Case Study – Midland Basin

Background/Challenges  A private equity backed team of 2 executives had been working with NTG Auburn for nearly one year establishing asset management models to engage when and if the team successfully purchased an operating property.  The team was able to negotiate directly with a seller (no bid process) for 500 wells, 21,000 BOE/day in the…

Case Study – Eagle Ford

Background/Challenges  An international firm’s US subsidiary had a large non-operating position but had never been the operator of record in the United States. The firm’s management worked with NTG Auburn for nearly one year establishing asset management models to engage when and if the team successfully purchased an operated property.  The team was able to…

Spotlight: Nic Cleveland

NICHOLAS CLEVELAND Senior Project Engineer | DFW Office Nicholas Cleveland joined our team in 2014 and has since become one of the cornerstones of our operations as a Senior Project Engineer, bringing over two decades of expertise in drilling, completions, and production. At NTG, Nick has led many drilling projects across prominent basins like the…

Spotlight: Mark Malone

MARK MALONE Vice President We are excited to announce that effective November 1st, Mark Malone has been named the Vice President of NTG Auburn. Mark’s previous experience includes senior operations and management positions at Riley Permian, Gulfport Energy, and Chesapeake Energy, and has excelled at being one of NTG’s senior asset/project managers and completions subject…

Spotlight: Matthew Holmes

MATTHEW HOLMES Senior Project Manager | OKC Office Matthew Holmes joined our team in 2023 and is currently on of our senior project managers. Prior to joining, he spent almost 5 years at Continental Resources on their Bakken drilling team. Prior to that, he was a contract drilling engineer at WPX Energy on their Delaware…

Spotlight: Gary Trotter

GARY TROTTER Project Manager | DFW Office Gary Trotter is one of NTG Auburn’s Project Managers, bringing 50 years domestic and international E & P experience both onshore and offshore with major, independent and private oil and gas companies. Gary is one of the early pioneers in providing outsourced operations for clients who either did…

Spotlight: Dusty Kinchen

DUSTY KINCHEN Senior Project Manager | DFW Office Joined our team in 2002 and is currently one of our Senior Project Engineers. Prior to joining, he was a drilling engineer for Kerr-McGee (Oryx Energy) for 5 years focusing on the Permian basin, South Texas and the Gulf Coast. Prior to that, Dusty worked for 16+…

Spotlight: Rome Nichols

ROME NICHOLS Senior Project Engineer | Oklahoma City Office Rome Nichols joined the team in 2021 and is currently one of our senior completion engineers, project engineers and asset managers. Prior to joining the team, for 6 years he headed operations for two independents. Prior to that, he was Asset Manager – Production and Completions…

Spotlight: Parker Cummings P.E.

Spotlight PARKER CUMMINGS P.E. Senior Project Engineer | Oklahoma City Office Parker Cummings joined our team in 2018 and is currently one of our Senior Project Engineers. Prior to joining, he served as Senior Operations Engineer at Echo Energy, where he managed drilling and completion for a multi-rig program in the SCOOP and STACK. Prior…