RESUME EDWARD D. MINIHAN

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1 RESUME EDWARD D. MINIHAN American Association of Petroleum Geologists Certificate No. 591

2 RESUME EDWARD D. MINIHAN American Association of Petroleum Geologists Certificate No. 591 EMPLOYMENT RECORD 1986 Present Minihan/Buzzard Consulting Petroleum Geologist Fort Worth, Texas Position Partner: Formed a partnership with Ray D. Buzzard for the purpose of generating prospects, evaluating production, acquiring production, and supervising drilling Marshall R. Young Oil Company Fort Worth, Texas Supervisor: Owners of Company Position Vice-President/Exploration: Managed 13 working geologists during tenure, made budgets, developed drilling programs, supervised administration of outside drilling programs Saga Petroleum U.S., Inc. Houston, Texas Supervisor: Phinn W. Townsend, Executive Vice President Position Vice-President/Exploration Manager: Was hired as an Exploration Manager to explore a 6,000 square mile area in southern Mississippi for a group of companies for which Saga was the managing partner: Public Service of Oklahoma, Varibus Corporation, Beaumont, Texas, and Davis- McCoy, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Reduced over 2,000 miles of seismic data into regional geology and processed over 1,000,000 acres of leases. Was promoted to Vice-President in September, Home Petroleum Corporation 1900 One Allen Center Building Houston, Texas Supervisor: Don Brite Vice-President, Exploration Position Chief Geologist for United States: This position required the initiation of new trend plays in the United States, supervision of geological and geophysical personnel in building company-owned exploration program, screening submittals, supervising drilling programs, and making budget forecasts.

3 EMPLOYMENT RECORD CONTINUED Shenandoah Oil Corporation 1500 Commerce Building Fort Worth, Texas Supervisor: Joe Menefee Vice-President, Exploration Position Eastern Regional Exploration Manager: This position was responsible for the exploration of the Michigan Basin, Illinois Basin, Appalachian Geosyncline, Upper Gulf Coast (East Texas, North Louisiana, South Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia Offshore Eastern Seaboard and Offshore Florida, Alabama and Mississippi) and the Lower Gulf Coast E. L. Erickson 1236 Petroleum Building Jackson, Mississippi Supervisor: None Position Independent Consultant: This position was that of an independent. I worked as an independent. I worked as a consultant looking at submittals and working up drilling deals for Mr. Erickson. In addition to this, I supervised his production people and ran his office for him Placid Oil Company 2500 First National Bank Building Dallas, Texas Supervisor: C. D. Brown Chief Geologist (Now President) Position District Geologist: The position with Placid was that of a District Geologist. I initiated prospects, trend plays, checked submittals, and took care of drilling programs Amerada Petroleum Corporation 900 Standard Life Building Jackson, Mississippi Supervisor: L.F. Roland Position Geologist: The position held was that of a geologist. I maintained assigned area maps, worked on regional studies, sat on wells, and did any work assigned to me.

4 DISCOVERIES Following is a list of discoveries on which I have either prepared the original work or had it prepared under my supervision and direction. POOL CREEK FIELD, JONES COUNTY, MISSSISSIPPI (Placid Oil Company) Cotton Valley (Jurassic Production) Smackover Production (First Commercial Production in Mississippi) STAMPS FIELD, WILKINSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (Placid Oil Company) Minter and McKittrick Sand Production (Wilcox of Eocene Age) TOXEY FIELD, CHOCTAW COUNTY, ALABAMA (Independent) Smackover Jurassic Production Work First Jurassic Production in Alabama NORTH CHOCTAW RIDGE, CHOCTAW COUNTY, ALABAMA (Independent) Smackover Production Work Done for the Kelton Estate WAUSAU FIELD, WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (Independent) Extension of Existing Field First Rodessa (Cretaceous) Gas Production in Field COULSON BAYOU FIELD, WILKINSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (Shenandoah Oil Corporation) Eocene Wilcox Field NORTH JASPER, WALKER COUNTY, ALABAMA (Shenandoah Oil Corporation) Mississippi Hartselle Sand Gas Production POPE FIELD, LAFAYETTE COUNTY, ARKANSAS (Shenandoah Oil Corporation) Cotton Valley Production GREEN VALLEY FIELD, ADAIR COUNTY, KENTUCKY (Shenandoah Oil Corporation) Knox Production- Ordovician Age BLOCK 335, OFFSHORE TEXAS (Home Petroleum Corporation) Pliocene Gas Field WAVELAND GAS FIELD, HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (Saga Petroleum) Extension of Cretaceous Gas Field) SOUTH PISTOL RIDGE FIELD (Saga Petroleum) Rodessa and Hosston Production Cretaceous Oil and Gas EAST LANEVILLE FIELD, RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS (Marshall R. Young Oil Company) Travis Peak Gas Field Cretaceous Age

