officers

Danny Bell: Danny is the Operations Engineering Manager for Exco Resources Inc. A Petroleum Engineering Graduate from the University of Oklahoma and a Registered Professional Engineer. He has held section offices of Director, Section Chairman, Program Chairman and Treasurer in several sections (Michigan, Abilene, OKC and Dallas). Bell has also served on the EH&S, Membership and Paper Review committees at the National/International level and served on numerous section committees. He is currently the Technology Transfer Officer, Webmaster and a Past Chairman (2007-2008) for the Dallas section and serves on the SPEI National Membership Committee. Recipient of the 2009 SPEI Distinguished Service Award

Herb Bell: Herb Bell is a Production Manager at Aethon ILP in Dallas. Prior to this, he was a petroleum consultant and Manager of Engineering & Exploitation with Edisto Resources Corporation. He received a BSME degree from UTEP and is a registered professional engineer in Texas. Active in SPE since 1966, he held all local section offices as a member of West Central Texas Section and was instrumental in founding their scholarship program. He has also served on various society level committees, most recently as Chairman of the Membership Committee. He is currently serving the Dallas Section as Advertising Manager for the website. He has been a member of the Century Club since1984 and recruited over 2600 members for the Society.

Larry Champlin: Vice President in the North America Division with DeGolyer and MacNaughton specializes in reservoir engineering and appraisal of oil and gas properties.

Champlin received a B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University in 1999 and went on to receive a M.B.A. with emphases in finance and corporate strategy from Southern Methodist University in 2005. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and current Membership Chairman for the 2009-2010 term.

David Creach: David is a 1980 graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, BBA in Management. He has been a SPE member for over 20 years. He served on the Houston Golf Committee while working in Houston. He is currently Sales & Service Representative for STS (Specialty Rental Tools & Supply, Inc.) in Dallas. David is the 2009-2010 Dallas section Secretary.

Brian Chacka , Brian is an operations engineer for Denbury Resources, Inc based in Plano, TX. He is a chemical engineering graduate from the University of Minnesota and has been active in the upstream petroleum industry since 1999 working in areas ranging from Deepwater Gulf of Mexico to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He has been the Sports & Social Director as well as the Young Professionals Chair within the Dallas chapter. He is the 2009-2010 Chairman Elect and past Program Chairman (2008-2009).

PJ Edsall, is an Operations engineer for Encana. He is the past Secretary and and current Program Chairman.

Steve Grape: Since 1995, Steven G. Grape has worked as a petroleum engineer for EIA in Dallas, TX as the lead author of the U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves Annual Report series. Other responsibilities at EIA include reserves survey data quality assurance, statistical modeling of reserves-to-production ratios and finding rates, and information technology support. He holds BS and MS degrees in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University.

Mr. Grape previously worked in Washington D.C. for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Engineering and Environmental Review, reviewing natural gas storage fields, pipelines, and compression facilities for Federal certification. He is the 2008-2009 Past Chairman of the Dallas Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He was 2002 President of the Petroleum Engineers Club of Dallas, and the 2000 SPE Young Engineer of the Year.

Richard Lemon is currently serving as Director-Sports and Social for the Dallas Section. He is also serving again this year as Chairman of the SPE-Dallas Casino Night Committee. Richard joined Ram Energy as Operations Engineer with the 2007 merger of Ascent Energy into Ram. He is a graduate of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Texas.

Deborah Hempel-Medina: Deborah has been employed with IHS and its predecessor companies including PI/Dwights for over 9 years and is currently in an Account Executive role covering the North Texas, North Louisiana and Northeastern US regions. Previous employers have included Union Pacific Resources, Anadarko Petroleum and Gemini Exploration. An SPE member since 1988, she holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Deborah will hold the role of Director at Large for the 2009-2010 term.

Deborah is also active in other industry organizations including the Petroleum Engineer’s Club of Dallas and the Texas Energy Council. She also enjoys visiting schools to spread knowledge about our industry, careers and safety to local students

David S. Hamilton: Employed as an Exploitation Engineer by Nexen Petroleum since year 2000. Previous employers were Cox Resources Corp., Santa Fe Minerals and Global Marine Drilling Co. Graduated from Texas A&M University in 1983 with B. S. degree in Petroleum Engineering. Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, Louisiana and California. Member of SPE since 1979. David is the current Chaiman for the 2009-2010 term.

Phin Holmes: Phin joined Baker Petrolite in 1980 and is currently a National Account Executive for the Western Hemisphere. Prior to moving to Dallas, Phin has worked in the Gulf Coast Region, Houston, College Station and in the Permian Basin. Phin holds a degree from Texas Tech University and has worked on his masters at both Texas Tech and Sol Ross Universities. Currently Phin has served as the "Community Relations" Director for the Dallas Section working with the SPE Educational Committee, Community Service Committee, and Dallas Youth Services Corp (DYSC). Through DYSC, the SPE Community Service Committee has committed to work with "At Risk" students to get them interested in the oil and gas industry. Phin currently is the keeper of the "Magic Suit case".

Rick Middaugh: Rick works for Halliburton and is the 2009-2010 section Community Relations Director.

Sara Miller is a petroleum engineer specializing in the energy industry for KE Andrews and Company. Her expertise and area of responsibility covers the valuation of significant assets in the Barnett Shale using reserve estimation, as well as economic and decline curve analysis. Prior to joining KE Andrews in 2008, she was a production engineer for Aera Energy in the Ventura, California field office and participated in the Central Coast section of SPE. She is a graduate of Texas Tech University with a BS in Petroleum Engineering where she was an active member of SPE, holding office and participating in various committees.

Brad Robinson joined Matador Resources Company in August 2003 as one of its founders and serves as the company’s Vice President of Engineering. Prior to joining Matador, Mr. Robinson held the position of Advisor with Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services, where he was responsible for the development and application of new technologies related to well completions and stimulation. Mr. Robinson worked with Schlumberger for six years following its acquisition of S. A. Holditch & Associates, Inc. in 1997. Mr. Robinson joined Holditch, when the consulting firm was formed in 1979. As a Senior Petroleum Engineer, he was responsible for the evaluation, completion and stimulation of unconventional natural gas reservoirs. Mr. Robinson served as the Vice President - Production Engineering where he was responsible for production and completion engineering projects, including the Gas Research Institute’s Tight Gas Sands and Horizontal Gas Well research projects. In addition to working in most areas of the U.S. during his career, he has worked throughout the world including Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Egypt, North Sea, Russia, and Indonesia. Mr. Robinson began his career in 1977 with Marathon Oil Company, serving as an Associate Production Engineer and later as a Reservoir Engineer in Midland. Mr. Robinson received Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1977 and 1986, respectively. He has authored or co-authored over thirty technical articles, eighteen of which have appeared in industry and/or technical publications. Mr. Robinson is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Brad is a Director at Large for the Dallas Section and Chaired the 2009 Haynesville Gas Shale Symposium.

Peggy Tibbetts: Peggy Tibbetts is a Partner and Manager of Technical Services with LaRoche Petroleum Consultants, Ltd. and has worked for consulting companies and independent producers for 30 years in engineering, accounting, and reserves management. Peggy is Past Chairman of the section and General Chairman for the 2005 HEES. Peggy is a past President of the Desk & Derrick Club of Dallas and has received the international organization's highest Award of Excellence. Peggy is also a representative for the North Texas Energy Council.