Jim Addison

Experience

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  Amoco Production Company

  Jan 1986 - Oct 1987

  Production Engineer - West Texas

  Production engineer focues on optimizing operating performance of two large waterflood units: Levelland (San Andres) Unit and Anton Irish (Clearfork) Unit. Total production average 15,000 BOPD.

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  Mitchell Energy

  Jan 1989 - Feb 1996

  Production and Completion Engineer

  Dedicated completion engineer for the Barnett Shale development program in Wise and Denton County, TX. Production engineer for 300+ wells and 25 MMCFPD in the Ft. Worth Basin.

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  Mitchell Energy Corp

  Feb 1996 - Oct 1997

  Reservoir Engineer - Onshore

  Reservoir Engineer on multi-discipline asset team(s) working properties in Texas, Colorado and Oklahoma. Daily production of 40 MMCFPD.

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  Coastal Oil & Gas Corp

  Oct 1997 - Jun 2000

  Reservoir Engineer - Onshore and Offshore Divisions

  Reservoir engineer on multi-discipline team(s) working properties in South Texas, Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico. Daily production of 75 MMCFPD.

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  Newfield Exploration

  Jun 2000 - Mar 2013

  Corporate functional role focused on SEC reserve reporting, training and development, project advisor Developed operating plans and strategic priorities for this oil-focused business unit with major assets in the Uinta and Williston Basins. Co-managed 600 MM$ in annual capital programs and 650+ person business unit. Plays of significance: Wasatch, Uteland Butte, Green River Developed operating plans and strategic priorities for this natural gas-focused business unit with major assets in the Arkoma and Anadarko Basins. Co-managed 550 MM$ in annual capital programs and 300+ person business unit. Plays of significance: Woodford Shale and Granite Wash. Managed annual capital programs (400 - 600 MM$, 10-15 rigs) to assess, HBP and develop Woodford Shale and Granite Wash Fields. Led business development for the onshore business unit with a focus on acquisitions and joint-ventures. Signed a 3-yr, 100 MM$ South Texas drilling joint venture iwth XOM (deep Frio). Captured Vicksburg farm-outs and acquired properties in East Texas and Val Verde Basins. Worked in multi-discipline teams fouces on major producing trends in South Texas, Gulf Coast and East Texas. Teams responsible for field studies, exploration projects, acquisitions, SEC reserve reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

  • Corporate Reservoir Engineering Manager

    Nov 2012 - Mar 2013

  • General Manager - Rocky Mountain Business Unit

    Mar 2011 - Nov 2012

  • General Manager - Mid-Continent Business Unit

    Oct 2009 - Mar 2011

  • Development Manager - Mid-Continent Business Unit

    Sept 2006 - Oct 2009

  • Business Development Coordinator

    Jan 2005 - Sept 2006

  • Reservoir Engineer - Onshore Business Unit

    Jun 2000 - Jan 2005
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  Travis Peak Resources, LLC

  Nov 2013 - Feb 2019

  President & CEO

  Founded Travis Peak Resources in November, 2013 and built a team of 17 oil and gas professionals based in Austin, TX. Built 3 businesses: Appalachia E&P (Utica/Point Pleasant dry gas play in Pennsylvania). Mid-Continent E&P (liquids rich MERGE play in Oklahoma), Mid-Continent Midstream (equity ownership in Iron Horse Midstream). Appalachia asset sold in 2018. Mid-Continent assets combined into Paloma Resources effective February, 2019.

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  JSA Energy, LLC

  May 2019 - now

  President

  Founded JSA Energy, LLC to provide management, consulting, and advisory services to the energy industry.Current BOD positions:• Canvas Energy: independent director and chairman of Compensation Committee. Chaparral Energy was rebranded as Canvas Energy in 2022. Canvas is based in Oklahoma City with assets and operations in the Anadarko Basin. • WildFire Energy (WFE): independent director. WFE is based in Houston with assets and operations in the Eastern Eagle Ford.• Faulconer Energy (FE): independent advisor. FE is based in Tyler with a concentration of assets and operations in East Texas.Past BOD roles:• Chisholm Energy Holdings, LLC (2020 - 2022): Served as an independent director, chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Reserves Committee until the sale to Earthstone Energy. CEH was based in Fort Worth with assets and operations in the Northern Delaware Basin.• Hawkwood Energy (2020 - 2021): Served as CEO and an executive BOD member until the merger with WildFire Energy. Hawkwood was based in Denver and operated assets in the Eastern Eagle Ford.• Jones Energy II (2019 - 2020): Elected as an independent director and Chairman of the BOD following emergence from bankruptcy in May 2019. Successfully worked with management, key shareholders and Evercore to explore strategic alternatives. Process culminated in a merger with Revolution Resources in 2020.• Iron Horse Midstream (2018 - 2019): Served as a founding board member of Iron Horse Midstream. The Iron Horse System serves producers in the STACK/SCOOP/Merge shale play in the Eastern Anadarko Basin.• Travis Peak Resources (2013 - 2019): Founder, CEO, and executive board member of Travis Peak Resources from November 2013 until its combination with Paloma Partners LLC in February 2019. Travis Peak Resources was based in Austin with operations and assets in the Appalachian Basin and Eastern Anadarko Basin. Show less

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  Hawkwood Energy

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

  Chief Executive Officer

  Named as Chief Executive Officer of Hawkwood Energy, LLC in March 2020. Hawkwood was a private equity sponsored (Warburg Pincus, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan) E&P company with assets and operations in the eastern Eagle Ford: 14,000 BOEPD, 450 wells, 160,000 net acres. Hawkwood was founded in 2012.Managed the company through the collapse in the market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Swiftly reduced G&A, lowered operating expenses, paid down debt while maintaining the integrity and safety of the operations.Engaged advisors late in 2020 and conducted a robust process resulting in a successful transaction: repayment of all Hawkwood bank debt and ongoing equity upside exposure for the Hawkwood investors through the merger with WildFire Energy in August 2021. Show less