A&D - People & Companies - October 10, 2019Denver-based Cimarex Energy Co. announced the retirement of Michael J. Sullivan from the board and the appointment of Kathleen A. Hogenson as independent director, effective Sept. 30. Hogenson is president and CEO of Zone Oil & Gas, which she co-founded in 2007. Grizzly Energy LLC announced that R. Scott Sloan stepped down as president and CEO and Jonathan C. Curth has been appointed his successor in these roles on an interim basis. Curth has served as Grizzly’s general counsel,...
Oct 10, 2019
People & Companies - April 19, 2018Alta Mesa Resources appointed Kimberly Warnica VP, general
counsel, chief compliance officer, and
corporate secretary, reporting to President
and CEO Hal Chappelle. American Midstream Partners,
LP announced that Karen S. Acree has
joined the partnership as VP and Chief
Accounting Officer. Acree has over 35
years of accounting, financial reporting
and tax experience and was formerly
CAO of Jones Energy, Inc. Apache Corp. named Ben C.
Rodgers VP, Treasury, effective April 16.
He...
Apr 19, 2018
Quantum commits $200MM-plus to new Middle ForkBusy private equity group Quantum Energy Partners is behind the formation of new Rockies A&D/operator Middle Fork Energy Partners, LLC and has committed more than $200 million in initial capital to the new Denver-based enterprise.Founded by Christopher L. Valdez and Jeffrey E. Wojahn, Middle Fork seeks to acquire, develop, and operate properties in the Rocky Mountains region. CEO Valdez was most recently VP of marketing and planning for Vantage Energy, LLC and served in several roles at...
Jun 01, 2017
Vantage Energy Acquisition on target to raise over $550MMVantage Energy Acquisition Corp. priced its April 11 initial public offering of 48 million units at $10 each, grossing $480 million. A 45-day overallotment option for an additional 7.2 million units would bring the blank check company’s gross proceeds up to $552 million. The company, sponsored by NGP Vantage Energy LLC, will focus on identifying a suitable business in the energy sector with which it could combine. Vantage is the third special purpose acquisition company to transact an IPO this...
Apr 19, 2017
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA), Inc., located in Dallas, Texas, has confirmed production for the Alfred C. Moore Field in southwestern Mississippi's Amite CountyConfirmation producer is the No. 1 Anderson 18H. It was completed flowing 1,094 barrels of 44-gravity oil, 489,000 cubic feet of gas and 621 barrels of water per day on a 15/64-inch choke with a flowing casing pressure of 2,139 pounds. The gas to oil ratio is 447 to one. The production is from a series of perforations in a horizontal hole in an interval from 12,279 to 20,721 feet in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale. The total depth is a measured depth of 20,885 feet and it...
Jun 25, 2012
Marine Shale Well begun by Goodrick in Amite CountyGoodrick Petroleum Co., LLC, located in Shreveport, La., has begun operations at its initial Marine Shale wildcat in Mississippi. The company is drilling below surface casing feet at the No. 1 Denkman 33-28H. The well is being drilled from a surface location in an irregular Section 33-1N-4E, to a proposed bottom hole under irregular Section 28-1N-4E. The surface location is only 239 feet north of the Mississippi-Louisiana state line in Amite County. The location is...
Jun 18, 2012
Marine Shale Wildcat Scheduled by EnCana in WilkinsonEnCana Oil & Gas (USA), Inc., located in Dallas, Texas, has staked location for another Tuscaloosa Marine Shale wildcat in southwestern Mississippi's Wilkinson County. Latest wildcat is the No. 1 Horseshoe Hill 11-22. It will be drilled from a surface location in Section 11-1N-1W, to a proposed bottom hole under Section 22-1N-1W. A horizontal distance of 7,915 feet is proposed. The well has a measured depth of 20,300 feet and a true vertical...
May 28, 2012
Goodrich stakes first horizontal wildcat in Amite CountyGoodrich Petroleum Co., LLC, located in Shreveport, La., has staked its initial horizontal wildcat in southwestern Mississippi. The company will drill the No. 1 Denkmann 33-28H. The surface location is in irregular Section 33-1N-4E, to a proposed bottom hole under irregular Section 28-1N-4E. The surface location is only 329 feet north of the Mississippi-Louisiana state line. The well is located 4½-miles southeast of Street and 6 miles west-southwest of the Alfred...
Apr 30, 2012
Horizontal wildcat staked by EnCana in southern AmiteEnCana Oil & Gas (USA), Inc., located in Dallas, Texas, has selected site for a horizontal wildcat 7½ miles west of the proposed bottom hole for the Alfred C. Moore Field discovery in southern Amite County in southwestern Mississippi. The drilling is planned for the No. 1 Lewis 7-18H. It will be drilled from a surface location in SE SE Section 18-1N-4E, to a proposed bottom hole under irregular Section 7-1N-4E. The well has a proposed measured depth of 19,500 feet...
Apr 30, 2012
EnCana awaits fracture at horizontal well in Amite CountyEnCana Oil & Gas (USA), Inc., located in Dallas, Texas, is waiting on fracture treatment at a horizontal Marine Shale well 5¼ miles northeast of Gillsburg in southwestern Mississippi's Amite County. The No. 1 Anderson 18-H was drilled to a measured depth of 20,882 feet and has a true vertical depth of 11,950 feet. Production casing was run and the company is waiting on frac job to continue evaluation. The well has a surface location in NE NE Section 7-1N-5E, and a...
Apr 30, 2012
People Briefs - May 23, 2014• Apache appointed Tom Yelich as staff VP of business development and Tim Custer as staff VP of land.• Armada Oil announced a few changes to the executive management team and board of directors: J. Clint Unru has been promoted to the position of COO after serving as the company's EVP of land and administration, Ray L. Unruh, who co-founded the company will now serve as EVP, James J. Cerna, Jr. has resigned as president in order to pursue other opportunities but will...
May 23, 2014