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ANSWERING THE CALL. 2010 ANNUAL REPORT It’s a call to bring energy, jobs and security to Oklahomans when the need is most essential. And, through the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board, they further that call through state-of-the-art education and safety programs and environmental restoration. Our industry is ready to provide energy security for generations. We know in just 25 years, the world will need 44 percent more energy. And, although renewables will become more important, experts say in 2030, oil and natural gas will continue to meet nearly 60 percent of the demand. Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas producers are making sure that demand will be met using American resources. Oklahoma energy companies are putting advanced technology to work to reveal oil and natural gas reserves that have helped double America’s supply estimates. We now have enough proven reserves in America to last 100 years. And, every well creates good-paying jobs for Oklahomans. Our companies are creating sustainable jobs in engineer-ing, manufacturing and finance that circulate billions of dollars through our economy. Since 2005, our wells have generated $6 billion in tax revenue for schools, roads and hospitals. Meanwhile, Oklahoma’s energy companies continue to voluntarily fund this very organization, the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board. Through their generosity, the OERB has restored nearly 11,000 abandoned well sites at no cost to landowners. The OERB has spent more than $61 million cleaning lands left damaged by the earliest oil discoveries. And, OERB funding also supports schools, students and teachers when budgets are at their tightest. This year, the OERB surpassed $20 million spent on educational supplies, energy curricula and well site safety education in Oklahoma. Plus, college students are paying their way through school thanks to generous scholarships. In Oklahoma, when oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners are called to advance our state and empower our nation, it’s not just something we say, it’s a slogan by which we live. Mindy Stitt, Executive Director Oklahoma Energy Resources Board Oklahoma oil and natural gas producers have proudly been answering the call for more than a century. OERB LEADERSHIP CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS David House, Chairman of the Board House is President of Jireh Resources, LLC in Tulsa, Oklahoma. House has more than 30 years experience in the exploration and production business, working at both large independents and smaller start-up organizations. He has extensive experience in the financial and commercial aspects of the industry. House most recently served as OERB’s vice chairman and currently serves on the public education committee. Outgoing Chairman Dewey Bartlett, Jr. turned the reins over to House during July’s board meeting. Bartlett left the board of directors to concentrate on his role as the mayor of Tulsa. “David will lead this organization with vision and strength. His knowledge about the industry and passion for what this organization does will make having him at the helm a great asset for the OERB,” Bartlett said. House earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Harding University and is a CPA. House also chairs the board’s executive committee as well as the research and development committee. An unpaid, 21-member board governs the OERB. Representation is divided between independent oil and natural gas companies, major oil and natural gas companies, petroleum purchasers and royalty owners. A dynamic history. An even brighter future. HENRY “BOOTS” TALLAFERRO RANDY FOUTCH JIM PALM BOB SULLIVAN JULY 1993 JULY 1995 OCTOBER 1997 OCTOBER 1999 OCTOBER 20 01 OCTOBER 20 03 APRIL 20 05 JULY 20 08 MIKE CANTRELL STEVE AGEE DEWEY BARTLETT, JR. CHAIRMAN TIMELINE PETE BROWN Welcoming the new chairman. Dewey Bartlett handing off leadership of the OERB to its newest chairman, David House. Ronnie Irani Vice Chairman President & CEO of RKI Exploration & Production Chairman, Scholastic Outreach Committee Julie S. Kruger Secretary Properties Manager, National Production Corp., JMW, LLC, Properties Manager, Trust of Raleigh W. Shade Suzette Hatfield Treasurer Co-owner of Rio Dinero, LLC Chairwoman, Accounting Committee “ The oil and natural gas industry made a commitment to this state 16 years ago that we would right the wrongs of the past. We have done that and more. I am honored to lead this board and continue its contributions to restoring the environment and educating Oklahomans.” Lee Boothby Chairman, President and CEO, Newfield Exploration Pete Brown Co-owner, Brown & Borelli, Inc. Co-owner, Cimarron Production, Co., Inc. Chairman, Public Education Committee Mike Cantrell President, Cantrell Investments, LLC Phil Cook Vice President of Productions/Operations, Devon Energy Mike Cross Owner, Michael P. Cross, Inc. Chairman, Administrative Committee Bill Gifford Vice President, Mid-continent Region, DCP Midstream, LP Tom Goresen Senior Counsel, Anadarko Petroleum Rob Johnston Vice President and General Manager, Central Region, Apache Corporation Terry J. Adamson Environmental Manager, BP America Production Company Chairman, Environmental Restoration Committee Mark Aebi Manager, Legacy Issues, ConocoPhillips Risk Management and Remediation Jim Medico Oklahoma Region Manager of Lease Crude Acquisitions, Sunoco Logistics Partners John Pilkington, Jr. President, Muirfield Resources Tim Munson Exploration Manager, Spartan Resources, LLC Will Whitley Production Engineer, Oklahoma Operations, Chevron Michael T. Wiskofske Operations Superintendent, Marathon Oil Tina Valentine teaches at Angie Debo Elementary in Edmond. She is also one of OERB’s master teachers, responsible for teaching other educators the OERB curricula. “I think it’s energized me and made me want to go back and share with the kids the information we’ve found at the retreat,” said Valentine. “The kids always want to know their teachers are learning something over the summer as well.” Kevin Jones teaches at Western Heights Middle School in Oklahoma City. He, too, left the retreat energized. “It makes me more excited to get back in the classroom and share more things,” said Jones. “I like to use a lot of practical knowledge, a lot of examples from outside the classroom and this is great and fits in well with my teaching style.” The event also featured time for “workshopping” where teachers could focus on updating their curricula, learn new teaching techniques and share ideas with one another. OERB Education Director Stephanie Coy said