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Based in Houston, Texas, Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. (PDTI) is an oilfield service and technology company that is developing an advanced drilling technology to be offered to the energy industry. PDTI was formed to commercialize its patented Particle Impact Drilling (PID) system that is designed to provide a radical increase in penetration rates for drilling oil and gas wells, particularly through deep hard and abrasive zones or other difficult-to-drill formations. The purpose of the system is to improve drilling efficiencies and significantly improve overall economics to the energy industry in regions around the world where slow drilling rates result in high costs to find and develop oil and gas reserves. PDTI's role in the energy industry is to dramatically improve drilling efficiency; thereby making new energy reserves economically available through a significant reduction in finding and development costs.

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jim B Terry
Number of Employees 19
Contact Information

5611 Baird Ct

Houston, Texas 77041

www.particledri...

(713) 223-3031

NAICS Code Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations: 213112

Recent Events

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jim B Terry President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Gordon Tibbitts Senior Vice President, Corp Dev
Greg Galloway Vice President of Engineering and Operations
Thomas E Hardisty Secretary & Senior Vice President, Corp Dev
Kevin S. Flannery Director
Steve A Weyel Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Ken R. Lesuer Chairman & Independent Director
A Menown Hugh Board of Directors
Byron Dunn Board of Directors
Hugh A Menown Chairman
Hugh Menown Board of Directors
John D Schiller Board of Directors
Michael S. Mathews Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Smith International, Inc. Regional Vice President Former
Weatherford International Ltd. Vice President Former
Baker Hughes Incorporated Former
Halliburton Company Director Former
San Francisco State University Ba In Business. Former

Organization Position Status
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President, Corp Dev Current
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Vice President, Technology Current
University of Utah Bachelors Degree In Mechanical Engineering. Former

Greg Galloway joined PDTI in February 2006 as Vice President of Engineering and Operations. He has over 26 years of experience relevant to PDTI in the drilling and oilfield services industry. Mr. Galloway served as Global Product Line Manager for Weatherford International, where he focused on drilling hazard mitigation which included drilling with casing, expandable tubulars and managed pressure drilling techniques. Mr. Galloway is an innovative manager with a strong technical reputation in leading edge technologies and drilling performance enhancements. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated the ability to build highly skilled teams that achieve results and deliver significant drilling performance improvements by using new innovative products and services. He has a proven track record of accurately forecasting markets and achieving results in those markets. Mr. Galloway is a published author of numerous technical papers and magazine articles in the oilfield industry and holds a number of patents. Prior to Weatherford, Mr. Galloway spent two years with Ryan Energy Technologies, Inc. ("Ryan") in Senior Technical Sales. In this capacity, he provided customers with an engineered approach to drilling directional wells with a focus on improving hole quality, enhancing drilling performance and reducing trouble time. While at Ryan, he participated in planning and drilling of some of the highest MRI(R) (Mechanical Risk Index(TM)) wells in the Gulf of Mexico achieving some of the highest footage per day of all wells drilled in the period. Prior to Ryan, Mr. Galloway spent 20 years with Baker Hughes Inc. ("Baker") in various operational and management level positions, including management roles surrounding Baker's Drilling Optimization service, where he hired and trained numerous drilling optimization engineers in both North and South America.

Organization Position Status
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Vice President of Engineering and Operations Current
Weatherford International Ltd. Product Line Manager Former
Weatherford International Ltd. Global Product Former
Ryan Energy Technologies, Inc. Former
Baker Hughes Incorporated Former

Mr. Hardisty has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of PDTI since June 2004. Mr. Hardisty had previously served as Director and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Particle Drilling, Inc. from June 2003 until it was merged into PDTI in June 2004, and was also a Director from June 2004 until January 2006. Mr. Hardisty has over 22 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, primarily in the area of land management, contracts and corporate development, and is co-founder of the company. From January 2001 until June 2003, Mr. Hardisty was Vice President, Land of Shoreline Partners LLC, an independent exploration company and from January 2000 until January 2001, Vice President, Land of Benz Resources LLC, a consulting firm charged with managing certain exploration properties acquired by Harken Energy Corporation. From May 1999 until January 2000, Mr. Hardisty was a Land Manager for Texstar Energy Inc. responsible for divesting certain of the company's exploration projects in the Texas Gulf Coast and Mississippi areas. From 1994 until May 1999, Mr. Hardisty was Division Landman for PetroCorp Inc. responsible for company land positions, contract negotiations and partner relations in exploration and development projects in PetroCorp's Gulf Coast, Rockies and Canada Division. From 1984 until 1994, Mr. Hardisty was a land consultant and later Senior Project Manager for Roger A. Soape Inc. in Houston, Texas. Mr. Hardisty graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1984 with a BBA in Petroleum Land Management. He is a member of the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE), the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) and the Houston Association of Professional Landmen (HAPL). Mr. Hardisty recently served as a Director of HAPL and is past Chairman of the HAPL Ethics Committee and past Chairman of HAPL Membership Committee.