5 In 1980, I was promoted to Vice-President/Exploration for Marshall R. Young Co., and the following is a list of discoveries made while I managed Exploration: JANICE FIELD, YOAKUM COUNTY, TEXAS FEDERAL DILTS FIELD, CONVERSE COUNTY, WYOMING ARROYO FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO ( J SAND) CYPRUS CREEK FIELD, MORGAN COUNTY, COLORADO ( D SAND) YUK FIELD, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO ZIEGLER FIELD, KIT CARSON COUNTY, COLORADO DEVRIES STATE FIELD, KIT CARSON COUNTY, COLORADO SUNSHINE FIELD, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS OVERTON FIELD, RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS TOLLIVER FIELD, RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS EAST LANEVILLE FIELD, RUSK COUNTY, TEXAS HANKINS AREA, HOCKLEY COUNTY, TEXAS DOVE CREEK AREA, STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS EAST IDA AREA, FISHER COUNTY, TEXAS REED AREA, FISHER COUNTY, TEXAS YATES AREA, FISHER COUNTY, TEXAS ROOSEVELT AREA, KIMBLE COUNTY, TEXAS RIPLEY CREEK AREA, FRANKLIN COUNTY, TEXAS STAFFORD FIELD, OKFUSKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA COOK WELLS, MORRIS AREA, OKFUSKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA ARCO AREA, SOUTHEAST MORRIS FIELD, OKFUSKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

6 DUNLEVY AREA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANANDA KELLYVILLE FIELD, KIRBY WELL, OKFUSKEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA COOK RANCH AREA (MISSISSIPPIAN), SHACKELFORD COUNTY, TEXAS BROWN WELLS, THROCKMORTON COUNTY, TEXAS N. WILSON SCHOOL AREA, OKMULGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA Minihan/Buzzard Consulting Firm ADDIS GRAYBURY/SAN ANDRESS ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS EXTENSION WEST TURNER GREGORY FIELD, MITCHELL COUNTY, TEXAS ELM CREEK, YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS SOUTH OLNEY, YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS MANNING HERRINGTON EXTENSION, YOUNG COUNTY, TEXAS WEST GRAYSON, SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA JOHNSON/BATES DEEP, POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA DORA EXTENSION, SEMINOLE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA PUBLICATIONS The following is a list of publications that I have authored and/or co-authored: NEW EXPLORATIONS CONCEPTS This was a summary and instructions of new ways to prepare maps and interpret them. Written for Placid Oil Company for Company use. PRE-CRETACEOUS GEOLOGY OF POOL CREEK FIELD Published in the G. C. A. G. S. Transactions of JURASSIC GEOLOGY OF PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA Published in the G. C. A. G. S. Transactions of PETROLEUM POTENTIAL OF THE BLACK WARRIOR BASIN Published in the G. C. A. G. S. Transactions of 1971.

7 EDUCATION Graduated from Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University) in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science Degree, major in Geology and minor in Business. My grade point average was I attended college under the GI Bill of Rights and worked part-time. Attended refresher courses at the University of Tulsa studying New Exploration Techniques. Graduated from St. Gregory s High School located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in PERSONAL I was born in Seminole, Oklahoma, on 25 September, 1928, the first of six children of Edward P. and Lona Minihan. My father passed away in 1957; my mother passed away in I am 5 11 tall, weight 210#, and am in good health. SERVICE I served in the United States Air Force from August 14, 1947 until August 14, I was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant at Enid Air Force Base, Oklahoma.