Russell A. Branting has served as Kodiak's Operations Manager since June 2007. He has more than 20 years of experience focused throughout the Rocky Mountain region with extensive experience in the Green River Basin in Wyoming. He has served in various positions in petroleum engineering and operations with Western Gas Resources Inc. Petropro Engineerg Inc. Tesco Underbalanced Drilling Services Chevron USA Inc. and Snyder Oil Corporation. He was most recently the Project Engineer for Western Gas Resources Inc. where he was responsible for managing all operations ongoing in the Greater Green River Business Unit deep Powder River Basin Business Unit and Exploration team. Dr. Branting earned his Ph. D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1993. |