OFFICERS
 

Frank A. Lodzinski - Chief Executive Officer & President, age 57, has over 35 years of oil and gas industry experience. In 1984, he formed Energy Resource Associates, Inc., which acquired management and controlling interests in oil and gas limited partnerships, joint ventures and producing properties. Certain partnerships were exchanged for common shares of Hampton Resources Corporation in 1992, which Mr. Lodzinski joined as a director and President. Hampton was sold in 1995 to Bellwether Exploration Company for $35 million. In 1996, he formed Cliffwood Oil & Gas Corp. and in 1997, Cliffwood shareholders acquired controlling interests in Texoil, Inc. In 2001, Texoil, Inc. was sold to Ocean Energy, Inc. for $135 million. In 2001, Mr. Lodzinski was appointed CEO and President of AROC, Inc. In 2003, AROC Inc. completed a $71 million monetization with an institutional investor and began a plan of liquidation in 2004. As part of that liquidation, Mr. Lodzinski was responsible for and oversaw petitions for liquidation under Federal bankruptcy laws, of two AROC Inc. subsidiaries, Latex Petroleum Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation and Source Petroleum Inc., a Louisiana corporation. In 2004, Mr. Lodzinski formed Southern Bay Energy, LLC, the General Partner of Southern Bay, which acquired the residual assets of AROC, Inc., and he has served as President of Southern Bay Energy LLC since its formation. He is a certified public accountant and holds a BSBA degree in Accounting and Finance from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.

Collis P. Chandler, III - Chief Operating Officer and Executive VP, Northern Region, age 38, has been President and sole owner of Chandler Energy, LLC since its inception in July 2000. From 1988-2000, Mr. Chandler served as Vice President of The Chandler Company, a privately-held exploration company operating primarily in the Rocky Mountains. His responsibilities over the 12-year period included involvement in exploration, prospect generation, acquisition, structure and promotion as well as direct responsibility for all land functions including contract compliance, lease acquisition and administration. Mr. Chandler received a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1992.

Robert J. Anderson - VP Business Development, Acquisitions & Divestitures, age 44, is a Petroleum Engineer with 19 years of diversified domestic and international experience with both major oil companies (ARCO International / Vastar Resources) and independent oil companies (Hunt Oil / Hugoton Energy / Anadarko Petroleum). From October 2000 through February 2004, he was employed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation as a petroleum engineer. From March 2004 through December 2004 he was employed by AROC, Inc. as Vice President, Acquisitions and Divestitures. He joined Southern Bay Energy, LLC in January 2005 as Vice President, Acquisitions and Divestitures. His professional experience includes acquisition evaluation, reservoir and production engineering and field development, and project economics, budgeting and planning. Mr. Anderson’s domestic acquisition and divestiture experiences include Gulf Coast Texas and Louisiana (offshore and onshore), east and west Texas, north Louisiana, Mid-Continent and the Rockies. His international experience includes Canada, South America and Russia. He has an undergraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming (1986) and also holds an MBA, Corporate Finance, from the University of Denver (1988).

Howard E. Ehler - Chief Financial Officer, age 62, was employed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AROC, Inc. from May 2001 through December 2004. Since January 2005, Mr. Ehler has been employed by Southern Bay Energy, LLC as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He previously served as Vice-President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Midland Resources, Inc. from March 1997 through October 1998. From November 1999 through April 2001 he performed independent accounting and auditing services in oil and gas as a sole practitioner in public accounting. He was employed in public accounting with various firms for over 21 years, including practice with Grant Thornton, where he was admitted to the partnership. He has substantive experience in oil and gas banking, finance accounting and reporting. In addition, his experience includes partnership administration, tax, budgets and forecasts and cash management. Mr. Ehler holds an Accounting degree from Texas Tech University (1966) and has been a certified public accountant since 1970.

Francis M. Mury - Chief Operating Officer and Executive VP, Southern Region, age 55, has been active in the oil and gas industry since 1974. He was employed by AROC, Inc. as Executive Vice President from May 2001 through December 2004. Since January 2005, he has been employed by Southern Bay Energy LLC as Executive Vice President. Mr. Mury worked for Texaco, Inc. from July 1974 through March 1979, ending his tenure there as a petroleum field engineer. From April 1979 through December 1985, he worked for Wainoco Oil & Gas as a production engineer and drilling superintendent. From January 1986 to November 1989 he worked for Diasu Oil & Gas as an operations manager. He has worked with Mr. Lodzinski since 1989, including Hampton Resources Corporation, where he served as Vice-President-Operations from January 1992 through May 1995, and Texoil, Inc. where he served as Executive Vice President from November 1997 through February 2001. His experience extends to all facets of petroleum engineering, including reservoir engineering, drilling and production operations and further into petroleum economics, geology, geophysics, land and joint operations. Geographical areas of experience include the Gulf Coast (offshore and onshore), East and West Texas, Mid-Continent, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Mr. Mury received a degree in Computer Science (1974) from Nicholls State University, Thibodeaux, Louisiana.

Jeffrey P. Vickers - VP of Exploration & Development, age 53, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering with a Petroleum Engineering option from the University of North Dakota in 1978. In 1979, Mr. Vickers joined Amerada Hess Corporation as an Associate Petroleum Engineer in the Williston Basin. In 1981, Mr. Vickers was employed by GeoResources as the Drilling and Production Manager where he was responsible for providing technical assistance and supervision of drilling and production operations and generated development drilling programs. He has served as President of GeoResources since January 1, 1983 and as a director of GeoResources since June 1982.

Cathy Kruse - Investor Relations, age 51, serves as Corporate Secretary for GeoResources, Inc. Ms. Kruse previously served as Secretary and business office manager and as a Director of GeoResources, Inc.  Mrs. Kruse graduated from the Atlanta College of Business in 1977 and was employed as a Legal Assistant for four years prior to her employment with us in May 1981. Mrs. Kruse serves on the North Dakota Governor’s Council for Workforce Development and serves on the Board of Directors for the North Dakota Chamber of Commerce.

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