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Joseph A. Mills, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer joined EROC in May 2007. Prior to joining EROC, Mills formed Montierra Minerals & Production, LP, a Houston-based oil and gas company focused on the mineral, royalty and non-operated working interest segment of the E&P industry in April 2006. Before Montierra, he was senior vice president of operations for a privately held mineral company in Houston, where he helped coordinate the growth and acquisitions of approximately $480 million in mineral, royalty and overriding royalty interests.
Previously, Mills was a senior vice president at El Paso Corporation, where he managed the ongoing worldwide acquisition efforts of El Paso Production Company and directed the drilling and production efforts of the Gulf of Mexico division. He also served as senior vice president of technical services.
Mills joined El Paso Corporation as part of its 1999 merger with Sonat, Inc., where he had spent 18 years in various executive and senior-level management positions within Sonat Exploration Company, including vice president and general manager of the Gulf of Mexico division (Houston), vice president and general manager of the Mid-Continent division (Oklahoma City), business unit manager of the Permian Basin (Midland, Texas), land manager of the East Texas/North Louisiana region (Tyler, Texas) and coordinator of property acquisitions.
He received a master of business administration degree (with an emphasis in finance) from the University of Houston in 1992 and graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor of business administration degree in 1982. He is an active member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), Houston Association of Professional Landmen (HAPL) and American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) organizations. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Texas Pipeline Association. | 