she hopes teachers walk away with new information about Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas history that can become a lesson for their students. “We try to offer a wide range of comprehensive activities that cover a variety of topics directly connected to the curricula,” said Coy. “It is our hope that by doing so we will give educators a better understanding of our industry and how it operates so that they can more effectively share our programs with students.” The OERB began its student education efforts with the launch of its one-of-a-kind energy curriculum called Fossils to Fuel, geared toward third through sixth grade students. Since then, the OERB has added seven other curricula for kindergarten through high school students. The OERB reaches more than 100,000 students annually through its energy education efforts. “Energy education is important because children need to know the history of our state, along with the present and future opportunities the oil and natural gas industry can offer them,” said Ronnie Irani, chairman of the OERB’s scholastic outreach committee. The organization also uses funds to provide supplies for teachers to implement the OERB curricula in their classrooms, pay for student field trip admission and transportation costs and fund teacher workshop trainings. Money also helps support the OERB’s well site safety program that teaches children and teenagers about the dangers of playing around oilfield equipment. Oklahoma teachers say they are grateful for the funding. “OERB offers great materials for our classrooms when school budgets are in a crunch,” said Dana Scott, U.S. history teacher at Jay Middle School. Special education teacher Sharon Mitchell from Yukon’s Independence Middle School agrees. “All the materials you need are provided as well as the education and support necessary to successfully complete the program,” said Mitchell. Since 2005, an additional $1.5 million has funded academic scholarships for students at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and the University of Tulsa. The OERB awards up to $500,000 in scholarships each year. In 2010, the OERB celebrated 82 scholars at the three universities. “The average age of someone working in the energy industry today is more than 50 years old. We are going to have a huge turnover within the next few years. Our hope is that these young scholars choose one of our many outstanding Oklahoma companies as a place to begin their careers,” said Irani. From curricula to teacher training, the OERB believes in empowering the students in this state. At a time when Oklahoma school budgets are at their tightest, the OERB is answering the call, providing supplies, resources and field trips. The OERB has spent millions funding education programs in the state of Oklahoma. Educating our children begins by arming our teachers with the right tools. In addition to on-going workshops throughout the school year, nearly 60 teachers from across the state of Oklahoma gathered in Ponca City in July to fuel their understanding of the oil and natural gas industry during a special OERB retreat. The two-day retreat offered Oklahoma teachers a chance to enhance their understanding of energy before heading back to class in the fall to teach one of OERB’s curricula. OERB has eight programs that include Little Bits for kindergarten through second grade students, Fossils to Fuel 1 and 2 for elementary school students, Petro Active for middle school students and Core Energy (four programs in one) for high school students. “ Research proved textbooks alone do not offer an in-depth explanation of oil and natural gas, an industry that plays a vital role in our state. We hope participants will learn more about oil and natural gas and be motivated to pass it on to students in their classrooms.” – Carla Zappola, OERB Education Coordinator Highlights of the two-day retreat included tours of the Poncan Theatre and a Vaudeville show, tours of the Smith International drill bit factory and the Conoco Museum, as well as a tour and dinner at the Marland Mansion. There is no doubt the OERB has made student education a priority. Since 1996, the organization has spent $20 million funding student education efforts throughout the state of Oklahoma. Teachers take the stage as part of a Vaudeville show while attending the educators’ retreat in Ponca City. In 2010, the OERB expanded its annual well site safety campaign to include older students in a unique contest. Middle school and high school students were tasked with creating an advertising campaign that best illustrated the idea of “What’s the Risk?” – the campaign’s annual theme. The students could create tee shirts, bumper stickers and fun games for their classmates to participate in throughout the week. The winners, Western Heights Middle School in Oklahoma City and Mannford High School, were treated to fun assemblies and prizes. Twelve elementary student winners continued to amaze the OERB staff with their creativity during the annual Well Site Safety Poster Contest. They illustrated the idea of “What’s the Risk?” in posters. Their creations were displayed at the State Capitol and celebrated by their state legislators. The OERB student education department wrapped up 2010 with the release of its much-anticipated third children’s book, Boomer Burrow. A continuation of the Petro Pete’s Adventure series, the book explores the environmental restoration story of the OERB. Inside the pages of the beautifully illustrated book, readers meet a forest full of Petro Pete’s new friends as they learn about abandoned well sites and work that the OERB is doing to restore the land. Copies of the book were provided to every library and school in the state. Copies are also provided to teachers who train in the elementary level curricula. More than anything, schools and teachers are showing they appreciate the helping hand. OERB curricula are now being taught in 95 percent of school districts in Oklahoma – or all but 26 school districts in the state. Boomer Burrow is book three in a series about Petro Pete’s adventures across Oklahoma, discovering how the industry impacts our state through environmental stewardship and more. The OERB spread its safety education message during a Friday night football sponsorship with Oklahoma City radio station Magic 104.1. The OERB hosted its annual Well Site Safety Day at the State Capitol on April 29, 2010, honoring 12 third through sixth grade students who drew outstanding posters depicting the dangers of well sites, and nine kindergarten through second grade students who presented outstanding coloring skills. OERB also hosted two safety presentations