Hugh D. Babowal, Managing Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, Wells Fargo Securities Mr. Babowal heads Wells Fargo’s Energy and Power M&A practice. Mr. Babowal has completed over $44 billion of M&A transactions across the upstream, midstream and utility sectors. Recent transactions include acting as advisor to: EQT Corporation in the sale of its Big Sandy Pipeline to Spectra Energy Partners and the sale of its Kentucky gas processing plant to MarkWest Energy Partners, Denbury Resources in the sale of its GP and LP interests in Encore Energy Partners to Vanguard Natural Resources, Inergy in its acquisition of Tres Palacios Gas Storage, Atlas Pipeline Partners in the sale of its Elk City gathering and processing system to Enbridge Energy Partners, and the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of SouthWest Water in its sale to institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Water Asset Management. Mr. Babowal received a BA in Economics from the University of Alberta and an MBA from the Western Business School at the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Babowal resides in New York City with his wife, Krysty, and his children Molly and Henry. | |
Erik Bartsch, Exploration and Appraisal Manager, Gulf Coast and Mid Continent Shell E&P Co. Erik Bartsch is the Exploration and Appraisal Manager for Shell assets in the Onshore US Gulf Coast and Mid Continent Regions. He is from Southern California and graduated with a BSc in Geology in 1997 from the University of California and a MSc (Geology) from the University of Colorado in 2001. Erik joined Shell in 2003 after spending several years working with Marathon Oil Company in Houston. After coming to Shell, he worked in the New Ventures group, where he evaluated exploration opportunities and remaining play potential in 23 basins globally as an individual contributor and project manager. In 2005, he became Shell’s subject matter expert on Play-Based Exploration (PBE), where he co-authored and implemented a successful training course and approach to risk/reward evaluation. He taught training courses throughout the organization and advised exploration teams on play evaluation. Erik and his family moved to Calgary in 2007 to take on an assignment as Growth Manager in Shell Canada, where he acted as technical lead on the $5.8 billion dollar acquisition of Duvernay Oil Corporation in 2008. In 2010, Erik returned to Houston where he directs the exploration and appraisal activities in three unconventional plays in the Onshore US, including the Eagle Ford in South Texas. | |
| James Bement, Vice President, Sperry Drilling, Halliburton James Bement is Vice President of Halliburton's Sperry Drilling business line, a global leader in drilling and formation evaluation services for the oil and gas industry. He is responsible for the direction, performance and all general mangement activities for Sperry Drilling. Previously, Mr. Bement was Vice President, Canada region, for Halliburton. He was responsible for managing the company's operations in Canada, including formulating long- and short-term objectives ensuring the development and implementation of organizational frameworks and strategies, and fiscal planning and performance. |
| Jeff Brienen, Manager, Completion Engineering, Development and Production, N. America, Statoil Jeff Brienen joined Statoil in September 2011 as Manager of Completion Engineering for US Onshore. Most recently Brienen worked at Occidental Oil and Gas in a global role as Chief Production Engineer in Subsurface Engineering and Operations. He has held a variety of technical and management positions at Oryx Energy, Conoco, EOG Resources and Unocal in the United States, Trinidad and Indonesia. Brienen holds a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California and is a registered engineer in the state of Texas. |
| Darrell Brownlow, Member, South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group, ANGA Dr. Brownlow has for the last 13 years served as a member of the South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group. From 2000 to 2010 he was Governor Perry's Appointee to the Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District (Wilson, Atascosa, Frio and Karnes counties) and currently serves as a Board Member of the San Antonio River Authority. He was also the Evergreen District's representative to Groundwater Management Area 13 which established the first Desired Future Conditions and Managed Available Groundwater quantities for the southern Carrizo and Wilcox Aquifers in South Texas. Dr. Brownlow is currently a Principal in Intercoastal Inland Services and Carrizo Consulting. Prior to this, he was Vice President and Chief Geologist for Cemex USA, responsible for Resource Management of Aggregate and Cement operations across the United States. He has authored and coauthored several technical articles and publications on subjects ranging from CO2 capture and sequestration in the cement industry to availability of Carrizo Aquifer water for Eagle Ford Shale development. Dr. Brownlow earned his B.S. (1987), M.S. (1989) and Ph.D (1992) in Geology from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He is a landowner and cattle rancher in Wilson and La Salle counties and resides in Floresville, Texas. |
