Tri-C Team

Mike graduated from Texas A&M University in 1960 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. After working as a drilling engineer for Placid Oil Company, Pure Oil Company & J. Ray McDermott, he became Vice President of Buttes Gas & Oil Company, Vice President of Crescent Petroleum (a subsidiary of Buttes), and President of Progress Drilling and Marine (also a subsidiary of Buttes). He then became Chairman and CEO of Tiger Oil International which was purchased by Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company in 1978. He was President of Cliffs Drilling Company from 1978-1988, then was President and Chairman of the Board from 1988-1991 when he retired. He was a co-founder of Tri-C in 1985 and Chairman until 2009, and is currently an investor in Tri-C's exploration program.

Scott graduated from Texas A&M University in 1982 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. After college, he worked as a Petroleum Engineer for Texas Oil & Gas Corporation. He was a co-founder of Tri-C in 1985. He is currently President of Tri-C and involved in working with the entire Tri-C staff to generate, drill, complete and hook-up wells drilled in our annual exploration program.

Bo graduated from the University of Texas with a B.B.A. in Petroleum Land Management in 1983. For two years, he worked for an oil & gas lease broker prior to joining Tri-C in May, 1985. His current responsibilities involve supervising all land department functions.

Mark graduated from the University of Houston with a B.B.A. and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1988. Prior to joining Tri-C, Mark served as Accounting Operations Manager for Oxoco, Inc. and held various positions at Inexco, Inc. He joined Tri-C in 1987 and currently oversees all accounting and financial operations. In addition, he administers human resources and internal data systems.

Chris graduated from the University of Texas with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in 1990. He joined Schlumberger the same year as a field engineer logging wells from 1,000' to 20,000' deep. He was also the environmental/safety engineer for his district. In June of 1993, Chris joined Tri-C as a Drilling and Production Engineer then became the Operations Manager in 2003, and then Vice President of Operations in 2009. Since 1993, Chris has drilled and completed in excess of 550 wells ranging from 1,500' to 19,900' deep. His current responsibilities include supervising all drilling and completion operations for the company.

Al graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in English in 1986. Prior to joining Tri-C in February, 1991, he was an Independent Landman. Al's responsibilities at Tri-C include leasehold acquisition and maintenance, and oil and gas contract negotiations.

Mike graduated from Texas A&M University in 1960 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. After working as a drilling engineer for Placid Oil Company, Pure Oil Company & J. Ray McDermott, he became Vice President of Buttes Gas & Oil Company, Vice President of Crescent Petroleum (a subsidiary of Buttes), and President of Progress Drilling and Marine (also a subsidiary of Buttes). He then became Chairman and CEO of Tiger Oil International which was purchased by Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company in 1978. He was President of Cliffs Drilling Company from 1978-1988, then was President and Chairman of the Board from 1988-1991 when he retired. He was a co-founder of Tri-C in 1985 and Chairman until 2009, and is currently an investor in Tri-C's exploration program.

Scott graduated from Texas A&M University in 1982 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. After college, he worked as a Petroleum Engineer for Texas Oil & Gas Corporation. He was a co-founder of Tri-C in 1985. He is currently President of Tri-C and involved in working with the entire Tri-C staff to generate, drill, complete and hook-up wells drilled in our annual exploration program.

Chris graduated from the University of Texas with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in 1990. He joined Schlumberger the same year as a field engineer logging wells from 1,000' to 20,000' deep. He was also the environmental/safety engineer for his district. In June of 1993, Chris joined Tri-C as a Drilling and Production Engineer then became the Operations Manager in 2003, and then Vice President of Operations in 2009. Since 1993, Chris has drilled and completed in excess of 550 wells ranging from 1,500' to 19,900' deep. His current responsibilities include supervising all drilling and completion operations for the company.

Stacey attended Houston Community College and has 18 years experience in the oil and gas industry. She has held positions in land, geology and engineering. She was the assistant to the Executive Vice President at Weaver Exploration Company where she coordinated activities between all three departments. In June of 1992, Stacey joined Tri-C and is currently the Regulatory Coordinator. Her duties include supervising all regulatory permitting and reporting procedures in Texas and Louisiana. She is also responsible for validating monthly crude oil runs and gas sales volumes.

Kim attended The University of Houston, and has been in the oil and gas/engineering industry for 18 years. Before joining Tri-C, she worked for ExxonMobil as a Drilling Safety Technician, where she was responsible for incident reporting and investigation, as well safety statistic reporting and tracking of over 100 drilling rigs worldwide. She has worked in both land and off-shore drilling. Kim is the newest member of the Tri-C team, having joined the company in September of 2005 as a Drilling Technician. Her responsibilities include all drilling and production reporting.

