Dennis Kruse

Mr. Kruse has worked in various drilling and operations positions since receiving a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering in 1982 from Texas Tech University. He spent the first 15 years of his career with Gulf Oil Company and Chevron USA in the Permian Basin. Dennis worked as Drilling Foreman, Drilling Engineer, Superintendent, and Engineering Advisor across numerous areas. He gained experience while drilling deep Delaware Basin gas wells, underpressured (air) drilling environments, large infill waterflood projects, and numerous horizontal wells. Mr. Kruse formed Drillmark Consulting, an Engineering and Wellsite Consulting firm in 1997. During the period from 1997 – 2004, he managed numerous consultants and projects for various companies. Projects included wells in Texas, New Mexico, Lousiana, and Oklahoma. In 2004, he merged the firm with EPI Consultants, a subsidiary of Cudd Pressure Control, and served as VP/General Manager of that organization. From 2006 until joining Tall City Exploration, Mr. Kruse has been an independent Project Manager/Operator/Partner in several areas of Texas, including Wolfberry, Barnett Shale, 3rd Bone Springs and other plays. Dennis is a member of SPE and a founding member of the AADE in the Permian Basin.