George Barta Email & Phone Number

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

• Evaluate surface protection and management program goals and objectives.
• Make recommendations on implementation of mitigating measures to reduce the impacts on the environment.
• Ensure restorations and mitigations are conducted as required by the initial authorization and conditions of approval.
• Conduct inspections and evaluations of proposed and existing hazardous materials or spill sites.
• Conduct research and gather and maintain environmental data relating to mitigation of surface impacts and restoration of surface disturbance to a productive condition.
• Apply environmental laws, regulations, executive orders, and/or environmental policies relating to hazardous waste, hazardous substances, and hazardous materials.

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

• Work in the supervision & regulation of oil & gas operations under the lease management program on Federal lands.
• Perform on-site inspections of most phases of oil and gas drilling/work-over operations and associated facilities.
• Perform general inspections on well production equipment, production handling, and surface activities to assure that the leasehold is maintained, and that surface use conforms to the approved plan.
• Inspect undesirable events such as spills or production/volume losses, document and determine cause/remedial action to be taken.
• Inspect/witness plugging and abandonment operations to ensure all minerals and water zones are properly protected.
• Prepare reports on all inspections, witnessing, and/or compliance.

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

• Manage the installation of pipeline facilities to ensure safe, timely, and efficient completion of work.
• Oversaw quality control of work conducted i.e., excavation, poly pipe fusions, installation/setting of valve assemblies.
• Confirm tracing wire and appropriate backfills were conducted to specification while also overseeing testing initiatives, specifically hydrostatically.
• Ensure “no damage” to poly pipe construction, as well as adjacent substrate and vegetation.
• Responsible for all notifications, one-calls, and permitting, and reporting for each project.

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

• Supervise construction of Instrument Air Systems at compressor stations to control gas loss and fugitive emissions.
• Oversaw the successful installations of air systems designed to replace greenhouse gas use, specifically regulated natural gas, to operate regulators, control valves, ESD Systems, and dump valve controls.
• Quality control regarding all work conducted by contractors.

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

• Oversaw the excavation and installation of both poly and steel pipelines.
• Quality control of work conducted including excavation, poly pipe fusions, steel pipeline welding procedures, cutting procedures, and installation/setting of valves assemblies.
• Manage contract crews used for specific work projects.
• Ensure all work conducted was in-line with company policies and Bureau of Land Management rules and guidelines.
• Successfully installed and put online compressor stations, in a timely manner and ahead of schedule.
• Ensure wells were put back into service, according to company policy and federal regulation.

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

• Well Watch Supervisor responsible for overseeing all rigging of pulling units,
• Set blow out preventers (BOP’s), daily BOP inspection
• Ensuring successful use and operation of kill trucks for the purpose pumping water into casings.
• Releasing and setting of new tubing anchors and packers.
• Workover service such as electrical submersible pumps, Rod and Beam wells, and continuous rods.

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

• Supervisor of 17 subordinates, managed local office safety program, and oversaw the critical response program for all aspects of operations.
• Oversaw all DOT reporting and documentation and responsible for participating with DOT inspectors in times of auditing.
• Responsible for the proper and efficient operation of six natural gas compressor stations. project scheduling and completion for turbine engine overhauls and shutdowns, and 17 natural gas wells namely.
• Oversaw the maintenance and care taking of 800 miles of large diameter, high pressure, natural gas pipelines, including valve settings, crossovers, dehydration systems, and meter stations.
• Managed local office cache and responsible for the timely acquisition of supplies for various projects.
• Manage five-person Solar Turbine mechanic crew, ensure safety of crew and facility while work is conducted.