Appointed Vice President of Geology on September 15, 1997. Dr. Bible earned his B.S. Degree in Geology from Kent State University and his MSc. and PhD. Degrees in Geology from Iowa State University. Dr. Bible is a proven hydrocarbon finder who drilled his first successful wildcat as a Trainee Geologist. Formerly with Phillips Petroleum Corporation and ALAMCO, Dr. Bible brings to the Company 29 years experience as a Petroleum Geologist. In addition, Dr. Bible has spent nine years in the Appalachian Basin in the exploration and development of reserves in the Big Lime, Devonian Shale and in deeper horizons. Over the last nine years he has located more than 172 development wells, 90 percent of which were successful. He has discovered ten new oil and gas fields in Kentucky and Tennessee. He is also credited with managing a drilling program at ALAMCO that kept its finding cost the lowest in the nation. |