Kurt Shipley
Chief Operating Officer

Industry Experience
30 years
- Engineer with experience in all disciplines of the petroleum industry
- Proven track record in building high performing Drilling & Completions organizations
- Extensive experience in both conventional and unconventional petroleum resources in the Permian Basin, Rocky Mountain Region and various Mid-Continent plays
- Majority of experience is in Drilling & Completions as well as Natural Gas Production Engineering, but career also has included Reservoir Engineering, Acquisitions and Pipeline & Facilities design and installations
Background
American Energy Partners / Permian Resources
Director – Drilling & Completions
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Responsible for building and managing Drilling & Completions Department for a Wolfcamp horizontal drilling program in the Permian Basin
LINN Energy
Drilling Advisor
- Managed a horizontal drilling program in the Granite Wash formation in Western Oklahoma and Panhandle Texas
Chesapeake Energy
Senior Drilling Engineer
- Worked various horizontal drilling projects in the Barnett Shale, Western and Central Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Eagleford Shale.
Burlington Resources
Various Engineering and Operations Positions
- Held a variety of positions in Drilling, Completions, Production and Reservoir Engineering including extensive field work in the San Juan Basin, Permian Basin and Mid-Continent Regions
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Texas Tech University, 1991