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EXECUTIVE STAFF

FRANK D. HENDERSON

Mr. Henderson is the President/Owner of Appalachian Energy, Inc. (AEI) which is the fourth largest producer of natural gas and coalbed methane (CBM) in VA.  Founded in 2002, AEI purchased 84 wells and applied production enhancement techniques to improve existing wells. Beginning in 2004, AEI subsequently drilled 59 new CBM wells in Buchanan County, VA and participated as a JV partner in an additional 30 wells.  Since 2002, operated production increased over 300%.

Prior to forming Appalachian Energy, Inc., Mr. Henderson founded Appalachian Production Services, Inc. (APS) in 1994 to provide production management services for the natural gas and oil industry.  Since that time contract operating services expanded to over 2,500 wells, hundreds of miles of pipelines, maintenance and midstream assets in six states. In December 2016, Mr. Henderson merged APS with Basin Energy Group based in Charleston, WV.  The combined company acquired a welding/fabrication/maintenance service provider in November 2017, rebranded under the name ShalePro Energy Services and has grown to over 370 employees.  ShalePro is currently one of the largest Marcellus & Utica production and midstream service providers in the Appalachian Basin.

Before he found these companies, Mr. Henderson held various field and management positions with EQT, CNG Producing Company (Currently CNX Gas ), Union Drilling, Inc., PetroTech Inc. and the U.S. Geological Survey. His industry experience spans 38 years and includes production management, drilling and completion, pipeline, facility design/installation and geology.

Mr. Henderson is a 1981 Graduate of St. Lawrence University with Honors in Geology, is a past President and current Board Member of the Virginia Oil & Gas Association (VOGA), and is an active member in the Society of Petroleum Engineers.  

EDWARD K. DIMINICK

Mr. Diminick has over 34 years of engineering, operations and general management experience. He has been involved with drilling, completion and production operations for conventional oil and gas wells, and unconventional shale and coalbed methane (CBM) wells. As Vice President, his role is to manage drilling and completions, production operations, well workovers, reservoir evaluations, and administrative services.

He was responsible for the development and operation of a new CBM field in the Central Appalachian Basin and managed the operations of a large CBM project in the Cherokee Basin. He was instrumental in the field development and start-up operations of a conventional gas play in the Appalachian Basin where he directed the drilling, completion and production operations, and construction of the pipeline and compressor system. Diminick also managed and supervised the field operations for a Virginia Tech/DOE CO2 injection project into coalbed methane and shale formations. His experience has included work in various U.S. oilfield basins as well as internationally in the Netherlands and the Shanxi Province, China.

Prior to joining Appalachian Energy, Inc., Diminick was employed by Marshall Miller & Associates, Dart Oil & Gas Corporation, MCNIC Oil & Gas Company/DTE Energy, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., EQT, and Gulf Oil E&P Company in various positions in field operations, engineering and general management.

Mr. Diminick earned a B.S. degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, an MBA degree from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, and is a registered Professional Engineer. He is a 34-year member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.