Art Ensley
PRESIDENT

Art was employed by BP Exploration and related entities (Sohio Petroleum Company, Standard Oil Production Company, Tex/Con Oil & Gas) for 11 years. The first 6 years were spent in various land department positions including District Landman for the Mid-Continent Region. The last 5 years were spent in various budget, planning, acquisitions, divestitures, and special project positions. After leaving BP in 1991, Art and his wife Linda formed Ensley Properties, Inc. and began providing the services described. Art was briefly employed by Cody Energy, Inc. as Vice President of Acquisitions and Land. Through Ensley Properties, Inc., and as an employee of Cody, Art was a principal contributor to numerous transactions resulting in Cody’s asset foundation. Art’s land and transaction experience is a good combination for identifying, evaluating and closing property transactions. Art is a 1980 graduate of the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in Mineral Land Management.

Linda Ensley
VICE PRESIDENT

Linda has been an independent contractor serving a variety of clients from majors to small independents for her entire 27-year career. Services have included land support for exploration and development projects, asset financing, acquisitions, divestitures, product marketing and landowner/investor relations, administration projects and special projects. Since forming Ensley Properties, Inc., Linda’s primary focus has been managing project teams for acquisition and divestiture due diligence, asset assimilation, title review, field support, administration support, imaging projects and land department personnel support. This effort utilizes both in-house and field resources to reach the client’s goals. Linda’s extensive client base and broad experience are valuable assets to our clients and Ensley Properties, Inc. Linda is a 1979 graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management.

Jim Dewhirst

Jim was employed by BP Exploration and related entities (Sohio Petroleum Company, Standard Oil Production Company, Tex/Con Oil & Gas) for 12 years. The first 8 years were spent in the Joint Interest Department performing diverse functions including AFE preparation, budgeting, drilling reports, production analyses, joint interest billing approvals and communications with outside operators. The last 4 years included various Gas Department assignments in contracts, gas control, T&E, and equity gas marketing. After leaving BP in 1991, Jim was employed as an Account Executive with PG&E Resources Company. Jim was responsible for gas supply, gas and crude oil marketing and special projects. Since contracting with EPI in August, 1995, Jim has brought numerous oil and gas contacts to assist in identifying opportunities. Jim is a 1979 graduate of Oklahoma State University with bachelors’ degrees in Marketing and Management.

Don was employed by Transco Energy and related entities (Transco Exploration Company, TXP Operating Company) for 10 years. His latest position was Senior Landman, which included responsibilities for special projects, acquisitions and divestitures. Don, with more than 15 years of PC, mainframe and network computer experience, has become a specialist in managing data and information in a variety of computer environments. By utilizing his experience and numerous modern software applications, Ensley Properties, Inc. and its clients have virtually unlimited power to gather, manipulate and track data and information in support of their projects. With these tools, Ensley Properties, Inc. is a leader in providing a proven product reaching past many manual, tedious methods historically used in land and related projects. Don is a 1970 graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelors degree in Business Management.

Margie Peeples

Margie, is a graduate of the University of Mississippi with a degree in Speech Pathology/Audiology . Her resume is varied and shows her interpersonal and organizational skills, as she has been a corporate flight attendant serving personalities from all spectrums including well-known stars of international repute and royalty.

Margie has been a personal assistant/office manager for the CEO of a world-wide hotel organization, a major religious organization, an architectural firm and presently EPI.

Margie lends her organizational skills to EPI by managing the office administration, contractor relations and contract preparation, event planning and corporate scheduling.

Suzanne graduated from St. Edward's University with a degree in Accounting. In the past she has been a research analyst for an investment firm as well as being a recruiter for one of the top law firms in the United Sates. She brings forth her accounting skills to EPI as the Account Manager

Jim Newcomb is a 1983 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Petroleum Land Management. Jim began his career as a field landman performing oil and gas leasing as well as right-of-way acquisition. In 1997 he was named Right-of-Way Manager for UP Fuels a subsidiary of Union Pacific Resources. After the sale of UP Fuels to Duke Field Services, Jim moved to the Land Administration department to head up the Property Management Group. This team was responsible for the management of all surface lands owned by Union Pacific Resources. Total surface ownership at that point was approximately one million acres. During this time he also supervised the newly formed digital mapping team. After the acquisition by Anadarko Petroleum of Union Pacific Resources in 2000 Jim relocated to The Woodlands as Division Order Manager and Property Management Group leader. In 2003 Jim was named Manager of Land Administration for Anadarko Petroleum. He held this position for four years before leaving his responsibilities as Director of Land Administration to accept his current role as Manager of Business Development for Ensley Properties, Inc. Jim's varied experience, in the field, in house and in management positions, provide a unique knowledge base for EPI's clients to draw from for their special projects and staffing needs.