RESUME OF JOHN H. SKINNER, JR.
Certified Petroleum Geologist #4773
April 2011
CONTACT INFORMATION:
MAILING ADDRESS: P. O. Box 52148 PHONE & FAX: (318) 861-1150 Shreveport, LA 71135-2148 or (318) 865-4238
HOME ADDRESS: 2034 Horton Avenue CELL PHONE : (318) 205-4593 Shreveport, LA 71105-3812 EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
EXPERIENCE:
JANUARY 1992 TO PRESENT Skinner Energy Management, Inc., President/ Geologist/ Owner, Shreveport, Louisiana: Sole employee who geologically generated, leased, assembled, sold working interest and drilled approximately 30 wells of which approximately 90% were completed as producing natural gas and/or oil wells. At its peak, operated over 50 oil and natural gas wells in North Louisiana and East Texas. Owned and operated multiple natural gas gathering systems utilizing multiple natural gas compression equipment, dehydration equipment, natural gas processing plant equipment separation/tank facilities and metering equipment. Designed, implemented, obtained funding and constructed the majority of these systems along with the construction of a refrigeration natural gas processing plant. Participated in and evaluated numerous drilling prospects and production properties. Managed and supervised multiple subcontractors to facilitate this work.
DECEMBER 1991 TO JUNE 1988 Attaway Energy Group, Inc., Vice-President/Geologist and Partner, Shreveport, Louisiana: Managing Partner in business with Mr. D. Wesley Attaway. The Attaway family were long time owners of the “Shreveport Journal” newspaper, of which Mr. Attaway was Publisher, and the Shreveport KSLA television station, until their sale in the 1970s. Generated and purchased a number of drilling prospects and producing properties in North Louisiana and South Arkansas. Operated over 20 natural gas and oil wells. Also supervised one employee who engaged in the natural gas marketing business for outside company clients.
MAY 1988 TO MAY 1986 Consultant (in-house) for American Central Gas Companies (Tulsa, OK), in Shreveport, Louisiana after its purchase of Cannon Marketing, Inc. of Shreveport: Manager of Engineering and Operations in the Shreveport office of this natural gas gathering and marketing company. Primary duties and areas of responsibility were natural gas pipeline engineering, design, construction and daily operations of company pipelines. Additional duties included coordination of gas transportation and exchange, monthly gas allocations and disbursements, evaluation of gas reserves and the formulating of project economics for pipeline projects under consideration by the company. Drafting and reviewing of natural gas transportation and purchasing agreements. APRIL 1986 TO JUNE 1980 Skinner Exploration, Inc., Shreveport, Louisiana: Vice-President/Geologist/ Partner with geologist father. Geologically generated, leased, assembled, sold working interest and drilled approximately 20 prospects in North Louisiana, South Arkansas and Mississippi. Also evaluated oil and natural gas potential of properties submitted for evaluation by several client energy companies. MAY 1980 TO SEPTEMBER 1979 Geological Intern Assistant to Geologist Father (John H. Skinner): Geologist was employed by Maurice L. Brown Company in their Shreveport, Louisiana office. Did regional geological mapping in North Louisiana and South Arkansas. Performed various well site duties as required by the company. AUGUST 1979 TO JUNE 1979 Arkla Exploration Company, Shreveport, Louisiana: Training Geologist working in their summer development program (1 of 2 selected for the program that year). Primary duties included mapping and evaluating the companies acreage positions in North Louisiana fields of Caspiana and Elm Grove, Caddo and Bossier Parishes, Louisiana.
EDUCATION: 1980 Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from Centenary College of Louisiana, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Honors: 1980 recipient of Sigma Gamma Epsilon’s (Beta Epsilon Chapter at Centenary) W. A. Tarr Award given for meritorious work in Earth Sciences. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 31 year member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologist. 31 year member of the Shreveport Geological Society. Certified Petroleum Geologist #4773 and founding member of the Division of Environmental Geoscientists of the AAPG. Former director and/or officer of the Ark-La-Tex Log Library and the Ark-La-Tex Map Library (founding member).
REFERENCES: Provided upon request.