| Rick Cargile, President, Southern Business Unit, DCP Midstream LLC Richard Cargile is the president of the southern business unit for DCP Midstream LLC, one of the nation's largest natural gas gatherers and processors, the largest natural gas liquids (NGLs) producer and one of the largest NGL marketers in the U.S. Richard began his career with Phillips Petroleum Company (PPCo) in 1982 as a project development engineer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He has worked in various capacities in the gas gathering and processing business with Phillips 66 Natural Gas Company, GPM Gas Corporation, Duke Energy Field Services and DCP Midstream including positions in gas supply, planning and development, M&A and gas marketing. He was named vice president of East Permian Commercial in 2000 when GPM merged with DCP Midstream LLC. In 2003, Richard then served as the Southern Division Vice President where he was responsible for DCP's Permian and Gulf Coast business units and appointed to DCP's Executive Committee. In 2007 he was promoted to Group Vice President of commercial and business development, in 2008 he was named Group Vice President of EHS, operations, and technical services, and in 2009 appointed to his existing position. |
John D. Clayton, SVP, Asset Development, Rosetta Resources Inc. Mr. Clayton joined Rosetta as Vice President, Asset Development in March 2008. In January 2011, Mr. Clayton was promoted to Senior Vice President of Asset Development. In this capacity, Mr. Clayton oversees the company's reservoir engineering, geosciences, land, and new venture efforts. Prior to joining Rosetta Resources Inc, Mr. Clayton was Manager, Lower 48 Business Development for ConocoPhillips Inc. Mr. Clayton joined ConocoPhillips in 2006 as a result of ConocoPhillips' merger with Burlington Resources Inc. Mr. Clayton was employed with Burlington Resources Inc from 1986 through 2006 where he held various leadership and managerial positions including Director of Worldwide Acquisition and Divestitures at the time of the merger. Mr. Clayton has a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University and has over 25 years of experience in the industry in asset management, reservoir engineering, production engineering, drilling engineering, strategic planning, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. | |
Bill Davis, EVP and COO, Crosstex Energy William W. Davis is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Crosstex Energy companies, Crosstex Energy Inc (NASDAQ: XTXI) and Crosstex Energy LP (NASDAQ: XTEX). Prior to this role, for 10 years Mr. Davis was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Crosstex. He has more than 30 years of financial and accounting experience and is a well-known business leader in the energy industry. | |
William E. (Bill) Deupree, President & CEO, Escondido Resources LLC Mr. Deupree has close to 30 years of experience in all aspects of petroleum engineering, including reservoir engineering, production operations and property evaluation. He is the founder of three companies resulting in sales with a return on equity of approximately 3:1. For the past 20 years he has focused primarily on acquisitions and divestitures, closing approximately $500 million in acquisitions and $1.5 billion in divestitures during this period. | |
Timothy L. Dove, President and COO, Pioneer Natural Resources In November 2004, Tim Dove was appointed the President and Chief Operating Officer of Pioneer Natural Resources. Dove previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2000 through November 2004, as well as Executive Vice President-Business Development from August 1997 to January 2000. In 1994, Dove joined Pioneer's predecessor, Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company, as Vice President of International Operations. | |
| Peter Duncan, President, MicroSeismic Inc Peter M. Duncan is founding President of MicroSeismic, Inc. a Houston based geophysical service company. He holds a Ph.D. in Geophysics from the University of Toronto. He began his career as an exploration geophysicist with Shell Canada before joining Digicon Geophysical, first in Calgary then in Houston. In 1987 he helped Digicon found ExploiTech Inc, an exploration and production consultancy. He was named President of ExploiTech when it became a subsidiary of Landmark Graphics in 1989. In 1992 he was one of 3 founders of 3DX Technologies Inc, an independent oil and gas exploration company where he served as Vice President and Chief Geophysicist. Duncan was 2003-04 President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG). Duncan was the Fall 2008 SEG/AAPG Distinguished Lecturer speaking on the subject of passive seismic at 45 venues around the world. He is an Honorary Member of SEG, the Canadian Society of Houston (CSEG), the Geophysical Society of Houston (GSH) and the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). |