at Mannford High School and Western Heights Middle School for their winning entries into the Well Site Safety Advertising Contest. In 2006, the OERB created a technical program at Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma City to help train individuals to become land techs, geology techs and engineering techs. The program has since been expanded with classes now available at Tulsa Technology Center. And, that expansion of the program is proving successful as the OERB and Tulsa Technology Center celebrated the first class of graduates from the Tulsa branch of the PetroTech training program in 2010. Five students make up this exclusive class, the first to complete the PetroTech program since it was established at Tulsa Technology Center in September 2009. PetroTech students must complete 160 hours of coursework in petroleum business applications, well and production data management, mud and electric logging, oil and natural gas economics, land and lease records, and geological mapping. As an added bonus, people who work in the industry teach all of the classes. “When we first created the PetroTech program we envisioned it would bring new people into the industry and help us find trained workers to fill the needs of growing businesses,” said OERB scholastic outreach committee chairman Ronnie Irani. “The program is doing that, but just as important, it’s also providing continuing education for many workers already in the industry who would like to sharpen and strengthen their skills.” The five graduates from the Tulsa PetroTech program reflect just that. Three are already working in the industry – but wanted to enhance their skills. The other two will be new to the industry and are excited to begin their new careers. Whether it’s college-age or kindergarten, the OERB is answering the call to provide for the education of young Oklahomans inside and outside the classroom. “We will continue to let young Oklahomans know the future is bright for them right here in this state. We will continue to tell the story of our high-tech industry and opportunities for innovative thinkers.” – Ronnie Irani, OERB Scholastic Outreach Chairman Each year, the PetroTech program inspires new careers in the oil and natural gas industry, helping to keep vital jobs in our state. Technically Speaking. Programs like the one at TulsaTech are helping bring a new influx of talent to the oil and natural gas industry. and a child were running freely through an open restored field. He said that image stuck in his mind because that was exactly what he wanted kids to be able to do at Camp Adventure. And so, he made the call to the OERB. Contractors removed ravines, some 10-feet deep and wide, hauled away the dangerous concrete and pipe and built Lemke a pond. That pond now serves as the base for the camp’s water activities. The OERB began as the answer to a century-old environmental problem in this state – abandoned well sites. And, since 1993, the organization has cleaned up nearly 11,000 sites at no cost to landowners. Thanks to generous contributions from oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners, who voluntarily answer the call, the OERB has spent more than $61 million on restoration efforts in Oklahoma. And, our work is not complete. The OERB is working harder than ever to hunt down debris and find sites that need to be restored. The environmental restoration department began relying heavily on technology to uncover abandoned sites and alert landowners of their existence. “After 10,000 sites you’ve pretty much cleaned up all the sites you can see from the road,” said OERB Environmental Director Steve Sowers. “What we’re getting into now are those more remote sites that are deep into the landowners’ properties.” In early 2010, the OERB began utilizing Geographical Information System (GIS) technology to pinpoint those abandoned well sites. Combining this GIS technology with a database of pictures, well records and land-owner information, the OERB can more easily contact landowners who may not know they have an abandoned well site on their property and that the OERB’s clean up program is available to them. “We are still getting sites turned in through landowners’ phone calls and we want that as well; this is not going to replace that,” said Sowers. “But, this is a way to ensure we always have sites in the hopper ready to restore.” Sowers explains that keeping a good log of sites helps the OERB cluster projects together so that contractors can bid on multiple jobs at one time. This helps the OERB forecast spending and stay within its five-year budget projection. “The database has had an instant impact on our efficiency. We hope it will also increase the number of sites we identify each year, because that’s just that many more abandoned wells we can restore,” said Sowers. The OERB cleans up an average of 600 to 800 sites per year. The OERB estimates there may be as many as 30,000 abandoned well sites yet to be restored. A new tool coming to oerb.com will allow you to follow our restoration progress county by county. This new, interactive map shows you a rolling tally of our clean up progress and the amount of money allocated per county. In time, you will also be able to share in some of the landowner stories from each of those counties and hear their experiences. One of those stories of restoration came when the OERB answered a call from Marvin Lemke in Lincoln County. Lemke oversees an adventure camp just outside the town of Chandler. Camp Adventure, run by the Christian organization known as the Royal Rangers, is a 100-acre lot of land. Its goal, according to Lemke, is to mentor boys to be Christ-like men. Lemke opens the campgrounds up to other groups as well – community groups, women’s ministries and families needing facilities for reunions. Cabins, a blacksmith shop, an amphitheatre and a shooting range dot the landscape. And, up until about a year ago, so did 30 acres of salt scars, concrete rig corners and pipes left behind by two abandoned oil wells. “Back in the day, we used to tell the kids the southwest corner of the property is off limits,” said Doug Collins, assistant director at Camp Adventure. Lemke worried some of the children visiting the camp for summer activities might be injured by the pipes that stuck out of the ground nearly a foot or more. Lemke said he had seen an OERB commercial on television – one where a woman Before and after photos show the extreme damage at Camp Adventure left by abandoned oil wells. Today, the camp is clear of debris and scarring. This online map is the newest interactive tool coming to oerb.com. The map will provide environmental restoration statistics