Keith
J. Gourgues
is a
licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer registered in the
State of Louisiana, since 1992. He has over 27 years of
various oil and gas industry experience in engineering,
geology, and geophysics. Mr. Gourgues is presently the
CEO/Managing Member of Mississippi Resources, LLC. Mississippi
Resources is an independent oil and gas E&P company with
assets in the state of Mississippi. Previously, Mr. Gourgues
has managed the New Orleans Region office for Cimarex Energy
Co. He was responsible for managing a multi-disciplined
staff of 25 employees with a $50 million to $150 million
annual exploration drilling budget for Cimarex’s Offshore
Gulf of Mexico, South Louisiana and Mississippi assets. He
also served in other management roles leading
multi-disciplined teams and driving exploration drilling
activity with several other large independent oil and gas
companies. He was instrumental in budget planning, as well
as risk and portfolio management for these companies. Mr.
Gourgues received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum
Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1984. |
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Bruce
A. Smith
is Director of Engineering for Mississippi
Resources, LLC since its inception in 2010, has over 20 years
experience in oil and gas exploration in multiple geologic basins in
North America, both onshore and offshore. His experience includes
extensive focus in the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin, both on
piercement salt domes and interdomal features, with concentration on
the Lower Cretaceous Hosston reservoir. Prior to joining Mississippi
Resources, Mr. Smith was Senior Reservoir Engineer at Cimarex Energy
Co. from 2002 to 2009 and served in a similar capacity at Key
Production Co. from 1996 to 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Smith held the
position of Production Engineer at Brock Exploration Corp. from 1988
to 1996. Mr. Smith graduated from Louisiana State University with a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1984 and
earned a Master of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1987,
also from LSU.
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Melvin
J. Baiamonte, Jr. is a licensed Petroleum Landman with
33 years of experience. Mr. Baiamonte is presently
Director of Land for Mississippi Resources, LLC.
Mississippi Resources is an independent oil and gas E&P
company with assets in 49 operated and non-operated wells in
the state of Mississippi. Previously, Mr. Baiamonte
has created and managed several land departments within
various organizations. Mr. Baiamonte has been employed
by such entities as Amoco Petroleum, Crescent Drilling &
Exploration, Probe Resources, Forcenergy, Forest Oil,
Dominion Exploration and Development and Energy Partners.
He has been involved in most basins in the continental
United States as well as offshore shelf and deepwater Gulf
of Mexico. He has managed projects in onshore and
offshore Alaska and internationally. Mr. Baiamonte
received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Loyola
University in 1977. |
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James M. Hansen (Jim) is
the Director of Geology for Mississippi Resources, LLC. He is
responsible for managing all geological and geophysical research in
order to develop a successful drilling program. Mr. Hansen has over
32 years experience as a professional geologist in the oil and gas
industry. He has experience in multiple geologic basins in North
America with extensive focus in the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin,
including piercement salt domes, salt ridges and inter-domal
features. Before coming to Mississippi Resources, Mr. Hansen was an
independent geologist involved in the exploration and marketing of
oil and gas properties throughout Mississippi. Prior to that, Jim
worked as a senior geologist at several companies, including Cimarex
Energy, Columbia Gas Development Corp., Pan Canadian Petroleum Co.,
and Mobil Oil Corp. Notable to Mr. Hansen’s career are several
major discoveries in Mississippi that include the Laurel Field,
Chapparal Smackover oil pool, and Pine Grove Field. Jim received
his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Kent State University
in 1978 and is a current member of AAPG. |
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