| Jonathan Foytlin, Senior Drilling Engineer, Swift Energy Co. Jonathan Foytlin is a Senior Drilling Engineer with Swift Energy Operating located in Houston, TX. Mr. Foytlin has a very diverse background with over 11 years of experience in the oil and gas field working on projects both domestic and internationally. He began his career as a Field Engineer working for Scott Company of California, a General Contractor located in northern California. He worked in the field as a liaison between the engineering firm and owner/operator on large scale construction projects for Texas Instruments, UCSF and Shell Oil. He then transitioned into a more traditional engineering role with Aker Solutions designing packaged equipment on offshore platforms for ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco and StatoilHydro. In 2008 he made a career change deciding to pursue a profession as a Drilling Engineer. As a Drilling Engineer he has worked in several key shale plays across the United States including the Fayetteville shale, Marcellus shale and most recently in the Eagle Ford shale. Aside from his current engineering duties, he also manages Swift's Drilling Operation Center located in South Texas. Mr. Foytlin holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University. |
| Dick Ghiselin, P.E., Senior Consultant, Qittitut Consulting LLC Richard G. "Dick" Ghiselin is a Senior Associate at Qittitut Consulting, a business growth strategy and marketing consultancy with focus on the international energy industry. Prior to joining Qittitut, Ghiselin was Publisher at OneOffshore, an international energy business news and statistics provider. From 1995 through 2001, he led Hart's E&P Technology Group where he was first the publisher and editorial director for Petroleum Engineer International, and subsequently vice president and group publisher for the upstream oil and gas media group. Prior to joining Hart Publications, Ghiselin was with Schlumberger Oilfield Services for 31 years where he held various operational and marketing management positions. These included many years in the offshore services division. |
| Jon Goddard, SVP, A&D, Global Oil and Gas Group, Macquarie Tristone Jon Goddard, senior vice president, A&D, within Macquarie Tristone's global oil and gas group, joined the firm in 2007 as a part of Tristone Capital, which Macquarie acquired in 2009. Prior to joining Tristone, he was a senior vice president in Friedman Billings Ramsey's energy investment banking group where he was involved in originating and executing more than $2 billion in public and private capital-markets and advisory transactions for E&P, midstream and alternative energy clients. Previously, he worked in the energy investment banking group at CIBC World Markets, where he was involved in multiple equity, debt and advisory assignments for the E&P, oilfield services and midstream sectors. |
Michael Hall, Director and Senior E&P Analyst, Wells Fargo Securities Michael Hall is a Director and Senior Exploration and Production (E&P) Analyst at Wells Fargo Securities. He has over eight years of experience in energy equity research. Prior to Wells Fargo, Michael was a lead analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, and a senior member of its energy research effort, for which he resumed E&P coverage in November 2007 following the firm’s exit from the sector for a number of years. Prior to that, he held various research positions covering E&P companies at firms including Wells Fargo Securities, Jefferies, and First Albany. Michael began his sell-side career at Stifel Nicolaus within equity research, where he was an associate analyst on the Oilfield Services & Drilling teams. Michael has been a CFA charter holder since 2006 and is a member of the CFA Institute and DSSA. He received a BS from Colorado State University in business administration with an emphasis in finance. | |
Glenn D. Hart, President and CEO, Laredo Energy As Laredo Energy’s Chairman, CEO and a co-founder, Glenn D. Hart has contributed more than 30 years of experience to the company as a successful developer of oil and gas resources throughout South Texas. Following graduation from Texas A&M University, where he earned a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering, Mr. Hart began his career as an engineer in the late 1970s with Tenneco Gas Company’s Gulf Coast Division. He moved on to serve as an engineering manager for Sanchez-O’Brien Oil & Gas Company before taking over as president and CEO of Michael Petroleum in 1982. In August 2001, Houston-based Michael Petroleum was sold to Calpine Natural Gas and, with other members of his management team, Mr. Hart formed Laredo Energy in October of 2001. Mr. Hart is a registered professional petroleum engineer in the State of Texas, and holds membership in the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Independent Petroleum Association of America. He remains an active alumni of Texas A&M, having served a three-year term on the Executive Board of Texas A&M University’s Twelfth Man Foundation. He also held membership on the Chancellor’s Century Council and was a member of the Board of Visitors of the Corps of Cadets. He holds a seat on the University’s Petroleum Engineering Department Industry Board. Mr. Hart and his wife, the former Lauren Langford, have three children, Michael, Katie and Landon, and a grandson, Caleb Zachary Baskara. A deacon of the Second Baptist Church of Houston, Mr. Hart also serves on the church’s Finance Committee. | |