for each county. Chandler, OK. Camp Adventure now offers more room to roam for the hundreds of kids that visit here “ We could never have afforded to do this each summer. on our own. It would have taken 40 years. I am so grateful for the OERB. We have a motto at Camp Adventure, and that’s to leave the land better than you found it – and that’s what the OERB does.” – Doug Collins, Assistant Director, Camp Adventure This year, the OERB returned to a familiar rally cry in its newest public education campaign – Advancing our State. Empowering our Nation. These six simple words emphasize the industry’s impact on both the state and the nation. The campaign aims to increase the awareness of the positive contributions oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners are making to Oklahomans’ livelihoods and to the heritage of the state. The “Advancing our State. Empowering our Nation” commercial series emphasizes the tax dollars, jobs and energy security Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas can provide to both our state and nation. “It is important for the citizens of our state to under-stand that our industry reaches far beyond the prices of gasoline at the pump,” said Pete Brown, chairman of the OERB’s public education committee. “With every bit of oil and natural gas that is produced in this state, it provides jobs and tax revenue. It’s the only industry that can promise to support its citizens both ways.” The new public education campaign launched in late August and includes television, print and Internet elements. A targeted Web site accompanies the campaign at www.oerb.com/AdvancingEnergy. “There is only a certain amount of information we can provide someone in a 30-second commercial or two-inch by three-inch advertisement. The Web site allows us to bring the public blogs, videos and fact sheets that provide more in-depth information to support the slogan and show how oil and natural gas advance the state and empower the nation,” said Brown. Various publications throughout the year highlighted the on-going advertising messages in articles featuring board member and industry expert comments. Key points of these articles include OERB’s public education efforts regarding the economic benefits of the industry within the state and beyond. Furthering the ‘Advancing our State, Empowering our Nation’ message, news releases shared facts about OERB’s education milestones in Oklahoma classrooms. Through educator retreats, student curricula, scholarships and safety demonstrations, the OERB continues to create positive press about how committed the oil and natural gas industry is to creating a better way of life for all Oklahomans. In an effort to keep up with the changing media landscape, the OERB made strides in the world of social media in 2010, opening pages and accounts on the country’s most popular social networking sites: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. These sites allow the OERB to share pieces of information with its followers on a daily basis that might not be picked up by traditional media outlets. Recent social media efforts include blogging about energy-related news and videos that tell energy companies’ personal stories. The OERB also began a one-of-a-kind video outreach campaign that invited Oklahoma energy and service companies to share their stories. The Facebook and YouTube campaigns asked companies to tell the OERB how they were “advancing the state and empowering the nation.” Numerous companies from around the state answered the call, submitting short, informative videos. One company, who best tells its story, will be picked after the first of the year to be featured in a full-length video on OERB’s Web site. IN THE HEADLINES Going social. OERB’s Facebook page quickly became a popular destination for anyone seeking information about the industry. Through print ads and Web sites, our new campaign reinforced the importance of domestic energy production to enhance our economy and national security. www.oerb.com/ AdvancingEnergy is the hub for the latest advertising and video content for OERB’s new campaign, which talks about the need to produce more domestic oil and natural gas. Status update. Taking OERB videos, images and news content online became a major focus for 2010. Our web presence helps to expand our image to an increasingly ‘informa-tion- on-demand’ world. Tune in. Our own YouTube Channel allows OERB to keep video content readily available for anyone to view anytime. From television commercials to teacher retreat videos, it’s all there to access. ARTICLE EXCERPTS A better Oklahoma. Thanks to the Oil & Natural Gas Industry. With record-breaking numbers of teachers attending education workshops, the energy curricula provided by the OERB continue to make an impact on more than 100,000 students across the state each year. The education department will be working to seek out mentors in the oil and natural gas community to help these young students further their knowledge about the industry. The future of the industry will depend on these young people taking an interest in it now. Restoration efforts will reach the 11,000th well site early in 2011 with great celebration. This clean up effort remains one of the OERB’s top calls-to-action, and we answer it with great pride. Furthermore, we are harnessing the endless tools now at our fingertips to share the on-going message of jobs, economic growth, and energy security that this industry, like few others, can provide. With each of these efforts, fueled by the dollars generously donated by the oil and natural gas industry, we advance our state and empower our nation. As 2011 is upon us, the OERB looks toward new milestones in its call to stewardship. We are moved to action and proud to accept our mission. STATISTICS AT A GLANCE $1.5million 95% Total dollars spent to date on clean up and restoration in Oklahoma Number of students reached annually through curricula In scholarships to college students 10,800 100,000 SIXTY-ONE MILLION $20million Number of abandoned well sites restored Percentage of schools across the state where OERB curricula is being taught The OERB is generously funded by a one-tenth of one percent assessment on the sale of oil and natural gas. Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners pay this assessment. Spent on education statewide 50% 27% 23% By statute, at least 50 percent of OERB funding must be spent on restoration. PUBLIC EDUCATION STUDENT EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL (RESTORATION) 2010 BUDGET 3555 NW 58th Street , Suite 430 Okl ahoma City , Okl ahoma 73112 www .oerb .com 1-800-664-1301
