CHUCK GREER
Chuck Greer has worked in the Exploration and Development side of the oilfield for over 49 years both with major and large oil operating and service companies, including Chevron and Schlumberger. Over the last 30 years, Chuck has been an industry recognized leader in NORM, well abandonment, facility decommissioning, remediation and site restoration.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & STRENGTHS
* E&P Upstream * Well Abandonment
* Introducing/Developing New Technologies * Facility Decommissioning
* Due Diligence * Site Remediation/Restoration
* Program/Strategy Development * NORM Management
* Development of Business Strategies * Crisis/Emergency Management
* Cost Estimation/Vendor Selection * Lean Sigma Champion and Green Belt
* Professional Training and Mentoring * Well Control Certification – Supervisor
* Procurement Negotiation * HAZWOPER 40-Hours - Supervisor level
* Regulatory Permitting and Negotiation * Radiation Safety Officer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CRG CONSULTING GROUP
President 2018 - Present
Owner and Founder of CRG Consulting Group With over 48 years of oilfield experience in both the operator and service company industries, CRG Consulting Group, a division of CRG Oilfield Abandonment LLC, is dedicated to helping our clients to deal with a large range of business issues, including: Change Management, Cost Control and Efficiency Improvement, New Technology Development and Introduction, Litigation and Compliance Support, Asset End-of-Life Strategies, Well Abandonment, Facility Decommissioning, Remediation and Site Restoration, NORM, Knowledge Transfer and Personal Development.
Subject Matter Expert, Orphaned Well Abandonment, LDNR, Monroe, LA 2021-Present
Perform subject matter expert support for this Louisiana Department of Natural Resources program that entails permitting, data and document management, project controls, plugging and abandoning (P&A) approximately 297 orphaned wells on State and US Fish and Wildlife Refuge properties, and managing field resources. Mr. Greer served as Subject Matter Expert providing consultation to the project team in the areas of P&A processes, NORM Surveying, coordination, and communications with LDNR, and final reporting for the completed wells for the master program schedule for this $16 million orphaned well remediation and restoration program. (2022-Present)
DIVERSIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (DEPS)
Senior Technical Advisor 2019 - Present
Senior Technical Advisor supporting DEPS with Environmental, Permitting, Asset Retirement, Well Site Abandonment, Decommissioning, Pit Closure, Line Removal and Maintenance, Site Restoration and Remediation, Asbestos Abatement, NORM and Project Management Services.
CHEVRON EVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY 2008-2018
Well Abandonment Advisor - UBU US-East Houston, TX 2017- 2018
Well Abandonment Advisor supporting the US-East Well Abandonment Team for subsurface well abandonment projects in the Chevron Mid-Continent Business Unit (MCBU) and Appalachian/Michigan Business Unit (AMBU) areas.
Well Abandonment Team Lead - UBU MCA WAT - Houston, TX 2013- 2017
Team Lead for subsurface well abandonment projects in the Chevron Mid-Continent Business Unit (MCBU) and Appalachian/Michigan Business Unit (AMBU) areas. The scope of these projects includes the subsurface abandonment of wells and associated well work. Work is coordinated with Chevron OPCO, land, legal, regulatory agencies, land owners and other stake holders to ensure that the project is completed per regulatory and contractual requirements.
Facility Decommissioning Team Lead - UBU MCA FDT - Houston, TX 2012-2013
Team Lead for abandonment projects for E&P Upstream facilities in the Chevron Mid-Continent Business Unit (MCBU). The scope of these projects include the decommissioning of well site and production facilities that have been determined by MCBU to have no further utilization. Work is coordinated with Chevron OPCO, land, legal, regulatory agencies, landowners and other stake holders to ensure that the project is completed per regulatory and contractual requirements.
Environmental Project Manager - UBU USO ORT - Covington, LA 2008-2012
Onshore Remediation Project Manager for legacy operations in LA, MS and AL. The scope of these projects included, NORM and Chloride impact remediation, groundwater impacts, facility abandonment, marsh restoration and wetland mitigation, flowline removals, pit closures, compliance order management and litigation support. Also mange LDNR Compliance Order management process for GOMBU and assist GOM and CPL on onshore environmental issues.
PMI/Superior Energy Services, Inc. - Harvey, LA 2000 - 2008
General Manager - Technical Services Division
Reporting directly to the Vice President of the Environmental Group, responsibilities include operations management and business development for the Technical Services Division as well as oversee special projects, client relations and regulatory affairs. Responsible for the operations, financial, engineering and project management of remediation, 29-B closure, and facility abandonment projects. Former Corporate Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for Production Management Industries’ Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) specific license.
Project Manager, Remediation Services and Special Projects
Reporting directly to the Vice President of the Environmental Group, responsibilities included operations management for the Remediation Group as well as oversee special projects, client relations and regulatory affairs.
