officers

Dan Auces - 1977 graduate of Rice University with a BS in chemical engineering. He began his oilfield career at the age of 19, working for Exxon Company USA in 1974 as a summer engineer. After varied assignments a plant and project engineer, Dan left Exxon in late 1979 to work for the Canadian owned Texas based Home Petroleum Corporation designing and constructing underground storage facilities for LPG. He had a very short stint as a consultant working for Strong Engineering Corporation. In 1980 he began his three year career working for the Cal Gas Corporation and its sister Dillingham Energy Resources as process and economics evaluation engineer. Then in 1983 he began his 25 year career working for the Hunt Family of companies including Rosewood Resources Inc. and Hunt Petroleum Corporation. Dan retired from Hunt in 2008. Dan had another short stint with yet another Canadian owned and Texas based company, Nexen Petroleum USA, as an acquisitions engineer. In May 2010, Dan began what he hopes to be his best and final career choice working for Denbury Resources, Inc. as Senior Reservoir Reserves Engineer. Dan has been an SPE member for more than 25 years (since 1984). He has served on the Dallas SPE golf committee for 10 years. But he is best known for having served as the Dallas SPE Section scholarship chairman since 1998.

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 and 2009 Distinguished Member Award.

Herb Bell: Herb Bell is Vice President of Operations with Trek Resources, Inc in Dallas. Prior to this he was Production Manager for Aethon I LP, Independent 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 the West Central Texas Section and was instrumental in founding their scholarship program. He has also served on various SPE International committees, including Chairman of the Membership Committee. He is currently serving the Dallas Section as Director at Large and Advertising & Sales Manager for the website. He has been a member of the Century Club since1984 and recruited over 2700 members for the Society.

Dustin Bozarth is a Region Sales Engineer for Team Oil Tools. His expertise and responsibilities are in completion equipment focusing on packer, plugs, and frac sleeves. Dustin previously worked for Expro where he spent several years in the field running completion tools and 2 years as an Account Manager in the DFW metropolis. Dustin graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2003.

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 Treasurer for the 2010-2012 (two year) 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 2010-2011 Dallas Sports and Social Director.

Brian Chacka , Brian is an operations engineer for Denbury Resources, Inc based in Plano, TX. Prior to serving as the Dallas Section Chairman, he was the Program Chair, Sports & Social Director, and Young Professionals Chair. He was the section’s Young Engineer of the Year in 2008 and was named the 2010 Mid-Continent Regional Outstanding Young Member for his dedicated service to SPE. He is a chemical engineering graduate from the University of Minnesota.

Joe Mueller, Membership Chairman 2010-2011. BS Chemical Engineer, University of Houston. Began engineering career in the Gulf Coast chemicals processing industry and transitioned into various sales and sales management positions in chemicals, petrochemical and specialty products markets with Conoco/DuPont. Moved into upstream oil and gas marketing when joining the Enventure Global Technology expandable casing group. Currently a Corporate Business Development person for Cudd Energy Services marketing hydraulic fracturing, coiled tubing, snubbing and directional drilling services.

Richard Lemon is the 2010-2011 Program Chair. From 2008-2010 he was the Director of Sports and Social for the Dallas Section and served three years as Chair 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 works for Williams as the Community and Safety Outreach representative for their Barnett Shale operations. Prior to Williams, she was employed with IHS and its predecessor companies including PI/Dwights for over 10 years. Other 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 held the role of Secretary last year. She has previously been a Director at Large and returns to that position for the 2011-2012 term.

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 was the Chaiman for the 2009-2010 term.

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 and Haynesville Shale plays using reserve estimation, as well as economic and decline curve analysis. Sara served as Young Professionals chairman for the past three years and will serve as Director-At-Large this year and be responsible for coordinating SPE Dallas Symposia with the Education Committee. She is a graduate of Texas Tech University with a BS in Petroleum Engineering.

Terry Palisch is currently the Director of Petroleum Engineering with CARBO Ceramics. Prior to his 7 years with CARBO, he was employed by ARCO for 15 years as a production, completions and reservoir engineer. He graduated with a BS in PE from the University of Missouri-Rolla. He has been an SPE member for 29 years, and is currently the Program Chairman with the SPE Dallas Section. He has served or is currently serving as a member of the ATCE Well Stimulation and ATCE Completions Committees, the Drilling & Completions Award and Completions Optimization Technology Award Committees and a Technical Editor. He has authored numerous SPE Technical papers, and given many presentations at SPE conferences, lunches, ATWs, etc.

Brad Robinson Brad Robinson joined Matador Resources Company in August 2003 as one of its founders and serves as the company’s Vice President - Reservoir Engineering. Prior to joining Matador, Brad held the position of Advisor with Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services. He worked with Schlumberger for six years following its acquisition of S. A. Holditch & Associates, Inc. in 1997. Brad joined Holditch as a Senior Petroleum Engineer when the consulting firm was formed in 1979, then later served as the Vice President - Production Engineering. He began his career in 1977 with Marathon Oil Company, serving as an Associate Production Engineer and later as a Reservoir Engineer in Midland. Brad received Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1977 and 1986, respectively. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, a member of SPE and is serving as the 2011 - 2012 Chairman of the Dallas Section of SPE.

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 35 years in engineering, accounting, and reserves management. Peggy is Past Chairman of the Dallas SPE section, General Chairman for the 2005 HEES, and Regional Service Award recipient. Peggy is the current President of the Texas Energy Council and Communication Chair for the Women’s Energy Network. Peggy is a past President of the Desk & Derrick Club of Dallas and received the international organization's highest Award of Excellence.

Michael Tunstall: Employed as North America Region Manager for Halliburton swellable packers with 29 years of service to the energy industry. Currently serving as the Education Chair for the Dallas section supporting the Study Group and the fall and Spring Symposiums. Michael is currently the Two Year Section chair for the SPE Denver Section having been section chair in 2009-2010. He also is on the Fort Worth SPE Section Golf Scholarship committee and serves on the SPEI membership committee in the second year of a 3 year term.