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Full text | ANSWERING THE CALL. 2010 ANNUAL REPORT It’s a call to bring energy, jobs and security to Oklahomans when the need is most essential. And, through the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board, they further that call through state-of-the-art education and safety programs and environmental restoration. Our industry is ready to provide energy security for generations. We know in just 25 years, the world will need 44 percent more energy. And, although renewables will become more important, experts say in 2030, oil and natural gas will continue to meet nearly 60 percent of the demand. Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas producers are making sure that demand will be met using American resources. Oklahoma energy companies are putting advanced technology to work to reveal oil and natural gas reserves that have helped double America’s supply estimates. We now have enough proven reserves in America to last 100 years. And, every well creates good-paying jobs for Oklahomans. Our companies are creating sustainable jobs in engineer-ing, manufacturing and finance that circulate billions of dollars through our economy. Since 2005, our wells have generated $6 billion in tax revenue for schools, roads and hospitals. Meanwhile, Oklahoma’s energy companies continue to voluntarily fund this very organization, the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board. Through their generosity, the OERB has restored nearly 11,000 abandoned well sites at no cost to landowners. The OERB has spent more than $61 million cleaning lands left damaged by the earliest oil discoveries. And, OERB funding also supports schools, students and teachers when budgets are at their tightest. This year, the OERB surpassed $20 million spent on educational supplies, energy curricula and well site safety education in Oklahoma. Plus, college students are paying their way through school thanks to generous scholarships. In Oklahoma, when oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners are called to advance our state and empower our nation, it’s not just something we say, it’s a slogan by which we live. Mindy Stitt, Executive Director Oklahoma Energy Resources Board Oklahoma oil and natural gas producers have proudly been answering the call for more than a century. OERB LEADERSHIP CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS David House, Chairman of the Board House is President of Jireh Resources, LLC in Tulsa, Oklahoma. House has more than 30 years experience in the exploration and production business, working at both large independents and smaller start-up organizations. He has extensive experience in the financial and commercial aspects of the industry. House most recently served as OERB’s vice chairman and currently serves on the public education committee. Outgoing Chairman Dewey Bartlett, Jr. turned the reins over to House during July’s board meeting. Bartlett left the board of directors to concentrate on his role as the mayor of Tulsa. “David will lead this organization with vision and strength. His knowledge about the industry and passion for what this organization does will make having him at the helm a great asset for the OERB,” Bartlett said. House earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Harding University and is a CPA. House also chairs the board’s executive committee as well as the research and development committee. An unpaid, 21-member board governs the OERB. Representation is divided between independent oil and natural gas companies, major oil and natural gas companies, petroleum purchasers and royalty owners. A dynamic history. An even brighter future. HENRY “BOOTS” TALLAFERRO RANDY FOUTCH JIM PALM BOB SULLIVAN JULY 1993 JULY 1995 OCTOBER 1997 OCTOBER 1999 OCTOBER 20 01 OCTOBER 20 03 APRIL 20 05 JULY 20 08 MIKE CANTRELL STEVE AGEE DEWEY BARTLETT, JR. CHAIRMAN TIMELINE PETE BROWN Welcoming the new chairman. Dewey Bartlett handing off leadership of the OERB to its newest chairman, David House. Ronnie Irani Vice Chairman President & CEO of RKI Exploration & Production Chairman, Scholastic Outreach Committee Julie S. Kruger Secretary Properties Manager, National Production Corp., JMW, LLC, Properties Manager, Trust of Raleigh W. Shade Suzette Hatfield Treasurer Co-owner of Rio Dinero, LLC Chairwoman, Accounting Committee “ The oil and natural gas industry made a commitment to this state 16 years ago that we would right the wrongs of the past. We have done that and more. I am honored to lead this board and continue its contributions to restoring the environment and educating Oklahomans.” Lee Boothby Chairman, President and CEO, Newfield Exploration Pete Brown Co-owner, Brown & Borelli, Inc. Co-owner, Cimarron Production, Co., Inc. Chairman, Public Education Committee Mike Cantrell President, Cantrell Investments, LLC Phil Cook Vice President of Productions/Operations, Devon Energy Mike Cross Owner, Michael P. Cross, Inc. Chairman, Administrative Committee Bill Gifford Vice President, Mid-continent Region, DCP Midstream, LP Tom Goresen Senior Counsel, Anadarko Petroleum Rob Johnston Vice President and General Manager, Central Region, Apache Corporation Terry J. Adamson Environmental Manager, BP America Production Company Chairman, Environmental Restoration Committee Mark Aebi Manager, Legacy Issues, ConocoPhillips Risk Management and Remediation Jim Medico Oklahoma Region Manager of Lease Crude Acquisitions, Sunoco Logistics Partners John Pilkington, Jr. President, Muirfield Resources Tim Munson Exploration Manager, Spartan Resources, LLC Will Whitley Production Engineer, Oklahoma Operations, Chevron Michael T. Wiskofske Operations Superintendent, Marathon Oil Tina Valentine teaches at Angie Debo Elementary in Edmond. She is also one of OERB’s master teachers, responsible for teaching other educators the OERB curricula. “I think it’s energized me and made me want to go back and share with the kids the information we’ve found at the retreat,” said Valentine. “The kids always want to know their teachers are learning something over the summer as well.” Kevin Jones teaches at Western Heights Middle School in Oklahoma City. He, too, left the retreat energized. “It makes me more excited to get back in the classroom and share more things,” said Jones. “I like to use a lot of practical knowledge, a lot of examples from outside the classroom and this is great and fits in well with my teaching style.” The event also featured time for “workshopping” where teachers could focus on updating their curricula, learn new teaching techniques and share ideas with one another. OERB Education Director Stephanie Coy said she hopes teachers walk