Sherry Beattie

Senior Surface Land professional with 25+ years of experience managing Crown and Freehold surface land assets across Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. Extensive expertise in land administration and coordinator, acquisitions and divestitures (A&D), regulatory compliance, and third-party agreements. Proven track record supporting major operators including Gran Tierra, NTE Energy, Orphan Well Association, Cenovus Energy, Suncor Energy, Canadian Natural Resources, and ATCO Pipelines.

Senior Surface Land Analyst/Coordinator at Gran Tierra Energy (2025-12 – 2026-03)

• Coordinate and manage acquisitions of surface land rights including well sites, pipelines, road use, damages, and other surface related matters
• Provide project status updates to asset team(s) for drilling, facilities, production and remediation projects.
• Adhere to regulatory and/or legal requirements in our operating areas including audit and prepare construction packages.
• Management of Crown and surface land assets, ensuring 100% adherence
• Optimized data integrity across SharePoint, OneStop, P2, Accumap, and EnergyLink to maintain high-accuracy records.
• Managed landowner payments and interests with accurate land records, including Caveats, Right of Way, discharges and transfers.
• Working with other departments requests, including from the field and reclamation.

Surface Land Analyst/Coordinator at Blue Sky Resources (Insolvent) (2025-03 – 2025-12)

• Directed the management of Crown and Freehold surface land assets, ensuring 100% adherence to rental and renewal cycles.
• Optimized data integrity across SharePoint, OneStop, P2, Accumap, and EnergyLink to maintain high-accuracy records.
• Facilitated high-stakes A&D through the expert preparation of licenses, permits, and conveyance documentation.
• Reviewed and approved BCER tenure offers, OGC permits, and Crown rental obligations to ensure excellence.

Surface Land Analyst/Coordinator at NTE Energy Canada Ltd. (2024-01 – 2025-01)

• Spearheaded the administration of a diverse land portfolio, mitigating risk through proactive rental and expiry management.
• Audited and maintained critical land records within industry systems to guarantee data precision and accuracy.
• Reviewed and approved BCER tenure offers, OGC permits, and Crown rental obligations to ensure excellence.
• Conducted rigorous reviews of permits and third-party land matters to ensure operations remained within legal bounds.

Surface Land Consultant at Orphan Well Association (2019-11 – 2023-12)

• Managed land administration and regulatory requirements for orphan well sites across Alberta.
• Reviewed surface land agreements and well files for reclamation and abandonment projects.
• Maintained accurate land records using SharePoint, ETS, AbaData, and SPIN II.

Surface Land Consultant at Paramount Resources Ltd. (2019-01 – 2019-10)

• Administered Crown and Freehold surface land agreements, rentals, and land transactions.
• Supported regulatory compliance and comprehensive land portfolio management.

Surface Land Consultant at Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure Ltd. (2016-12 – 2018-11)

• Managed surface land agreements, rentals, and compensation payments for Alberta and BC portfolios.
• Maintained land records using P2, AbaData, ETS, and EnergyLink.

Surface Land A&D Consultant at Cenovus Energy (2016-05 – 2016-12)

• Supported acquisitions and divestitures of land assets, maintaining records during asset transitions.
• Reviewed and prepared land documentation and critical closing schedules.

Surface Land Consultant at ATCO Pipelines (2015-08 – 2016-05)

• Administered surface land agreements and ensured regulatory compliance for capital projects.

Senior Area Surface Land Administrator at Canadian Natural Resources Limited (2012-12 – 2014-12)

• Administered surface land compensation and agreements across Alberta and Saskatchewan.
• Managed landowner payments and maintained accurate land records.

Surface Land A&D Consultant at Suncor Energy Inc. (2010-02 – 2012-12)

• Supported acquisitions and divestitures of land assets and assisted with asset transfer documentation.

Surface Land Consultant at CNOOC Petroleum North America (2009-09 – 2009-12)

• Provided surface land administration support for British Columbia land assets.

Diploma in Business Land Administrator – Bow Valley College

General Studies – University of Calgary