Removal/Trucking Company/Colorado. Responsible for project budgeting, staffing, contracting, health and safety implementation/enforcement, post-removal groundwater monitoring design, data evaluation, documentation, and interaction with state regulatory agency. Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments - Various Clients. Responsible for Site Assessments conducted on various private, commercial, and industrial sites in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arizona. Surface Water Characterization/Department of Energy Facility/Colorado. Responsible for surface water and groundwater sampling, laboratory analyses, quality assurance/quality control, data evaluation and development of a water management plan for a large federal facility.

• BDM Rocky Flats, Golden, CO. April 1990 – June 1992; Staff Geologist Environmental Consultant - Department of Energy Facility/Colorado. Responsible for oversight of multi- media sampling, drilling, contracting, management of scientific and engineering data, and regulatory compliance

• Battelle Memorial Institute, Denver, CO. March 1987 – April 1990; Manager of Field Operations/Project Manager

Environmental Investigation/Assessment - Four Air Force Bases/Western U.S, and South Pacific. Responsible for project management, staffing, subcontractor scheduling, enforcement of health and safety policy, data collection, evaluation, and verification, and interaction with respective regulatory agencies.

• Ecology and Environment, Denver, CO. January 1986 – March 1987; Staff Geologist/Group Leader

Environmental Investigations / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / Western United States. Responsible for environmental site characterization, drilling, multi-media sampling, sample documentation, geophysical investigation and evaluation, QA/QC, and interaction with applicable state regulatory agencies. EDUCATION

Two years, Post-Graduate, Paleontology and Palynology, University of Oregon

B.S., Geology and Paleontology, University of Oregon, 1976

Associate of Arts, Linn-Benton Community College, 1971 TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

40-Hour OSHA, 1986; OSHA Refresher and Supervisor, MSHA and DOT Training State of Colorado Listed Environmental Consultant # 5633 PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Mr. Scott Webb, Permitting Manager (Ret.)

Whiting Petroleum Corporation

1700 Broadway, Ste. 2300

Denver, CO 80290

Telephone: 720-***-****

Mr. Cal Reppe, Consulting Petroleum Geologist

10517 Ashfield Street #2a

Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80126

Telephone: 432-***-****

Mr. Michael Nash, Permitting Regulatory Mgr.

Bureau of Land Management

99 23rd Ave. W

Dickinson, ND 58601

Telephone: 701-***-****

Mr. Russ Cunningham, Sr. Vice President/Sr. Exploration Geologist (Ret.) Kodiak Oil and Gas Corporation

1625 Broadway Ste. 250

Denver, Colorado 80202

Telephone: 303-***-****

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