away with new information about Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas history that can become a lesson for their students. “We try to offer a wide range of comprehensive activities that cover a variety of topics directly connected to the curricula,” said Coy. “It is our hope that by doing so we will give educators a better understanding of our industry and how it operates so that they can more effectively share our programs with students.” The OERB began its student education efforts with the launch of its one-of-a-kind energy curriculum called Fossils to Fuel, geared toward third through sixth grade students. Since then, the OERB has added seven other curricula for kindergarten through high school students. The OERB reaches more than 100,000 students annually through its energy education efforts. “Energy education is important because children need to know the history of our state, along with the present and future opportunities the oil and natural gas industry can offer them,” said Ronnie Irani, chairman of the OERB’s scholastic outreach committee. The organization also uses funds to provide supplies for teachers to implement the OERB curricula in their classrooms, pay for student field trip admission and transportation costs and fund teacher workshop trainings. Money also helps support the OERB’s well site safety program that teaches children and teenagers about the dangers of playing around oilfield equipment. Oklahoma teachers say they are grateful for the funding. “OERB offers great materials for our classrooms when school budgets are in a crunch,” said Dana Scott, U.S. history teacher at Jay Middle School. Special education teacher Sharon Mitchell from Yukon’s Independence Middle School agrees. “All the materials you need are provided as well as the education and support necessary to successfully complete the program,” said Mitchell. Since 2005, an additional $1.5 million has funded academic scholarships for students at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and the University of Tulsa. The OERB awards up to $500,000 in scholarships each year. In 2010, the OERB celebrated 82 scholars at the three universities. “The average age of someone working in the energy industry today is more than 50 years old. We are going to have a huge turnover within the next few years. Our hope is that these young scholars choose one of our many outstanding Oklahoma companies as a place to begin their careers,” said Irani. From curricula to teacher training, the OERB believes in empowering the students in this state. At a time when Oklahoma school budgets are at their tightest, the OERB is answering the call, providing supplies, resources and field trips. The OERB has spent millions funding education programs in the state of Oklahoma. Educating our children begins by arming our teachers with the right tools. In addition to on-going workshops throughout the school year, nearly 60 teachers from across the state of Oklahoma gathered in Ponca City in July to fuel their understanding of the oil and natural gas industry during a special OERB retreat. The two-day retreat offered Oklahoma teachers a chance to enhance their understanding of energy before heading back to class in the fall to teach one of OERB’s curricula. OERB has eight programs that include Little Bits for kindergarten through second grade students, Fossils to Fuel 1 and 2 for elementary school students, Petro Active for middle school students and Core Energy (four programs in one) for high school students. “ Research proved textbooks alone do not offer an in-depth explanation of oil and natural gas, an industry that plays a vital role in our state. We hope participants will learn more about oil and natural gas and be motivated to pass it on to students in their classrooms.” – Carla Zappola, OERB Education Coordinator Highlights of the two-day retreat included tours of the Poncan Theatre and a Vaudeville show, tours of the Smith International drill bit factory and the Conoco Museum, as well as a tour and dinner at the Marland Mansion. There is no doubt the OERB has made student education a priority. Since 1996, the organization has spent $20 million funding student education efforts throughout the state of Oklahoma. Teachers take the stage as part of a Vaudeville show while attending the educators’ retreat in Ponca City. In 2010, the OERB expanded its annual well site safety campaign to include older students in a unique contest. Middle school and high school students were tasked with creating an advertising campaign that best illustrated the idea of “What’s the Risk?” – the campaign’s annual theme. The students could create tee shirts, bumper stickers and fun games for their classmates to participate in throughout the week. The winners, Western Heights Middle School in Oklahoma City and Mannford High School, were treated to fun assemblies and prizes. Twelve elementary student winners continued to amaze the OERB staff with their creativity during the annual Well Site Safety Poster Contest. They illustrated the idea of “What’s the Risk?” in posters. Their creations were displayed at the State Capitol and celebrated by their state legislators. The OERB student education department wrapped up 2010 with the release of its much-anticipated third children’s book, Boomer Burrow. A continuation of the Petro Pete’s Adventure series, the book explores the environmental restoration story of the OERB. Inside the pages of the beautifully illustrated book, readers meet a forest full of Petro Pete’s new friends as they learn about abandoned well sites and work that the OERB is doing to restore the land. Copies of the book were provided to every library and school in the state. Copies are also provided to teachers who train in the elementary level curricula. More than anything, schools and teachers are showing they appreciate the helping hand. OERB curricula are now being taught in 95 percent of school districts in Oklahoma – or all but 26 school districts in the state. Boomer Burrow is book three in a series about Petro Pete’s adventures across Oklahoma, discovering how the industry impacts our state through environmental stewardship and more. The OERB spread its safety education message during a Friday night football sponsorship with Oklahoma City radio station Magic 104.1. The OERB hosted its annual Well Site Safety Day at the State Capitol on April 29, 2010, honoring 12 third through sixth grade students who drew outstanding posters depicting the dangers of well sites, and nine kindergarten through second grade students who presented outstanding coloring skills. OERB also hosted two safety presentations at Mannford High School