The Oil and Gas Advisory Committee advises the EGLE on matters of regional or statewide significance relating to oil and gas exploration and production.  The Committee provides input on policy, rules, orders, instructions, technical reviews, and hearings.  The Committee is comprised of members from the oil and gas industry and the public, with background or expertise in oil and natural gas and related environmental and resource issues.  The Committee meets four times per year.   Please contact the Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division at 517-284-6823 for meeting dates. 

Oil and Gas Advisory Committee
Committee Members 
Revised March 2019

Craig Tester
Rock Oil Company, LLC
Traverse City

Daniel Yohe
Yohe Enterprises Inc.
Armada

Amy Trotter
Michigan United Conservation Clubs
Lansing

Richard Redmond, Jr.
DTE Energy
Traverse City

Robert Long
Summit Petroleum Corporation
Mt. Pleasant

James Stark
Timmus, LLC
Mt. Pleasant

William C. Myler, Jr.
Muskegon Development Co.
Mt. Pleasant

William Harrison, Ph.D. 
Michigan Geological Repository 
for Research & Education
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo

Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division Staff  

Adam W. Wygant, Division Director,
  and Assistant Supervisor of Wells

Rick Henderson, Supervisor
Field Operations Section 

Hearings Officer
Permitting & Technical Services Section 

Vacant, Supervisor
Permits and Bonding Unit 

Mark Snow, Supervisor
Permitting & Technical Services Section 

Susan Bishop, Executive Secretary 
 to Assistant Supervisor of Wells

Mike Sweat, Supervisor
Petroleum & Mining Geology Unit