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Our Background

Ken Smith began his career in oil and gas after receiving his degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University. He has over 40 years of experience in this industry with the last 10 years concentrating primarily on the development of key resource plays. While employed at Hunt Oil Company, he was responsible for adding an incremental 15 million barrels of oil to the recoverable reserves at the Fairway (James Lime) Unit. During his time with Energen Resources, he was instrumental in the First Permian Acquisition, which enabled the company to transition from a natural gas focus to an oil focus. Ken spent seven years with Continental Resources gaining a comprehensive understanding of both the Anadarko and Arkoma basins from the beginning of their development. In the last several years through Smith Minerals and T4F Minerals, he has gained a thorough comprehension from the mineral perspective of the STACK and SCOOP plays and owns mineral acreage in key areas of both plays. Through his extensive experience, Ken has demonstrated the ability to capitalize on unique and otherwise overlooked opportunities in the oil and gas industry.