Ray Childress, President
Gridiron standout and Texas A&M All-American Ray Childress was known as ‘a one man wrecking crew’. A first round pick by the Houston Oilers in the 1985 NFL draft, the five-time All-Pro lineman dominated at both defensive end and defensive tackle, and honored his commitment to ‘give your very best on every play’. In doing … Continue reading
Jerry Keen, Chief Operating Officer
Jerry’s success story began over 25 years ago while working as a Directional Driller, before advancing to become a Drilling Coordinator. From there Jerry spent seventeen years running operations for Sperry-Sun, Halliburton and Weatherford. He has managed a $350 million asset base with $425 million in annual revenue and co-authored and submitted three patents for … Continue reading
Craig Dass, Chief Financial Officer
Financial Business Manager, Commercialization Strategist, and Controller are all business management positions Craig has held during his 25 year career. His experience includes oilfield services, oil & gas, and public accounting in both domestic and international settings. Craig spent 15 years with Weatherford and Halliburton, and spent the first part of his career with Torch Energy … Continue reading
Paul Cantu, DD Operations Manager
In 1981 Paul began his thirty one year career in oilfield services as a motor technician while working with Becfield Directional. From there he advanced to work as a MWD, Directional Driller and eventually Drilling Coordinator. His experience with directional and horizontal wells spans the globe and includes positions with Baker Hughes, Scientific Drilling, Sperry Sun, Ryan … Continue reading
Lane Keen, DD Operations Manager – Mid Continent
Lane has been in the oil business for over three decades. His first position was in 1978 as a roughneck for Sawyer Drilling Co. in East Texas. In 1991 he began his career in directional drilling as a Directional Driller Trainee for Sperry-Sun in Lafayette, LA. He has worked for various major directional drilling service … Continue reading
Paul Roberts, Engineering Manager
Paul holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Alberta. He began his career in oilfield services in 1991 working for Sperry-Sun Drilling Services as a Manufacturing and Operations Support Engineer. Paul has held management positions in Sales, R&M and Operations while working for R&M Energy Systems, Drill Motor Services, Pathfinder Energy and Weatherford. … Continue reading
John Slocum, Director of Business Development
John Harvey graduated with a bachelor of science from Texas A&M in 1999 and in a few short years, he ventured into the oil and gas industry and has never looked back. He has spent the last ten years creating a diverse background in the industry. He started his career in surface and downhole tubular … Continue reading