Mike Howard, CEO, Howard Energy Partners Mike Howard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HEP, most recently served as President of Midstream for Energy Transfer Partners from 2005 to 2010. Mr. Howad was responsible for the largest divisions of the company which operated 17,500 miles of intrastate and interstate natural gas pipelines, plants and storage facilities. During his tenure, he actively participated in the growth of the company through more than $7.5 billion of low-risk high-return projects that were supported by long-term customer contracts. Previously, Mr. Howard was Vice President of Engineering and Operations for Crosstex Energy. | |
Steve Huckaby, President and CEO, Meritage Midstream Steve Huckaby is President and Chief Executive Officer of Meritage Midstream Services LLC, a Golden, Colorado based private equity-backed, gas gathering and processing company. Meritage has built, owns and operates a gathering systems and treating facilities in the Eagle Ford shale region of Webb County, Texas. Mr. Huckaby has more than 29 years of experience in the midstream business, most recently as Vice President of Business Development and General Manager of the Denver office for Momentum Energy Group LLC. During his tenure at Momentum, Mr. Huckaby was responsible for business development activities in the Rocky Mountains. He was instrumental in the acquisition of Kinder Morgan's Powder River gathering system and for the Greenfield development of the Collbran Valley Gas gathering system joint venture. Mr. Huckaby spent five years with Kinder Morgan Inc where he was responsible for Rocky Mountain gathering and processing assets including joint ventures with Enterprise, Devon and the Southern Ute Indian tribe. | |
Steve Jacobs, President, Harvest Pipeline Steve joined Hilcorp Energy Company in May 2006 as President of Harvest Pipeline, focused on growing the midstream business segment. Since that time, Harvest has experienced significant growth in assets and earnings. Prior to joining Harvest, he spent 25 years in the energy business with Colonial Pipeline and Conoco in various pipeline and commercial assignments, both domestic and international. Steve holds an MBA and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University. | |
Keith E. Jordan, President and COO, Indigo Minerals LLC Keith E. Jordan is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Indigo Minerals LLC and Indigo II Louisiana Operating LLC. Indigo was formed in 2006 and has grown to become a leading private mineral owner and producer/operator in various onshore Gulf Coast areas including the emerging Central Louisiana Eagle Ford Play. Keith has 32 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and began his career with Cities Service (later acquired by Occidental Petroleum) as a petroleum geologist in 1979. He progressed through the ranks over a 19 year career at Oxy, serving in a variety of management positions in various locations. In 1998, he became Vice President of Exploration/Production and Operations for Santos USA Corporation (a subsidiary of Santos Ltd of Australia). In 2001, Keith became Vice President of Exploration and Land for Contour Energy, Co. which later sold to Samson Resources. In 2004, he formed EverStar Energy, LLC as a new private entity which was strategically aligned with EnerVest Management Partners Ltd. to acquire oil and gas producing assets in North Louisiana and East Texas and served in the position of founder and President of EverStar Energy. Keith graduated with a B.S. Degree in Geology from Louisiana State University in 1979. | |
| Mike Loayza, South Texas Engineering Manager, BHP Billiton Petrohawk Mike Loayza is the South Texas Engineering Manager for Petrohawk Energy Corp. (Now BHP Billiton) in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is responsible for optimizing the completion techniques for all Petrohawk leases in the Eagle Ford shale formation. Mike has designed and implemented over 100 completions in the Eagle Ford shale in McMullen, La Salle, Zavala, DeWitt and Bee counties of South Texas. Mike earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M Kingsville in 1990. He has over 20 years of experience in both conventional and horizontal stimulation operations, management, design and evaluation in South Texas. |
| Paul Mackinnon, Western Hemisphere Business Development Manager, Drilling Solutions, NOV ReedHycalog Mr. Mackinnon has 15 years of experience in the oilfield services sector. He has worked for Schlumberger, ReedHycalog, Grant Pride Co and lately National Oilwell Varco. Roles included mudlogging, applications engineering, and sales and drilling optimization. |
William A. Marko, Managing Director, Energy Investment Banking, Jeffries & Co. Inc William (Bill) Marko is a managing director of Jefferies & Co. in the energy investment banking group and has managed more than $50 billion of asset and corporate transactions for many of the world's 50 latest oil and gas companies. Marko joined Jefferies from its purchase of boutique energy asset-transaction firm Randall & Dewey Inc. Previously, he worked more than 18 years in various engineering, operations and commercial roles at Mobil Oil and was COO of energy transaction-advisory firm Madison Energy Advisors. He is on the board of Tulane University's School of Science & Engineering. | |
