Shelly Cook-Cowden
Director Regulatory Compliance NM @ Pilot Water Solutions
About
With 20 years of experience in regulatory compliance, I lead initiatives to ensure adherence to complex regulatory requirements in the oil and gas industry. As Director of Regulatory Compliance NM at Pilot Water Solutions, I focus on compliance strategies and project coordination to align operations with industry standards. My expertise encompasses regulatory compliance, regulatory submissions, and project coordination, enabling teams to navigate intricate permitting processes effectively. Committed to collaboration and environmental stewardship, I work to support sustainable energy practices while maintaining strict compliance within the regulatory landscape.
United States
Farmington
Oil & Energy
Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Submissions, Project Coordination, Environmental Policy, Permit Applications, Permit Compliance, Remediation, Waste, Hazardous Waste Management, Oil & Gas Industry, Environmental Permitting, Quality Assurance, Communication, Microsoft PowerPoint, Retail, Project Planning, Microsoft Excel, Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS), Team Leadership, Auditing
Experience

Environmental Compliance Specialist III
• Review existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), recognizes problems or gaps, and suggests improvements. • Conduct audits to ensure compliance with internal environmental policies. • Complete detailed data analysis and interpret regulations to understand impact to Red Willow. • Write new environmental policies that are logical, clearly understandable and comprehensively address the regulation or best management practices • Write recommendations to management for complying with regulations or addressing violations • Facilitate Cause Mapping investigations and assist in implementing solutions • Lead multi-functional teams in problem solving; initiate and lead audit teams • Directly confront non-compliance issues in a professional manner • Advocate environmental compliance with all RWPC personnel • Summarize environmental impacts of large or new construction activities and oversee field compliance activities, such as spill remediation and reclamation • Take initiative in solving complex problems • Propose equipment and/or processes as solution to problems • Develop data collection programs to address success or failure of achieving compliance with regulation or best management practice • Recommend changes to auditing procedure, proposes the use of metrics that drive desired behaviors • Responsible for compliance and explain subtle differences in jurisdiction between Federal, State, County and Tribe to all RWPC departments • Responsible for drafting memorandums detailing the impact of new or proposed regulations and make recommendations to management on how to achieve compliance • Recognize the need for, and provides training on, new processes, equipment and regulations • Condense complex regulatory or technical data into a presentation fo

Environmental Coordinator
Farmington, NM
• Provide environmental support and guidance for Operations, Projects, Pipeline and Drilling • Provide interpretation and overview of federal, state and local regulations to Operations and Operations Support • Compliance Assurance lead – ensure appropriate preventive maintenance is achieved to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements and/or permits • Supervise and Mentor Environmental Field Specialist o Spill and release reporting o Spill and release remediation – utilizing cost effective and environmentally friendly alternatives to excavation o Below Grade Tank remediation o Historical Contamination • Extensive knowledge of the San Juan Basin • Responsible for NSPS JJJJ engine compliance – 2,000+ engines o Tracking engine moves o Notifications to New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) o Ensuring stack testing completed within regulatory time constraints o Scheduling testing contractors o Reviewing stack test reports o Submitting to NMED stack test results • Support for NSPS OOOO • Maintain and report corporate metrics – water, electricity, Green House Gas, waste, remediation, flaring, venting and land farms • Lead on EPA Subpart W reporting, QA/QC and submission for San Juan Basin - > 10,000 wells • Track and report Green House Gas Reductions for local Management Team as well as the Executive Leadership Team • Responsible for annual corporate presentation of Green House Gases and Internal Metrics to Executive Leadership Team • Developed and executed Environmental 101 Training to include the four major categories o Remediation and Land Farms o Water: water use, water monitoring o Waste: disposal, classifications o Air: NSPS OOOO, NSPS JJJJ, NSPS ZZZZ, and Subpart W • Due diligence lead – divestitures, acquisitions, backing –in and operatorship

Environmental Technician
Farmington, NM
• Provide Environmental support for Production and Operations groups • Monitor, maintain and implement Health Safety & Environment (HSE) management system programs for land farm procedures to ensure compliance in accordance with all local, regional, state, and federal regulations • Respond to customer and external requests for environmental projects • Provide project management and implementation guidance for Health Safety & Environment (HSE) issues • Assist in developing strategies and implementation plans for emerging environmental issues • Provide guidance, regulatory interpretation, and assistance with procedure development for a variety of environmental issues • Develop and continually expand regulatory and technical expertise • Advise and assist with environmental reporting requirements for local, regional, state, federal and corporate entities • Participate in Health Safety & Environment (HSE) Mock Emergency Field Drills • Maintain good relations with various regulatory agencies • Ability to solve broad range of complex problems

Deputy Oil and Gas Inspector
State Of New Mexico, Oil Conservation Division
Aztec, NM
• Responsible for field inspections of well sites for assurance and compliance of OCD rules and regulations • Familiar with forms and information required for C-104 approvals • Extensive use of GPS and Topo Maps to locate well sites • Conduct Bradenhead tests, Mechanical Integrity tests and Packer Leakage tests • Responsible for District III Bradenhead Operator Test Program, implementation of new operators, as well as electronic acceptance and data input into well files • NMOCD Liaison for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) • Proficient with the State of New Mexico’s RBDMS computer program and OCD ONLINE • Documentation of inspection and enforcement activities • Draft Notice of Violation and asses penalties • Witnessing Plug and Abandonment operations. • Provide operators direction and/or information to resolve compliance issues.

Environmental Contractor
Giant Refining Company
Bloomfield, NM
• Work with environmental coordinator to fulfill daily environmental department duties • Responsible for ground water analysis, bio-venting and Granulated Activated Charcoal (GAC) operations, maintenance, and in-situ respiration data collection and interpretation • Perform routine site inspections of refinery grounds ensuring compliance with New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Oil Conservation Division of New Mexico (OCD) • Assist in preparing annual, semi-annual, and periodic reports • Familiar with day to day refinery operations
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