Organization Position Status
Aapl Current
Aade Member Current
Shoreline Partners, LLC Vice President, Land Former
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Co-Founder Former
The University of Texas at Austin Bba In Petroleum Land Management Former
Harken Energy Corporation Former
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Director Former
Hapl Director Former
The University of Texas at Austin Bba Former

Ken R. LeSuer was elected Chairman of PDTI in December 2004 after serving as Vice Chairman of PDTI since June 2004. Mr. LeSuer retired in 1999 as Vice Chairman of Halliburton Company. Since his retirement from Halliburton in 1999, Mr. LeSuer has been a private investor. Prior to becoming the Vice Chairman of Halliburton in May 1997, Mr. LeSuer served as both the President and CEO of Halliburton Energy Services from March 1994 to September 1996 and as President and CEO of Halliburton Energy Group from September 1996 to May 1997. He also served as President and CEO of three Halliburton units during his tenure. Mr. LeSuer began his career with Halliburton as an engineer-in-training in 1959. From 1965 through 1982, he served in managerial positions in Asia Pacific and Europe/Africa and was serving as vice president of Europe/Africa before returning to Duncan, Oklahoma to assume the position of vice president of International Operations in 1982. Mr. LeSuer was a member of the Texas A&M University Petroleum Engineering Industry Board, as well as the TAMU Dwight Look College of Engineering External Advisory and Development Council. He has served as Vice President Services Division of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, and is or at one time was a member of numerous petroleum and geological engineering societies, including Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Petroleum Institute, the National Ocean Industries Association, and the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association. Mr. LeSuer received his bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University in 1959. Mr. LeSuer is also a director of Horizon Offshore, Inc. (NNM: HOFF).

Organization Position Status
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Chairman & Independent Director Current
Halliburton Company Private Investor Current
Horizon Offshore, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. CEO Former
Halliburton Company President and CEO Former
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. President Former
American Petroleum Institute Former
Halliburton Company Vice Chairman Former
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
Texas A&M University Bachelor's Degree In Petroleum Engineering Former
Texas A&M University member Former

Organization Position Status
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Byron Dunn has served as a Director since November 2007. Mr. Dunn has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of IDM Group since December 2007. From September 2005 to December 2007, Mr. Dunn has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, production and disposition of oil and natural gas properties. Mr. Dunn previously served on Harvest's Board of Directors and was a member of the Audit and Compensation committees. From 2003 through 2005, Mr. Dunn was with National Oilwell, Inc., as Vice President, Corporate Business Development. In that capacity he chaired the National Oilwell/Varco integration team, served as President of Eastern Hemisphere Rig Solutions, and Chairman of the Board of TTS Marine ASA, a Bergen Norway ship's equipment manufacturer. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Dunn held increasingly responsible roles in UBS global energy and power investment banking group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Dunn was Manager of Upstream Business Development and Acquisitions for Phibro Energy and production and reservoir engineer for Chevron USA. Mr. Dunn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, a Master of Business Administration degree with a specialization in finance from the University of Chicago, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Dunn is a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens National Bank.