and Western Heights Middle School for their winning entries into the Well Site Safety Advertising Contest. In 2006, the OERB created a technical program at Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma City to help train individuals to become land techs, geology techs and engineering techs. The program has since been expanded with classes now available at Tulsa Technology Center. And, that expansion of the program is proving successful as the OERB and Tulsa Technology Center celebrated the first class of graduates from the Tulsa branch of the PetroTech training program in 2010. Five students make up this exclusive class, the first to complete the PetroTech program since it was established at Tulsa Technology Center in September 2009. PetroTech students must complete 160 hours of coursework in petroleum business applications, well and production data management, mud and electric logging, oil and natural gas economics, land and lease records, and geological mapping. As an added bonus, people who work in the industry teach all of the classes. “When we first created the PetroTech program we envisioned it would bring new people into the industry and help us find trained workers to fill the needs of growing businesses,” said OERB scholastic outreach committee chairman Ronnie Irani. “The program is doing that, but just as important, it’s also providing continuing education for many workers already in the industry who would like to sharpen and strengthen their skills.” The five graduates from the Tulsa PetroTech program reflect just that. Three are already working in the industry – but wanted to enhance their skills. The other two will be new to the industry and are excited to begin their new careers. Whether it’s college-age or kindergarten, the OERB is answering the call to provide for the education of young Oklahomans inside and outside the classroom. “We will continue to let young Oklahomans know the future is bright for them right here in this state. We will continue to tell the story of our high-tech industry and opportunities for innovative thinkers.” – Ronnie Irani, OERB Scholastic Outreach Chairman Each year, the PetroTech program inspires new careers in the oil and natural gas industry, helping to keep vital jobs in our state. Technically Speaking. Programs like the one at TulsaTech are helping bring a new influx of talent to the oil and natural gas industry. and a child were running freely through an open restored field. He said that image stuck in his mind because that was exactly what he wanted kids to be able to do at Camp Adventure. And so, he made the call to the OERB. Contractors removed ravines, some 10-feet deep and wide, hauled away the dangerous concrete and pipe and built Lemke a pond. That pond now serves as the base for the camp’s water activities. The OERB began as the answer to a century-old environmental problem in this state – abandoned well sites. And, since 1993, the organization has cleaned up nearly 11,000 sites at no cost to landowners. Thanks to generous contributions from oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners, who voluntarily answer the call, the OERB has spent more than $61 million on restoration efforts in Oklahoma. And, our work is not complete. The OERB is working harder than ever to hunt down debris and find sites that need to be restored. The environmental restoration department began relying heavily on technology to uncover abandoned sites and alert landowners of their existence. “After 10,000 sites you’ve pretty much cleaned up all the sites you can see from the road,” said OERB Environmental Director Steve Sowers. “What we’re getting into now are those more remote sites that are deep into the landowners’ properties.” In early 2010, the OERB began utilizing Geographical Information System (GIS) technology to pinpoint those abandoned well sites. Combining this GIS technology with a database of pictures, well records and land-owner information, the OERB can more easily contact landowners who may not know they have an abandoned well site on their property and that the OERB’s clean up program is available to them. “We are still getting sites turned in through landowners’ phone calls and we want that as well; this is not going to replace that,” said Sowers. “But, this is a way to ensure we always have sites in the hopper ready to restore.” Sowers explains that keeping a good log of sites helps the OERB cluster projects together so that contractors can bid on multiple jobs at one time. This helps the OERB forecast spending and stay within its five-year budget projection. “The database has had an instant impact on our efficiency. We hope it will also increase the number of sites we identify each year, because that’s just that many more abandoned wells we can restore,” said Sowers. The OERB cleans up an average of 600 to 800 sites per year. The OERB estimates there may be as many as 30,000 abandoned well sites yet to be restored. A new tool coming to oerb.com will allow you to follow our restoration progress county by county. This new, interactive map shows you a rolling tally of our clean up progress and the amount of money allocated per county. In time, you will also be able to share in some of the landowner stories from each of those counties and hear their experiences. One of those stories of restoration came when the OERB answered a call from Marvin Lemke in Lincoln County. Lemke oversees an adventure camp just outside the town of Chandler. Camp Adventure, run by the Christian organization known as the Royal Rangers, is a 100-acre lot of land. Its goal, according to Lemke, is to mentor boys to be Christ-like men. Lemke opens the campgrounds up to other groups as well – community groups, women’s ministries and families needing facilities for reunions. Cabins, a blacksmith shop, an amphitheatre and a shooting range dot the landscape. And, up until about a year ago, so did 30 acres of salt scars, concrete rig corners and pipes left behind by two abandoned oil wells. “Back in the day, we used to tell the kids the southwest corner of the property is off limits,” said Doug Collins, assistant director at Camp Adventure. Lemke worried some of the children visiting the camp for summer activities might be injured by the pipes that stuck out of the ground nearly a foot or more. Lemke said he had seen an OERB commercial on television – one where a woman Before and after photos show the extreme damage at Camp Adventure left by abandoned oil wells. Today, the camp is clear of debris and scarring. This online map is the newest interactive tool coming to oerb.com. The map will provide environmental restoration statistics for each county. Chandler, OK. Camp