 FLETCHER
LEWIS, PTTC’s new Board Chairman, is a consulting engineer and geologist
working through Fletcher Lewis Engineering, Inc., a company he formed in
1981. There Mr. Lewis evaluates oil and gas reserves for in-house use,
government reports and bank requirements and provides expert testimony for
both state regulatory commissions and litigation. Lewis is also president of
Rainmaker Oil and Gas, which provides full operations of oil and gas
properties. Working in the industry since 1972, Lewis has prior experience
with several independents covering the gamut of operations, production and
reservoir engineering duties. He received a BS in geology from the
University of Nebraska, later adding Masters degrees in geology (University
of Oregon) and petroleum engineering (University of Oklahoma). Lewis is a
registered professional engineer in Oklahoma and Texas and is active in many
industry organizations, including IOGCC, AAPG, SPE, SPEE and the Oklahoma
City Geological Society.
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 J.C.
"CHRIS" HALL is
President of Drilling & Production Co., located in Torrance California. He
is a third generation oil producer, with production primarily in the Kern
County area. Chris has over twenty six years oil field experience, from
working as a roustabout in the field to running an independent oil
production company; he has also done considerable work for landowners on
commercial and residential development projects in oil fields. In 1972 he
graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, with a Bachelor
of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to coming to his present job in
1982, Chris served ten years as a nuclear and submarine qualified
commissioned officer in the United States Navy; his last duty assignment was
as Lieutenant Commander, Engineering Department Head for New Construction of
the submarine USS Jacksonville (SSN699). Chris has been extremely active in
oil and gas industry issues through his involvement in numerous trade
associations. He has served as President of the California Independent
Petroleum Association (CIPA) 1988-1990; the Management and Executive
Committees of Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) 1989-1993;
the Administrative and Executive Committee Chairman of Conservation
Committee of California Oil Producers (CCCOP) 1990-1991, to name a few. He
is also very active in numerous other volunteer activities. He is a past
President of the national Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC), an
organization of which he is a founding member.
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 RANDI
MARTINSEN is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geology and
Geophysics at the University of Wyoming. Beyond teaching, her research
interests are exploration for and production of hydrocarbons from
stratigraphically-trapped accumulations, more specifically the clastic
depositional systems of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway. She focuses
on the types and characteristics of reservoir quality rocks within these
systems, controls on their distributionh and the development of models
useful to exploration. She has a special interest in the influences that syn-depositional
tectonics, especially faulting, have on sedimentation and reservoir
compartmentalization. Martinsen earned a BS in geology from SUNY, Stony
Brook, and an MS in geology from Northern Arizona State University.
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JAMES (JIM) MCGHAY
serves as Vice President of Exploration and Chief Geologist of Mid-Con
Energy Corporation, an independent oil production company established in
2004. McGhay has over 30 years of E&P experience, both with privately-owned
independent E&P companies operating in the greater Midcontinent and eastern
Rocky Mountain regions (Diamond Energy, 1987-1997; Petromark Resources,
1983-1986, and Gungoll Associates, 1973-1977) and as an independent
geologist and consultant, (Geo-Logic Consultants, 1977-1983 and Geo Logic
Concepts, 1997-2004). He is experienced in prospect generation, development
evaluations, production acquisition, regional play concepts including
coalbed methane and oil shales, secondary recovery projects and associated
regulatory commission matters. He earned a BS in geology from Oklahoma State
University and has taken a multitude of continuing education courses. He’s
an active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
serving there in a variety of roles since 1972. He is also a member of
several local/regional geological societies.
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 BERRY
H. (NICK) TEW is Alabama's State Geologist and Oil and Gas Supervisor
and Director of the Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA) and the State Oil and
Gas Board of Alabama (OGB). Tew, who has earned B.A., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.
degrees, also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Professor of Geological
Sciences at the University of Alabama. He joined the staff of GSA and OGB in
1984 and, in 1993, established the agencies' GIS/Remote Sensing Program. GSA
and OGB were among the first agencies in Alabama to integrate digital
geospatial data and technologies into their business practices. In addition,
he has conducted extensive geological research in the eastern Gulf Coastal
Plain area. Tew serves as Alabama’s official representative to the
Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission, in several other roles associated
with his professional responsibilities and actively participates in AAPG.
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TOM WILLIAMS retired in 2007 as Vice
President, Research and Business Development from Noble Corporation, but has
hardly retired. He serves on the board of directors of five for-profit
corporations including Chairman of the Board of Far East Energy Corp; and
three not-for-profit organizations including RPSEA and the PTTC. In a
project dear to his heart, he serves in a consulting and advisory capacity
for the Environmentally Friendly Drilling Project, a project jointly managed
by Texas A&M’s GPRI and the Houston Advanced Research Center. The project is
funded by DOE and a number of industry sponsors. Williams held senior
executive positions at the U.S. Departments of Energy and Interior during
the Bush Administration from 1989 to 1993. He has since held management
positions with several leading energy technology service companies.
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 WILLIAM (BILL) ZAGORSKI,
Vice President of Geology in Range Resources’Appalachian Business Unit,
joined Range in 1993 as a Senior Geologist. Previously, the Company was
known as Lomak Petroleum, and until recently, its Appalachian joint venture
operated under the name of Great Lakes Energy Partners, L.L.C. Zagorski was
promoted to his current position in March 2001. He manages the geoscience
functions for Range’s Devonian Shale play and oversees the geologic and
mapping functions for the northern Appalachian Business Unit. He
has over 27 years exploration experience in various tight sand, shale gas
and coalbed methane plays in the Appalachian, Michigan, Illinois and Uintah
Basins. He earned BS and MS degrees in geology from the University of
Pittsburgh in 1980 and 1992, respectively. Prior to joining Range, he
served as Exploration Manager with Mark Resources Corporation (1982 - 1993)
and Atlas Energy Group (1980 - 1982).
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