Scott St. John

Chief Operations Officer


Scott St. John has a background in engineering and years of experience in the oil industry. He worked as an Engineering Project Manager for CITGO Petroleum Corporation in Tulsa, Chicago, and Oklahoma City where he gained extensive knowledge of regulations and the oil and gas industry.

Scott is well versed in county, state and Federal regulations. He specializes in preparing complete drilling permits and working as a liaison between government entities and operators. Scott deals directly with the Bureau of Land Management on a daily basis to ensure operators are compliant with regulations.

Scott is also specialized in federal environmental law and regulations. He leads the environmental, wildlife and permitting departments in providing regulatory permits to a variety of industries.

Scott is also senior partner at St. John, Griffin & Krieg, P.L.L.C. which focuses on Native American and natural resource law.

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University

  • Juris Doctorate, Oklahoma City University

  • USFWS Section 10 Endangered Species Permit

  • Member of AAPL, OCAPL, TAPL, OIPA, OBA, ABA, AWEA, ASEA