Leadership Team

Barry Portman

Owner / Director / CEO

Barry Portman has more than 25 years of oilfield experience in operations and management, anchored by hands-on field experience in all sizes and scopes, from a small startup to a multi-billion independent company. His operational background includes production, drilling, completions, plant & midstream, facilities, maintenance, and integrated service management.

Cindy Portman

Owner / President

Cindy (Kennedy) Portman, an Angelo State University and Texas Tech graduate, has had a variety of experiences in her career. She founded and developed a successful small real estate business and expanded to the oil & gas industry by purchasing a small oil field in West Texas and hiring experienced personnel to run the daily operations.

Jimmy Young

VP Community Relations

Jimmy Young graduated from Gardendale Christian School in 1993 and soon after joined the United States Navy where he served as a Hospital Corpsman. After receiving an Honorable Discharge in 2000, he later went on to serve in the reserves for six years. Jimmy attended Odessa College and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Angela Staples

VP Land & General Counsel

Angela Staples has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law in 2003. She is admitted to both the Texas and New Mexico bars, and is board certified in Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.