Walter graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1988 with a B.S. in Geology and the University of Texas in 1992 with a M.A. in Geology. Prior to Tri-C, he was a Senior Geophysicist at Dominion Exploration & Production, where he was part of their Gulf Coast Exploration Group. He had previously worked for Visos Exploration and Marathon Oil Company. Walter joined Tri-C in February, 2005 and is responsible for generating exploration and development projects and evaluating outside prospect submittals.

John graduated from West Virginia University in 1975 with a BS in Geology and in 1977 at Virginia Tech with a MS in Geology. He began his career with Chevron in New Orleans and left Chevron 27 years later after working out of the Houston office since 1990. He worked for Chevron as a prospect generator and as a District and Division Geologist in multiple onshore and offshore US basins. He joined Cabot in 2004, to work the onshore Gulf of Mexico trends. John joined Tri-C in March of 2009 and is responsible for prospect generation and evaluation of outside opportunities.

Danny graduated with a BS in Geology from Centenary College of Louisiana in 1985. He worked in the field as a Well site Geologist for several years until returning to school and receiving a BS in Geophysical Engineering and an MS in Geophysics from The Colorado School of Mines. Danny developed prospects in the Deep Water Gulf of Mexico for Chevron in New Orleans, and later for Noble Energy in Houston. He was a Senior Geophysicist for Cabot Oil and Gas working mostly onshore Gulf of Mexico until 2009 when he joined Tri-C as a prospect generator.

Chris graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 2002 with a BBA in Computer Information Systems. He began his career managing G&G data for Clayton Williams Energy in South Louisiana. For the last 2 years, he has managed international G&G data for Terralliance Technology in Houston.

John graduated from the State University of New York College at Brockport in 1975 with a BS in Geology and in 1980 from the University of Idaho with a MS in Geology. He began his career with Gulf Oil in Houston and left Gulf 5 years later, and for 25 years has worked as a prospect generator for several small independents in Houston. He has concentrated his exploration efforts primarily in the onshore Coastal Texas and Louisiana Tertiary trends. John joined Tri-C in July of 2009 and is responsible for prospect generation and evaluation of outside opportunities.

Gene graduated from Midwestern State University in 1985 with a B.S. in Geology and Southern Methodist University in 1989 with an M.S. in Geology. Prior to Tri-C he was a Geologic Lead for the Maverick Basin Asset team for Newfield Exploration. Over 13 years at Newfield Gene was responsible for exploration in the Val Verde Basin of West Texas, the Gulf Coast/Maverick Basin and offshore shelf of the Gulf of Mexico. Gene previously worked at 3DX where he was project lead for multiple projects in the Texas Gulf Coast trends and at Vastar Resources/ARCO where he was exploration geologist for various areas of the Gulf of Mexico shelf. He joined Tri-C in March of 2010 and is responsible for generating exploration and development projects as well as evaluation of outside prospect submittals.

Bo graduated from the University of Texas with a B.B.A. in Petroleum Land Management in 1983. For two years, he worked for an oil & gas lease broker prior to joining Tri-C in May, 1985. His current responsibilities involve supervising all land department functions.

Al graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in English in 1986. Prior to joining Tri-C in February, 1991, he was an Independent Landman. Al's responsibilities at Tri-C include leasehold acquisition and maintenance, and oil and gas contract negotiations.

Terry is a graduate of Texas A&M with a B.B.A. in Business Management. She worked as a Land Contract Analyst for ANR Production Company for four years before joining Tri-C in July of 1988. Her duties as Lease Analyst include setting up and maintaining all lease files and division order files, distributing AFE's and prospect summaries to working interest partners, and assisting Land Manager and Landman in various projects.

Mark graduated from the University of Houston with a B.B.A. and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1988. Prior to joining Tri-C, Mark served as Accounting Operations Manager for Oxoco, Inc. and held various positions at Inexco, Inc. He joined Tri-C in 1987 and currently oversees all accounting and financial operations. In addition, he administers human resources and internal data systems.

Karen received her degree from Victoria College. Prior to Tri-C, Karen served five years as drilling and production secretary/coordinator for Sabine Corporation. She joined Tri-C in 1986 as office manager and accountant. She is responsible for Revenue and JIB’s and all account payables and receivable transactions.