Clayton O. Carson

Experience

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  Gulf Oil Company

  Aug 1980 - Jul 1983

  Geologist
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  C.F. Lawrence & Assoc. Inc

  Aug 1983 - Jun 1991

  Petroleum Geologist
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  Union Oil of California

  Jul 1991 - Mar 1998

  Senior Development Geologist / Permian Basin & Gulf Caost
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  Phillips Petroleum

  Feb 1998 - Aug 2002

  Senior Development Geologist / Permian Basin
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  ConocoPhillips Company

  Aug 2002 - May 2006

  Asset Supervisor / Permian Basin

  o Supervise a staff of eleven professionals (reservoir engineers, geologists and geophysicists) and support personnel.o Concentrating on deep gas development in tight carbonate reservoirs.o Manage technical project direction.o Areas of responsibility also included SE New Mexico.o Responsible for creation of annual capital budget.o Manage long-term development plans for the area.

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  Devon Energy

  Jul 2006 - Dec 2012

  o Manage geological staff of 15, responsible for SE New Mexicoo Focus areas include the Delaware Basin and the Northwest Shelf.o Generated and maintain long-term strategic plans focusing on new plays with significant growth potential. o Initiate evaluation of unconventional reservoirs in the Delaware Basin leveraging corporate expertise to expedite appraisal of potential reservoirs.o Successfully direct the evaluation of the Avalon shale in Eddy and Lea County, NM. o Supervised the evaluation of additional unconventional reservoirs, including the Wolfcamp shale.o Transitioned development of the Delaware and Bone Spring formations from vertical to horizontal drilling. Successfully tested previously un-economic vertical areas in the Delaware with horizontal wells. Show less

  • Exploration Manager / Ft Worth Basin N. Texas BU

    Oct 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Exploration Manager

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2012

  • Exploration Manager / Permian Basin SE New Mexico

    Jul 2006 - Oct 2011
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  Carson Oil and Gas

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

  Owner
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  SandRidge Energy

  Aug 2013 - Apr 2014

  Senior Geologist

  Exploration focus on developing new plays under existing leasehold in central Oklahoma. Worked with reservoir engineering to generate scoping play economics

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  Chesapeake Energy

  May 2014 - Jul 2015

  Manager Exploration

  Generated a plan for selection of an entry point into the Permian Basin. Developed a strategic plan for the evaluation of major plays currently being drilled along with the generation of new exploration plays. Screened outside generated opportunities. Chesapeake had exited the Permian Basin and wanted to reestablish a position in the basin.

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  Faltwillow Resources, LLC

  Aug 2015 - now

  Principal

  Generated play concepts in the northern Midland Basin and Northern Shelf concentrating on the San Andres formation. Developed and sold one large San Andres prospect in the northern Midland Basin. Formed a private equity funded partnership headquartered in Midland, Texas that has put together over 10,000 acres surrounding a large existing San Andres field.