Daniel G. Ziegler

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Conroe, Texas 77385

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Professional Brief

Broadly skilled exploration geoscientist with working knowledge of all aspects of exploration including petroleum system analysis, play generation, petrophysics, rock analysis, seismic processing and interpretation, advanced data management and computer skills, wellsite operations, gravity/magnetics and unconventional direct detection exploration techniques. Project and staff management experience. Good communication skills to management and engineering departments. A leading, published explorationist in two major domestic frontiers – Triassic Rift Basins on the east coast and the Cotton Valley Reef Trend of the East Texas Basin. Also known for expertise in the Bossier Sand Trend of the East Texas Basin. Motivated to find remaining large onshore oil and gas accumulations using traditional and advanced Direct Hydrocarbon Indicator Technologies (DHITS). In particular, great effort has been put into understanding and using the ElectroMagnetic (EM) spectra for exploration. Recent work included finding major company-reserves. Details with permission. Experience

Consulting Geologist (confidential) October 2013 to January, 2016 Houston, Texas

Influential part of exploration team exploring 4 million acres. Responsible for turning program from a concept driven exploration shop to a highly focused exploration team using Direct Hydrocarbon Indicator Technologies. Expertise provided includes detailed area tools interpretations, vertical DHIT interpretation, gravity modeling and other geological and geophysical consulting. Designed and managed perhaps the largest vertical DHIT oil exploration program ever conceived. It is anticipated this work will find reserves that will attract majors and large independents to prolific conventional reservoirs. In the process, new producing horizons have been discovered as well as new play concepts.

Gulfbend Resources, LLC March, 2012 to February, 2014 Partner - Geologist

The Woodlands, Texas

VP of Geosciences and partner for Cretaceous focused East Texas Basin horizontal drilling tight oil exploitation project that has raised $100MM of mezzanine-like financing for the project. Responsible for guiding land acquisition into exploitable positions in the Woodbine and Cretaceous carbonates including the Buda, Georgetown, Austin Chalk and Glen Rose formations based on geological analysis. Successfully guided the drilling of the GBR 1H Holiway well that had a 6700’ lateral in the Woodbine ‘C’ sand. Gulf Bend is planning further development of their blocks of acreage. With partners, successfully drilled and completed two “Buda- Rose” wells that are deemed to be commercial. (4/15) First Order Exploration, LLC

Owner - Geologist

The Woodlands, Texas 2010 to present

Prospecting for conventional reservoirs in Florida, West Texas, East Texas and the Gulf Coast onshore. Also consulting geologist for resource plays in Virginia and East Texas. Presented East Texas horizontal drilling opportunities in Woodbine, Eagle Ford, Georgetown and Austin Chalk to potential industry partners. Several prospects used EM technologies to define the reservoirs. Recently (late 2012) consulted for small independent in building and evaluating 3D seismic and subsurface geological prospects in the Woodbine in Henderson County, Texas. Also evaluated cuttings for the Woodbine and Pecan Gap formations. Recently interpreted aeromagnetic data in Florida for hydrocarbon related anomalies (2013). Integrative Energy USA LLC

VP Exploration

The Woodlands, Texas 2008 to 2010

Explorationist for small independent focused on Central Texas Frontier. Used DHIT workflow to explore frontier near the Llano Uplift. Found non-commercial quantities of oil and gas in 3 wells drilled. Led research effort in building additional electromagnetic exploration technologies. Expanded company’s presence into producing areas of Mississippi, Florida, East Texas, South Texas and West Texas producing trends. Several prospects used EM technologies to define the reservoirs.

Bearkat Energy, LLC

Exploration Manager 2006 to 2008, 2010 to present (consult) The Woodlands, Texas

East Texas exploration program focused on Expanded Bossier, Knowles reefs, Cotton Valley reefs, Deep Cotton Valley and Travis Peak plays. Directed company exploration using traditional exploration data and electromagnetic and telluric depth technologies as well as various DHIT surface methods. Three prospects built in Woodbine of East Texas, James of N LA Salt Basin and Smackover of MS Salt Basin. Sold Deep Cotton Valley acreage and play concept and Deep Knowles/Bossier acreage and play concept to a major independent in 2007-8. Participated in successful CV Reef using DHIT methods – CHK 1 Boswell – 50 BCF EUR. Several prospects used EM technologies to define the reservoirs.