| Bruce A. Matsutsuyu, VP of Exploration and Development, Momentum Oil & Gas LLC Mr. Matsutsuyu is the Vice President of Exploration and Development for Momentum Oil & Gas LLC, an independent exploration and production company with operations currently focused in the South Texas region. Prior to his present role, Mr. Matsutsuyu was at private equity sponsored Common Resources LLC, where he played a critical role in Common Resource's early entry into the Hawkville Field portion of the Eagle Ford shale trend. He has over 32 years of exploration and development experience both as a technical contributor and in managerial roles working onshore Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Alaska, and offshore Louisiana and Alaska. He began his career in Midland, Texas with Arco Oil and Gas, followed by numerous and varied technical and operational assignments with Vastar Resources Inc, and BP America Inc. His range of experience includes complex basin analysis, prospect evaluation, sediment diagenesis, over pressure evolution and distribution, 3-D seismic visualization, wellbore stability analysis, and evaluating and supporting acquisition and divestiture opportunities. Mr. Matsutsuyu is a graduate of California State University, Hayward, where he received a Bachelors degree in Earth Sciences, and the University of California, Davis, where he received a Masters in Geology. |
| Phil Mezey, co-CEO, TexStar Midstream Services LP Philip M. Mezey has over 20 years of engineering and technical experience in the oil and gas industry. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University, New York and a Master in Business Administration degree from St. Mary's University, San Antonio. Phil's business experience includes the position of Petroleum Engineer for Texaco, and Manager of Engineering for Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation. Phil previously held the position of Director of Engineering at Lewis Energy Group. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Phil's area of expertise includes field operations, reservoir engineering, production and economic evaluation. |
| Bill Moler, SVP, Inergy LP Mr. Moler joined Inergy in July 2004 and is now responsible for Inergy's midstream operating companies including Inergy Mistream LLC, Central New York Oil & Gas Company LLC, Arlington Storage Company LLC, Steuben Gas Storage Company LLC and US Salt LLC. Prior to joining Inergy, he was with Westport Resources Corporation in Denver, Colorado where he served as both General Manager of Marketing and Transportation Services and General Manager of Westport Field Services LLC. Prior to his time at Westport, Mr. Moler served in various leadership positions at Kinder Morgan, Inc. including: Director Business Development and Business Unit Operations in KMEP's gathering and processing segment, Director of Engineering, Project Management, Technical Services and Facility Planning (for all natural gas related assets). In addition, he spent two years working for Natural Gas Pipeline Company's regulatory group in strategic planning. Bill holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University. He has been a member of the Interstate Natural Gas Association, the Gas Processors Association, the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. |
| Jim O'Neil, President and CEO, Quanta Services LLC James F. O'Neil serves as chief executive officer and president of Quanta Services. In this position, he oversees the company's operations and strategic initiatives across the electric power, natural gas, renewable energy, telecommunications, broadband cable and wireless industries. He joined Quanta in 1999 and most recently served as president and chief operating officer. Throughout his tenure, O'Neil has had responsibility for various initiatives including: the company's renewable energy strategy; commercial and industrial operations; internal audit; and merger and acquisition initiatives, including oversight of the acquisition and integration of InfraSource Inc., the company's largest acquisition to date. Prior to joining Quanta Services, O'Neil spent 19 years with Halliburton where he held various positions that encompassed responsibility for its Gulf of Mexico operations; deepwater development; and health, safety and environment. |
Gary D. Packer, EVP and COO, Newfield Exploration Gary D. Packer has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2009. Previously, he was Vice President – Rocky Mountains where he founded Newfield’s business in Denver, Colorado. Before managing the Company's operations in the Rockies, he was Manager of Acquisitions and Development in the Gulf of Mexico and was instrumental in the success of the Company's Gulf operations. Packer joined the Company in 1995. Prior to joining Newfield, Packer worked for Amerada Hess in both the Rocky Mountain and Gulf of Mexico divisions. Prior to these roles, he worked for Tenneco Oil Company. He is a graduate of Penn State University and holds a degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. | |