Organization Position Status
The Idm Group Chief Executive Officer Current
The Idm Group President Current
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Community National Bank Bellaire Director Current
Community National Bank Director Current
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Vice President, Business Development Former
Chevron USA, Inc. Reservoir Engineer Former
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Special Team Former
TTS Marine ASA Chairman of Board Former
Harvest Co Board of Directors Former
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. Board of Directors and Member Former
University of Chicago Mba Former
Illinois Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemical Engineering Former
University of Chicago Business Administration Degree With A Specialization In Finance Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
North Houston Pole Line Chief Financial Officer Former
Quanta Services, Inc. Financial Consultant Former
University of Missouri-Columbia Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Quanta Services, Inc. Former
University of Missouri-Columbia Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Escape Family Resource Center Board of Directors Current
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Houston Producer's Forum Board of Directors Current
American Petroleum Institute Member Current
Escape Family Resource Center President & CEO, Energy Xxi Former
Ocean Energy, Inc. Executive Vice President, Exploration & Production Former
Seagull Energy Corporation Senior Vice President of Operations Former
Devon Energy Corporation Vice President Former
Burlington Resources, Inc. Manager Former
Superior Oil Co., Inc. Staff Engineer Former
P.A.S.T Chairman Former
Texas A&M University Bachelor of Science In Petroleum Engineering and Now Serves Former

Organization Position Status
Daystar Corporation Current
Fpm Heat Treating Chairman of the Board Current
Darling International, Inc. Director Current
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Director Current
DayStar Technologies, Inc. Director Current
Texas Petrochemicals LP Vice Chairman Current
Seitel, Inc. Director Current
Dan River, Inc. Director Current
Gerdau Ameristeel Sand Springs Director Current
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Director Current
Rowecom Limited Chief Executive Officer Former
Sterns Senior Managing Director Former
Bear, Inc. Senior Managing Director Former
Stearns Inc. Senior Managing Director Former
Stearns Inc. Head of Equity Markets Former
Bear, Inc. Head of Equity Markets Former
Rowecom Limited Chairman of the Board Former
Norwood Promotional Products, Inc. Director Former
Columbia University B.S. Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apptix ASA Director Current
Interpool, Inc. Director Current
Apptix ASA Vice Chairman Current
Smith Barney Vice President in Corporate Finance Former
White & Case Llp Associate Former
Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. Director Former
The University of Michigan Law School J.D. Former
Princeton University A.B. Former

Steve A. Weyel has served as a Director of PDTI since May 2005. Since July 2005, Mr. Weyel has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Energy XXI Acquisition Corporation (Bermuda) Limited. Previously, Mr. Weyel co-founded and was a principal, and President and Chief Operating Officer of EnerVen LLC, a privately-held company with strategic ventures in the energy industry. EnerVen's businesses include the start-up of WesCo LLC, a gas compression services company, and EnerVen Compression Services, a joint venture company with Enogex Inc., an unregulated subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), providing compression asset rentals. Mr. Weyel was a principal of EnerVen LLC commencing in 2001 and sold his membership interests in EnerVen in September 2005 and resigned as an officer and director of EnerVen at that time. From 1999 until he co-founded EnerVen in 2001, Mr. Weyel was President of InterGen North America, a Shell Bechtel joint venture in the gas and power business. While President of InterGen, Mr. Weyel was responsible for the acquisition and management of gas assets, including gas storage, midstream gas assets and over 15,000 miles of regulated pipelines, development of greenfield merchant power projects, and board-level oversight of InterGen's equity ownership in Coral Marketing and Trading. Mr. Weyel was employed by Dynegy Corporation (previously known as Natural Gas Clearinghouse and then NGC Corporation) from 1994 to 1999. While at Dynegy, he served in several senior executive leadership roles, including Senior Vice President Power Development from 1998 to 1999. Mr. Weyel began his career with Baker Hughes in 1976 and rotated through a variety of assignments, including responsibility for Baker Production Service's operations in North and South America. In 1985 he formed a start-up technology and engineering driven oilfield services company, Resource Technology Corporation ("RTC"), evaluating oil and gas reserves around the world. RTC's assets and ongoing operations were later sold to John Wood Group PLC in 1993. Mr. Weyel is a 1976 graduate of Texas A&M University and received his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989.

Organization Position Status
OGE Energy Corp. Current
Enogex Inc. Current
Particle Drilling Technologies, Inc. Director Current
InterGen President Former
Enerven LLC President Former
Enerven LLC Chief Operating Officer Former
Dynegy, Inc. Senior Vice President, Power Development Former
Enerven LLC Co-Founder Former
Enerven LLC Officer Former
Dynegy, Inc. Senior Executive Former
Baker Hughes Incorporated Former
Enerven LLC Director Former
The University of Texas at Austin Mba Former
Texas A&M University Bachelor of Science In Industrial Distribution Former
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