Independent Explorationist

Houston, Texas 2000 to 2006

Areas of exploration include East Texas basin (Expanded Bossier, CV Reefs, Rodessa, Austin Chalk, Subclarksville), Colorado (Morrow), Central Texas (Penn sands, Ellenberger), Upper Gulf Coast (Lower Cretaceous Carbonates and volcanics), W. Kansas/SE Colorado (Morrow, Ellenburger), Miocene of South Louisiana. Also investigating the effectiveness of DHITS. Several prospects used EM technologies to define the reservoirs.

Consultant 2000 to 2006

Houston, Texas

Blue Star Oil and Gas Company (Jerry Jones (Cowboys), Dallas). Evaluating Jurassic Cotton Valley Limestone and Bossier Sand Formations in East Texas 3D volumes on SMT workstation. BTA (Houston). Evaluated Nash Reef prospect, East Texas basin. Bonanza Exploration (Calgary) – Provided technical expertise on 3D seismic interpretation and geology in a Texas RRC hearing concerning their acreage block in the Bossier play in Robertson County. The case was against Burlington Resources.

BP (Houston) Evaluate east flank of East Texas Basin Jurassic carbonate play (Kenosha). BP drilled dry hole against counter to the interpretation.

First Source Energy LP – Consulted on East Texas basin and South Texas projects. LCVEGAS Corp. (Dallas) Bossier prospecting in the East Texas Basin and Miocene of South Louisiana. Worked Bayou des Allemands Field on the north flank of salt dome proving 50 BCF. Expert witness for technical portion concerning the Bossier in two arbitration hearings. Mueller Exploration, Inc. Consulted on Paleozoic prospects purchased by MEI in Central Texas and SE Colorado.

Broughton Operating Corporation (BOC), Houston 1997 to 2000 Exploration Manager

(Hillman Company, Pittsburgh)

Moved from SK Resources with project to manage all technical aspects of exploration in the Cotton Valley Reef Trend and Bossier Trend in the East Texas Basin. BOC had a major data and lease position and participated in more than 30 reef tests and 25 Bossier wells. Total BOC expenditures for play exceeded $250MM. Spearheaded both geology and geophysics of technically difficult deep reef gas play. Directed talented staff in developing play concepts and risk analysis in the Cotton Valley Reef Trend via detailed rock studies which included the establishment of an Upper Jurassic reef classification and detailed seismic interpretation and processing. Established exploration philosophy and direction for the Bossier Trend based on geophysical interpretation and core analysis. First started to investigated EM and other DHIT methods in exploration. Discoveries (EUR bcf)

Reefs: Riley Trust #4 (5), Ingram #1(4), CWEI #1 McGrew (2) Bossier: Reagan #1 (4.5), Shiloh #1 (1), Lane #1 (5), Stephens #4 (5), Ingram #1 (1) Indirect Discoveries (discoveries made on prospects built at BOC but drilled by others after company dropped concepts)

Bossier.

George Savell Field – .5 TCF. Made original discovery but company did not follow up with further exploration.

Amoruso Field – 1.25 TCF. Prospect was built and shown to industry while at BOC. John Amoruso consulted for BOC at the time of creation and subsequently sold the idea to other investors who drilled it.

CV Reefs

Marathon 1 Varvel – Prospect built at BOC (5-10)

Red Willow 2,3 Antelope Lake – Prospect built at BOC (5-10)

Red Willow 1 Karen Reid – Prospect built at BOC (5-10)

Red Willow 1 Brinks – (1)

Red Willow 1 Rolke – (3)

Red Willow 1,2 Emil – (2)

Technical Achievements:

Worked all mappable horizons in 500 square miles of 3D seismic in East Texas (Paradigm’s SeisX, Geoquest).