| Ray Pereira, VP Sales, N. America, Drillmec Inc Ray Pereira became Vice President of North America Sales for Drillmec Inc in October of 2010. Ray has over 31 year in oilfield equipment manufacturing and sales. Ray is a veteran of the United States Army and attended San Jacinto College. Ray and his wife, Wendy, have been married for 32 years. Ray and his faamily reside in the Cypress, Texas area. |
| David E. Roberts Jr., EVP and COO, Marathon Oil Corp. David E. Roberts Jr., is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Marathon Oil Corporation. He also serves as a member of the company's executive committee. Mr. Roberts was previously the executive vice president in charge of Marathon's worldwide upstream operations, a position he held from 2008. Roberts joined Marathon in 2006 as senior vice president of business development. |
| Scott Rovira, Drilling Operations Manager, Anadarko Scott Rovira is the Drilling Operations Manager for Anadarko's Eagle Ford shale development in Dimmit, La Salle, Maverick and Webb counties, based in The Woodlands, Texas. His career spans engineering and management positions in reservoir and drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi, East Texas, Pennsylvania and South Texas. He has managed horizontal drilling operations in the Haynesville shale, Cotton Valley, Austin Chalk and Eagle Ford formations in Texas. Scott is a New Orleans native and a graduate of Louisiana State University where he earned a BS in Petroleum Engineering in 2003. |
| Kevin Schepel, VP of E&P, ZaZa Energy Kevin brought his vast, 31 years of experience in Drilling Operations and Formation Evaluation to ZaZa Energy, LLC, when he joined the company in June of 2010. He began his career after graduation from Michigan State University with a 15 year tenure at Exxon working both domestic and international research applications. After Exxon, he held leadership roles as Chief Petrophysicist for BHP Petroleum and later as Vice President of Worldwide Exploitation for Pioneer Natural Resources. |
Richard K. Stoneburner, President and COO, BHP Billiton Petrohawk Mr. Stoneburner is currently responsible for all phases of upstream operations for the company. Prior to his current role he served as Executive Vice President-Exploration. Previous positions include Vice President—Exploration of 3TEC Energy Corporation from December 1999 until its merger with Plains Exploration & Production Company in June 2003. Prior to joining 3TEC, Mr. Stoneburner worked as a geologist for a number of E & P companies including Hugoton Energy Corporation, Stoneburner Exploration and Texas Oil and Gas. Mr. Stoneburner has over 30 years of experience in the energy business and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin and a Masters of Science degree in Geology from Wichita State University. | |
Mark Sundland, Drilling Engineering Manager, Anadarko Mark Sundland is the Drilling Engineering Manager for Anadarko's Southern and Appalachia Region, based in The Woodlands, Texas. His 29 year career spans engineering and management positions in production, reservoir, and drilling activities in the Rocky Mountains, the Permian Basin, Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico, East Texas, South Texas, and Algeria. From 2006-2010 he managed horizontal drilling operations in the Austin Chalk, Cotton Valley, and Eagle Ford formations in Texas. Mark is a Dallas native and a graduate of Texas A&M University where he earned a a BS in Petroleum Engineering in 1982. | |
| Bryon J. Tarbet, Ph.D., VP Chemistry and Technology, Water Rescue Services Bryon J. Tarbet, Ph.D. is VP of Chemistry and Technology for Water Rescue Services. Dr. Tarbet has designed several new and innovative fracwater cleanup technologies and chemical solutions for natural gas operators, making WRS one of the most efficient and effective companies in the industry. He is also the founder and owner of Safe Solids Solutions Inc, a high-tech water treatment company focusing on proprietary biocide technology. Dr. Tarbet served as Research Director for Power Engineering, another water treatment company that specializes in scale and corrosion inhibitors. With over 40 patents (issued or pending), Dr. Tarbet has served as a consultant on several patent or infringement matters. He received his doctorate in organic chemistry from BYU and has more than 35 peer-reviewed publications. |
| Bob Thomas, Partner, Porter Hedges Bob Thomas is a partner, head of the energy section, chair of the Property and Finance Practice Group of Porter Hedges, and has served on the firm's Management Committee. Mr. Thomas has been recognized by Chambers USA nationally as a "Leader in the Field" of Energy: Oil & Gas Transactions in 2010 and 2011 and of Energy & Natural Resources in the State of Texas in 2009. He has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America in Energy Law since 2005 and has been selected as a "Texas Super Lawyer" in Energy/Oil & Gas Law in surveys conducted by Texas Monthly each year since inception of the independent survey. In May 2009, Mr. Thomas was listed in Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition for the State of Texas in energy and natural resources law |