Adventure now offers more room to roam for the hundreds of kids that visit here “ We could never have afforded to do this each summer. on our own. It would have taken 40 years. I am so grateful for the OERB. We have a motto at Camp Adventure, and that’s to leave the land better than you found it – and that’s what the OERB does.” – Doug Collins, Assistant Director, Camp Adventure This year, the OERB returned to a familiar rally cry in its newest public education campaign – Advancing our State. Empowering our Nation. These six simple words emphasize the industry’s impact on both the state and the nation. The campaign aims to increase the awareness of the positive contributions oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners are making to Oklahomans’ livelihoods and to the heritage of the state. The “Advancing our State. Empowering our Nation” commercial series emphasizes the tax dollars, jobs and energy security Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas can provide to both our state and nation. “It is important for the citizens of our state to under-stand that our industry reaches far beyond the prices of gasoline at the pump,” said Pete Brown, chairman of the OERB’s public education committee. “With every bit of oil and natural gas that is produced in this state, it provides jobs and tax revenue. It’s the only industry that can promise to support its citizens both ways.” The new public education campaign launched in late August and includes television, print and Internet elements. A targeted Web site accompanies the campaign at www.oerb.com/AdvancingEnergy. “There is only a certain amount of information we can provide someone in a 30-second commercial or two-inch by three-inch advertisement. The Web site allows us to bring the public blogs, videos and fact sheets that provide more in-depth information to support the slogan and show how oil and natural gas advance the state and empower the nation,” said Brown. Various publications throughout the year highlighted the on-going advertising messages in articles featuring board member and industry expert comments. Key points of these articles include OERB’s public education efforts regarding the economic benefits of the industry within the state and beyond. Furthering the ‘Advancing our State, Empowering our Nation’ message, news releases shared facts about OERB’s education milestones in Oklahoma classrooms. Through educator retreats, student curricula, scholarships and safety demonstrations, the OERB continues to create positive press about how committed the oil and natural gas industry is to creating a better way of life for all Oklahomans. In an effort to keep up with the changing media landscape, the OERB made strides in the world of social media in 2010, opening pages and accounts on the country’s most popular social networking sites: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. These sites allow the OERB to share pieces of information with its followers on a daily basis that might not be picked up by traditional media outlets. Recent social media efforts include blogging about energy-related news and videos that tell energy companies’ personal stories. The OERB also began a one-of-a-kind video outreach campaign that invited Oklahoma energy and service companies to share their stories. The Facebook and YouTube campaigns asked companies to tell the OERB how they were “advancing the state and empowering the nation.” Numerous companies from around the state answered the call, submitting short, informative videos. One company, who best tells its story, will be picked after the first of the year to be featured in a full-length video on OERB’s Web site. IN THE HEADLINES Going social. OERB’s Facebook page quickly became a popular destination for anyone seeking information about the industry. Through print ads and Web sites, our new campaign reinforced the importance of domestic energy production to enhance our economy and national security. www.oerb.com/ AdvancingEnergy is the hub for the latest advertising and video content for OERB’s new campaign, which talks about the need to produce more domestic oil and natural gas. Status update. Taking OERB videos, images and news content online became a major focus for 2010. Our web presence helps to expand our image to an increasingly ‘informa-tion- on-demand’ world. Tune in. Our own YouTube Channel allows OERB to keep video content readily available for anyone to view anytime. From television commercials to teacher retreat videos, it’s all there to access. ARTICLE EXCERPTS A better Oklahoma. Thanks to the Oil & Natural Gas Industry. With record-breaking numbers of teachers attending education workshops, the energy curricula provided by the OERB continue to make an impact on more than 100,000 students across the state each year. The education department will be working to seek out mentors in the oil and natural gas community to help these young students further their knowledge about the industry. The future of the industry will depend on these young people taking an interest in it now. Restoration efforts will reach the 11,000th well site early in 2011 with great celebration. This clean up effort remains one of the OERB’s top calls-to-action, and we answer it with great pride. Furthermore, we are harnessing the endless tools now at our fingertips to share the on-going message of jobs, economic growth, and energy security that this industry, like few others, can provide. With each of these efforts, fueled by the dollars generously donated by the oil and natural gas industry, we advance our state and empower our nation. As 2011 is upon us, the OERB looks toward new milestones in its call to stewardship. We are moved to action and proud to accept our mission. STATISTICS AT A GLANCE $1.5million 95% Total dollars spent to date on clean up and restoration in Oklahoma Number of students reached annually through curricula In scholarships to college students 10,800 100,000 SIXTY-ONE MILLION $20million Number of abandoned well sites restored Percentage of schools across the state where OERB curricula is being taught The OERB is generously funded by a one-tenth of one percent assessment on the sale of oil and natural gas. Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners pay this assessment. Spent on education statewide 50% 27% 23% By statute, at least 50 percent of OERB funding must be spent on restoration. PUBLIC EDUCATION STUDENT EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL (RESTORATION) 2010 BUDGET 3555 NW 58th Street , Suite 430 Okl ahoma City , Okl ahoma 73112 www .oerb .com 1-800-664-1301 |
Date created | 2011-06-16 |
Date modified | 2011-10-27 |