Managed prestack velocity model integrity and migration of two large 3D surveys in East Texas.

Interfaced with engineering department in detecting overpressure zones in the Bossier Fm. And all aspects of drilling operations.

Established amplitude mapping (DHI) in Bossier of East Texas.

Directed biostratigraphic correlations in the East Texas basin which established chronostratigraphic relationships in the Upper Jurassic.

Designed look-ahead VSP for BOC #1 Reagan.

Correlated deep geopressured production with several surface exploration techniques

Published and presented CV Reef trend at the national AAPG and to several local geological societies.

Built technical staff into competent exploration team.

Managed technical aspects of sale of BOC assets to Anadarko Petroleum Corp. SK Resources, Houston 1991 to 1997 Staff Geologist

(Hillman Company, Pittsburgh)

Multiple responsibilities for small independent exploration company. Managed geological aspects of Cotton Valley Reef Exploration in its early stage. Tasks included staffing and managing geological research for the play, wellsite management including mudlogging and well logging program. Supported company with computer skills. Built company digital land maps and maintained digital geological databases. Involved in the deep Vicksburg of South Texas. Exposed to several other Gulf coast plays. Discoveries (EUR bcf)

Reefs: Camp Cooley #2R (55), Riley Trust #1 (25), Riley Trust #2 (20), Riley Trust #3 (3), Rachui (3?), Cannae (1?), Manzikert (2.5), Pollard (3 Pearlstone (8). Bossier: George-Savell #2 (3).

Technical Achievements:

Initiated research into Cotton Valley Reefs with thin section, isotope, and fluid inclusion studies.

Established wellsite petrophysical and geological data acquisition program for this play.

Built land database. Enhanced computer skills.

Southeastern Exploration and Production Company, Dallas 1980 to 1988 Staff Geologist Explorationist in the Triassic Rift Trend on the east coast. Responsible for all phases of exploration and leasing plan. Used gravity and magnetics, seismic and surface detection techniques to find and explore buried lacustrine Triassic graben. Published and presented play to national AAPG. Well known in the industry for work in this trend.

Key wildcat wells drilled:

South Georgia Rift Basin

ESSEX #1 Lightsey – (with TEXACO) deepest well in South Carolina. Stratigraphic test that found course clastics and diabase sills. Note: disagreed with TEXACO on exploration decisions. SEPCO #1 Johnson – Riddleville sub-basin stratigraphic test on flank of rift. Sanford Basin, North Carolina

SEPCO #1 Hall – Flank of basin stratigraphic wildcat on flank of rift. Shows. SEPCO #1 Butler – Mid basin structural prospect. Non-commercial oil found. Richmond Basin, Virginia

SHORE #1 Hicks – Mid-basin structural prospect. Non-commercial oil found. Merrill Nat. Res. #1 Chesapeake – Took over well to complete in Triassic sands. Non- commercial oil found.

Technical achievements:

Identified subcropping basins using gravity and magnetics. Instrumental in assembling 1.8 million acres in the trend.

Conducted seismic programs in three basins.

Published and presented play to national audience. Intercoastal Energy, Baroid Mudlogging Co., Appalachian Basin 1977 to 1980 Mudlogger Appalachian basin, Illinois basin, South Georgia rift basin mudlogging – approximately 60 one man jobs. Education

University of Texas at Dallas, Ph.D. program 1988-1991 Grad Student Thesis project involved multiple experiments using high precision GPS surveys to measure recent earth deformation. Additionally, attempted to design new measurement techniques. Study areas included the Mexicali Valley, Baja California measuring transtensional deformation south of the San Andres Fault, the Nevada Test Site measuring deformation caused by underground nuclear blasts, and Georgia searching for Triassic Rift basins using gravity and special GPS techniques for positioning. Completed 90% of course work for Ph.D. program. Study aborted due to changes in personal circumstances.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1973-1977 B.S. Geology 3.1 GPA, 3.76 in major. Mudlogged between junior and senior years. Personal

Father of 3: Adam 23, Luke 15 and Honey 13

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