About the President

Mark A. Plummer
President of Chestnut Petroleum, Inc.
Plummer Exploration LLC
Chestnut Energy Partners, Inc.

Education
1982 B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX

1978 B.S. in Biology/Biochemistry, University of Texas-Pan Am, Edinberg, TX

2003 Series 22 License, Series 63 and Series 39 Private Placement Principle

Professional Experience
Chestnut Petroleum, Inc., Founder and President Dallas, Texas 1994-Today

Acquisitions and Operations
Gillis-English Bayou, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. 1994
Signal Hill California
East Texas Tyler County

Sun Oil Company (Oryx Energy), Dallas, TX

1982 – 1994
Senior Engineer -directed and managed engineering activities for both Oryx-operated and OBO properties for the upper Gulf Coast region, including 250 wells producing 2,870 BOPD and 32,600 MCFD, and the Maurice, Louisiana gas plant.

1988 - 1991
Offshore Operations Engineer -oversaw and directed production engineering for three drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico which produced 59,000 MCFD and 1,000 BOPD.

1986-1988
Production Engineer - Engineered and managed daily operations of seven fields in the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas area.

1982-1986
Production Engineer- Engineered and managed daily operations of 350 wells in Delhi Unit in Northern Louisiana area.

Publications
SPE Drilling and Completions, Volume 10, September, 1995.Low Cost Alternative for Remedial Sand Control Application, SPE #26540
International Coil Tubing Symposium, Presented March, 1994.Thru-Tubing Gravel Packs: Gulf of Mexico Case Histories.

Professional Affiliations
Registered Professional Engineer, State of Texas #67282
Member Society of Petroleum Engineers
Member American Association of Drilling Engineers
FINRA (NASD) Registered Principal Series 39
FINRA (NASD) Registered Representative Series 22
State Blue Sky Laws Series 63