Phil Martin

President and CEO

Phil Martin has over 30 years of experience serving as CEO of several E&P companies with operations in Texas and Louisiana.  He has a history of building successful energy teams and key industry alliances that has resulted in considerable equity gains for investors.  He is skilled at integrating cutting edge technology with traditional experience to execute profitable oil and gas programs. 

Phil began his career as a geologist at Union Texas Petroleum and has served as CEO of a series of privately held companies, leading up to the founding of New Century Exploration in 1998.  He has made many industry presentations on current oil field topics, including "An Industry Perspective on Shale Gas Plays" at the HGS Applied Geosciences Mudstone Conference in Houston.  He presented "Thriving as an E&P in a High Decline World" at Tudor Pickering's Hotter 'n Hell Energy Forum and "The Haynesville Shale Reveals Its Secrets" at the SIPES Continuing Education Seminar at the Marathon Oil Conference Center in Houston and at the SIPES National Convention in Hilton Head, South Carolina.  He also presented "Fishing with Dynamite: 3D Seismic Exploration in the Gulf Coast" to the HGS, and to SIPES Chapters in Lafayette, Oklahoma City, and Corpus Christi, as well as the South Texas Geological Society in San Antonio. 

He is a member of AAPG, AAPL, SEG, HGS, GSA, SIPES (BOD - Houston), TIPRO, IPAA, Houston Energy Council (BOD), Houston Producers Forum, and Onshore Exploration Independents.  He is a  member of the AAPG Trustees Foundation and the LSU Foundation and served on an advisory committee to the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists. Phil is a Certified Petroleum Geologist (Division of Professional Affairs, AAPG, No. 4333), a Certified Earth Scientist (SIPES No. 2390), and Licensed Professional Geoscientist (State of Texas, No. 5393).  He is a fourth-generation earth scientist with  a B.S. in Geology from LSU and M.S. from UL. 

 

Narda Martin

Vice President and CFO

 

Narda Martin is Co-Founder of New Century and oversees treasury and accounting functions.  She also manages the employee benefits programs for the company, including a performance-based bonus system, optional project participation, 401-K's and a medical insurance plan for employees. 

Narda is also CEO of True Electric, LLC, a Retail Electric Provider serving the state of Texas.

She is a third generation accountant and attended university at UL.    

 

 

 

 

Walt Stone

Chief Geologist

 

Walt Stone is a skilled Geologist and Geophysicist with over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.  He is particularly expert at quickly assessing new  oil and gas acquisition and exploitation opportunities incorporating available 3D geophysical, geologic, production and drilling data through the use of cutting edge technology, including GIS, computer systems and imagery.   He is expert in the use of the Seismic Micro Technology Software used at New Century for 3D seismic and database management.

Walt began his career at Cities Service as a Senior Exploration Geologist, followed by a stint at OXY as a Senior Development Geologist. He has since spent his career working in various roles for smaller independent companies, with heavy experience in Texas, Louisiana, Paraguay, Argentina and The Republic of Congo.

Walt has originated and developed oil and gas programs onshore and offshore Gulf Coast Texas and Louisiana.  He has specialized in accurately depicting oil and gas reserves, risk reduction, and reserve development by utilizing the most up to date geological, geophysical, and display technologies.  Over his career and as a consultant at New Century, he has played an inside role in many oil and gas discoveries/field extensions in Cretaceous, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene age petroleum reservoirs.

Walt received a B.S. in Geology from Lamar University.   

 

Clendon Caire

Petroleum Engineer

    Clendon Caire is a Petroleum Engineer with over 35 years of operational experience in Texas and Louisiana. 

    He has managed most of New Century's operations over the last 10 years.  Clendon manages New Century's

    field engineers and supervisors. He began his career with Texaco and rose to become District Production

    Engineer, involved in drilling, completion, production and work-over operations.  Before joining New Century

    he was Engineering Manager for Zinn Petroleum and also previously worked for Cockrell Corporation. 

    Clendon received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from LSU and completed graduate courses in Petroleum

    Engineering, Mineral Law and Business Law from UL. 

 

 

Seth Jortner, RL

Landman - Texas

 

Seth Jortner is a Senior Petroleum Landman with a specialty in land and lease title.  His experience includes work in the Gulf Coast, North Louisiana, and East Texas.  Seth is responsible for office management and support for leasing operations in Texas, using iLandman for lease and title management.

 

He has widespread experience with leasing activities in Texas.  He is a Notary Public and active member of AAPL, HAPL, and IPAA.  Seth received a B.A. in Petroleum Land Management from Texas Tech in the Rawls College of Business.

 

 

 

Joe Martin

Landman - Louisiana

 

 

 

Joe Martin is a Senior Petroleum Landman with a long history in Louisiana and Texas.  He covers a wide range of land and operational issues, with extensive experience in leasing, title, regulatory, unitization and production related issues. Joe is skilled in several GIS software programs and specializes in all phases of projects from inception through development and production.

 

He graduated from The University of Louisiana and is a notary public.

 

 

 

 

 

Candyce Ter Haar

Reports and Office Manager

 

 

Candyce Ter Haar's responsibilities include business agreements, operational reporting and other functions at New Century.  She is a 5 year veteran of the company and attended university at LSU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lindsay Holley

Contracts and Regulatory

 

 

Lindsay Holly is a 10 year employee of New Century has had an important role in its success, managing contracts and regulatory matters.  She is also involved in many other aspects of the company business.  

Lindsay graduated Cum Laude with Honors from Texas Christian University with a B.S. degree in Psychology. 

 

 

 

 

 

Katrina Muckelroy Denmond

Communications

 

 

 

Katrina manages front line communications, reporting and public relations for New Century.  She is responsible for coordinating various departments and scheduling company activities. She also plays an important role in professional event planning for the company.

 

 

 

 

 

Jesi Ramirez

Accounting

 

 

 

Jesi Ramirez is an accounting professional with versatile office skills and proficiency in Wolfe Pak - New Century's financial accounting system.  She attended Lone Star College and held other accounting positions before joining New Century.