| Galen E. Treadgold, VP, Global Geophysical Services Galen Treadgold, vice president of Weinman GeoScience (a division of Global Geophysical), received a BS in Geology and Marine Science in 1982 from the University of Miami before starting his geophysical studies at the University of Texas at Austin and receiving an MA in Geology/Geophysics in 1985. Galen joined ARCO that same year and over the next 15 years worked in various technology, exploration and management positions including coordinating AVO projects, teaching the first ARCO AVO school, managing the ARCO British technology group and managing ARCO's Trinidad and Venezuela exploration effort. In 2000, Galen joined Weinman GeoScience where he's held the position of chief geophysicist and now, vice president. Galen's main interests are unconventional reservoir characterization using geophysics and azimuthal analysis for fracture detection. He's given recent talks at the 2010 SEG in Denver, the 2010 Hedberg Conference in Austin and the 2010 RMAG conference in Denver. |
Bruce H. Vincent, President, Swift Energy Co. Bruce Vincent is President and Director of Swift Energy Company where he has been employed since 1990. Swift Energy Company, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Houston, engages in developing, exploring, acquiring and operating oil and gas properties, with a focus on oil and natural gas reserves in the onshore and inland waters in Texas and Louisiana. Over the Company’s 30-year history, Swift Energy has shown long-term growth in its proved oil and gas reserves, production and cash flow through a disciplined program of acquisitions and drilling, while maintaining a strong financial position. | |
| James E. Wade, SVP and COO, Copano Energy LLC James E. Wade, Senior Vice President, Copano Energy, and President and Chief Operating Officer of Copano's Texas business unit, has served in his current capacity since April 2010. In addition he holds the office of Chairman of the Texas Pipeline Association for 2010. From March 2006 until April 2010, he served as Vice President, Gas Supply, Marketing and Business Development for Southern Union Gas Services (formerly Sid Richardson Energy Services), a subsidiary of Southern Union Company. He was Vice President of Sid Richardson Energy Services from 1998 until 2006 when it was acquired by Southern Union. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Wade was Vice President of Aquila Gas Pipeline Corporation. He began his career at Tenneco Inc. in 1984, where he held various positions at Tenneco Oil Company, Tennessee Gas Pipeline and Tenngasco. Mr. Wade holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas. |
| Dr. Norm Warpinski, Director of Technology, Pinnacle - A Halliburton Service Norm Warpinksi is a Halliburton Fellow and is the Director of Technology for Pinnacle - A Halliburton Service in Houston, Texas, where he is in charge of developing new tools and analyses for hydraulic fracture mapping, reservoir monitoring, hydraulic fracture design and analysis, and integrated solutions for reservoir development. He joined Pinnacle in 2005 after previously working as a Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories from 1977 to 2005 on various projects in oil and gas, geothermal, carbon sequestration, waste repositories, and other geomechanics issues. Norm has extensive experience in various types of hydraulic fracture mapping and modeling and has been involved in large scale field experiments from both the hardware and software sides. He has also worked on formation evaluation, geomechanics, natural fractures, in situ stresses, rock behavior and rock testing. He received his MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana in 1973 and 1977, respectively, after receiving a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1971. |
| Rick Wilkerson, President and Managing Partner, Velocity Midstream Partners LLC Rick Wilkerson, President, Velocity Midstream Partners, has served in his current capacity since October of 2008. Mr. Wilkerson is responsible for Velocity's strategic direction and heads Velocity business development efforts. Velocity currently owns and operates two gas gathering systems in East Texas and is constructing new assets in the western portion of the Eagle Ford play. Prior to starting Velocity Midstream (May 2005 until October 2008), Mr. Wilkerson was a Partner and Vice President in two private equity-backed midstream partnerships with assets and efforts focused in the Granite Wash and East Texas. From January 2001 until April 2005, Mr. Wilkerson was Director of Business Development for eLynx, a subsidiary of American Central Gas Gathering. Rick began his career in the oil and gas industry with Samson Resources in January 1991. While at Samson, Mr. Wilkerson held various positions primarily focused on gas transportation and processing agreements, oil and gas reserves, financial analysis, drilling economics, and acquisitions. Mr. Wilkerson holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tulsa. |
