Education:

B.A., Petroleum Land Management, University of Oklahoma

Experience:

Certified Professional Landman and Notary Public with over 22 years of diversified energy industry experience working for both major and small independent oil and gas companies. Experienced in technical and managerial positions within exploration, production, and marketing. Particularly experienced in negotiating, preparing and analyzing oil and gas leases, farmouts, right-of-way agreements, 3-D seismic lease options, exploration and joint operating agreements, and various letter agreements. Geographic experience includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, northern Louisiana, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, Utah, Mississippi, California, Virginia, West Virginia, and Canada. Accomplished in software including LandPro, Lease Data II and III, Artesia, MS Office, and WordPerfect.

Was responsible for supervising acquisition and divestiture of producing properties and conducting due diligence. Managed lease brokers as well as an in-house land staff. Supervised title opinions outsourced to non-company attorneys, and personally cured title. Conducted legal representation and provided expert testimony before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission. Prepared secondary waterflood applications in Texas and in Oklahoma.

Leased several thousand acres in highly competitive areas of east Texas (Shelby and Freestone Counties), successfully drilled three Middle James Lime horizontal wells, as well as over a hundred wells in the Anadarko Basin, Golden Trend, Delaware Basin, and the Arkoma Basin. Purchased extensive pipeline rights-of-way, and organized, developed, and staffed several land departments. Conducted due diligence on acquisitions and divestitures of producing properties ranging in value from $100 thousand to $500 million. Prepared all state filings for prorations, field rule applications, Rule 37, Rule 38, and forced pooling applications.

Affiliations:

American Association of Professional Landmen