Petroleum Technology Transfer Council


midcontinent Region



About The Region

PTTC’s Midcontinent Region serves five states – Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. A university/geological survey leads outreach in each area. There are also volunteers who serve on Producer Advisory Groups (PAGs). Responsibilities of the PAG volunteers are to listen to industry in their sphere of influence, focusing on what industry is interested in and wants to learn more about. Members then use this insight to guide regional activities – what topics for workshops, where workshops should be held, potential partners for cooperative efforts, etc. 

Activities for the northern area are provided through the University of Kansas’ Tertiary Oil Recovery Project. Paul Willhite serves as the Regional Director with Dwayne McCune also involved. Gary Reed, Arkan Petroleum Inc., Wichita, KS, currently leads the PAG volunteers in Kansas.

Regioal Director
Paul Willhite

University of Kansas
TORP
Phone 785.864.2906
willhite@ku.edu
  Coordinator
Dwayne McCune
University of Kansas
TORP
dwayne@ku.edu
  Kansas PAG Chairman
Gary Reed
Arkan Petroleum Inc.
rzrbakks@sbcglobal.net

 

DWAYNE MCCUNE bio...

GARY L. REED is President of Arkan Petroleum, Inc. in Wichita, Kansas.  Gary holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Kansas.  Gary began his career as a production engineer with Cities Service Oil Company in 1971.  He became Vice-President of Range Oil Company, Inc. in Wichita, Kansas in 1977.  Gary started his own firm, Arkan Petroleum, Inc., in 1989 offering consulting petroleum engineering services to mostly independent oil and gas producers in the state of Kansas.  Gary has held numerous offices in professional oil and gas organizations including Chairman of the Wichita Petroleum Section of  SPE, Chairman of the Kansas Chapter of the IADC and Chairman of the Kansas Chapter of SIPES.  Gary currently serves on the board of directors of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association and is Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council Mid-Continent North Region PAG.

DR. G. PAUL WILLHITE bio...

Midcontinent Region Producer Advisory Group — Kansas

Individual

Company

City

State

Phone

Bob Barnett

Consultant

Tulsa

OK

918.376.9920

Matt Cross

The Buckeye Corp

El Dorado

KS

316.321.0349

Jim Daniels

Murfin Drilling Co., Inc.

Wichita

KS

316.267.3241

Jim Devlin

Viking Resources, Inc.

Wichita

KS

316.262.2502

John Farmer III

John O Farmer Inc.

Russell

KS

785.483.3144

Jack Gurley

Pickrell Drilling Co., Inc.

Wichita

KS

306.262.8427

Bill Horigan

Vess Oil Corporation

Wichita

KS

316.682.1537

Kenton Hupp

IGWT, Inc.

Wichita

KS

316.265.5800

Todd Ost

Baker Petrolite

Great Bend

KS

620.793.3546

Gary Reed

Arkan Petroleum, Inc.

Wichita

KS

316.733.4798

James Renberg

Argent Energy, Inc.

Wichita

KS

316.262.5111

Nick Powell

Colt Energy, Inc.

Fairway

KS

913.236.0016

Mark Shreve

Mull Drilling, Inc.

Wichita

KS

316.264.6366 x 13

At present, there is not an organization leading activities for the southern area. Fletcher Lewis, Fletcher Lewis Engineering, Oklahoma City, currently leads the PAG volunteers in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

OK/AR PAG Chairman
Fletcher Lewis
Fletcher Lewis Engineering
Ph 405.840.5675

FLETCHER LEWIS 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: Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Society of Professional Evaluation Engineers, and the Oklahoma City Geologic Society. He has been involved with PTTC’s South Midcontinent Region from its very early days.

Midcontinent Region Producer Advisory Group — OK/AR

Individual

Company

City

State

Phone

John Gatchell

Bays Exploration Inc.

Oklahoma City

OK

405.239.2333

Bill Hanna

Hanna Oil & Gas

Fort Smith

AR

479.782.8808

Don Hannegan

Weatherford International

Fort Smith

AR

479.649.5026

Phillip Johnson

Cimarex Energy Co.

Tulsa

OK

918.585.1100

J. David Reynolds, III

J. David Reynolds Company

Camden

AR

870.836.3500

Robert Reynolds

Shuler Drilling Company, Inc.

El Dorado

AR

870.863.7234

Scott Robinowitz

Grand Resources, Inc.

Tulsa

OK

918.492.2366

Phil Schenewerk

Newfield Midcontinent

Tulsa

OK

918.582.2690

John Taylor

Hiawatha Exploration Company

Oklahoma City

OK

405.842.3631

Martin Vaughn

Midwest Energy Corporation

Tulsa

OK

918.742.1600

Ralph Weiser

Weiser-Brown Oil Company

Magnolia

AR

870.234.3050