GROWTH RESOURCES, INC. - Lafayette, LA 1991 - 2000
Vice President, Corporate RSO 1996-2000
Reporting directly to the President and CEO of the company, responsibilities include operations management, oversight of accounting functions, forecasting, budgeting, conducting due diligence for mergers, public relations, regulatory affairs and special projects, and the integration and development of new technologies and businesses into the company.
General Manager and Operations Manager 1993-1996
Reporting directly to the president, responsibilities included general management of three divisions, sales force and administration functions. Company had a work force of 80 employees generating over $4 million dollars in revenue a year.
Division Manager and Corporate Radiation Safety Officer 1991-1993
Responsible for the business development, marketing and operations management of the NORM Division. Corporate Radiation Safety Officer responsible for all health physics, worker protection and operational activities under ECOTECH's NORM Specific License. Division acquired by Growth in November 1993.
SCHLUMBERGER WELL SERVICES - Houston, TX 1975 - 1991
Operations Staff Engineer - Gulf Coast Unit - Lafayette, LA 1990 - 1991
Responsible for radiation, hazardous material and environmental compliance for 21 facilities in a multi-million annual revenue oilfield service business unit of 850 employees. Interfaced with regulatory agencies and line management. Emergency Coordinator for environmental and radiation incidents. Conducted Hazard Communication Training and Radiation Safety and Compliance Training. Conducted field tests on closed-loop wastewater treatments systems. Coordinated selection and installation of treatment systems in field districts.
District Manager - Opelousas, LA 1985 - 1990
Operations manager for a $6 million plus annual revenue wireline service district with responsibility for safety, service quality and full profit/loss accountability. Operated with a 62.1% average profit margin over a 5-year period. Increased market share by 16% from 1985 to 1990 during a recession in the oilfield and maintained the lowest average discount in the division. District rated number 1 for customer service by client survey. Recognized as a hostile environment logging expert in company.
Director of Training USA-West - Denver, CO 1983 - 1985
Responsible for coordinating all employee training and managing learning centers for western US operations. Reduced training budget in 1985 by $500,000 while maintaining the quality and quantity of training. Significantly enhanced training for new field engineers and district managers by implementing new training programs using computer simulation.
District Manager - Liberal, KS 1982-1983
Managed largest and most profitable district in Kansas Division. Increased revenue by $50,000/month without significantly increasing costs by marketing and expanding new services using existing equipment. Increased market share 10% by developing new techniques which cut client well evaluation costs 50%.
Division Technical Manager - Dallas, TX 1981-1982
Responsible for safety, service quality, technical support and training for the North Texas Division. Significant contributor to the successful introduction of new telemetry services. Wrote new calibration quality control guidelines that significantly impacted product quality.
Field Service Manager / District Engineer - Lafayette, LA 1980-1981
Field Engineer - Scotland / Offshore Gulf Coast and Atlantic 1975-1980
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, Blacksburg, VA 1973-1975
Graduate Instructor and Research Assistant
Instructed junior level solid-state physics. Member of a research team developing one of the first solid state telephone switching systems. Developed a logic design technique that reduced valuable chip space by 50%.
EDUCATION and TRAINING
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY -Blacksburg, VA 1969 - 1975
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering, June 1975
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering, June 1973
Seminars and Certifications:
* Crisis Communications and Management * Hazardous Communication Training
* Hazardous Waste and Materials * Water Treatment Technologies
* Managing Training Function * Computer Based Training
* Middle Management * Executive Communications
* Radiation Safety Officer Training * Radiation Supervisor Training
* Media Communications * Well Control Certification - Supervisor Level
* Lean Sigma Champion * HAZWOPER 40-Hours and Sup
PUBLICATIONS
"Managing Environmental Compliance for Field Facilities," C. Greer, SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment, The Hague, Netherlands, 1991.
"Evaluation and Comparison of Closed Loop Wash Water Systems," P. Whitney and C. Greer, SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment, The Hague, Netherlands, 1991.
"New Employee Safety Training (NEST): A Company Commitment," R. Wertz, C. Greer, and D. Knecht, SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment, The Hague, Netherlands, 1991.
“An Effective Volume Reduction Technique for NORM Wastes," H. D. Miller and C. Greer, Joint CSCE-ASCE National Conference on Environmental Engineering, Montreal, Quebec, 1993.
“Everything You Wanted to Know About NORM, But .....,” Texaco Eastern Region Times, May 1994
“In-Situ Radium Activity Measurements for NORM Assessment and Remediation,” with M.R. Landress. Proceedings, Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, 1995.
“Assessment and Remediation of NORM Contaminated Sites in Wetland, Marsh and Underwater Environments,” with M.R. Landress. Proceedings, Society of Petroleum Engineers, SPE/EPA Exploration and Production Environmental Conference, May 1997.
“Demonstration of Monitored Natural Recovery of Estuarine Sediments at a Petroleum-Contaminated Site in Louisiana,” with C Gulde, W. Gala and C. Greer, Sixth International Conference of Contaminated Sediments, New Orleans, LA, February 2011.