Bryan Wagner

Bryan Wagner, Owner and President. Bryan started Wagner Oil Company in 1998. He is responsible for sourcing, locating, and structuring acquisitions and development opportunities. He works with the management team, monitoring operating activities and approving capital allocation decisions. Bryan holds a geology degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

H.E. Patterson

H.E. Patterson, Senior Executive Vice President. Ed has worked at Wagner Oil Company since 1998. He brings more than forty years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has extensive experience structuring farmouts, operating partnerships, gas contracts, and acquisition agreements. Ed holds a Bachelor of Arts from Texas Christian University.

 

Mark Belcher

Mark Belcher, Vice President - Exploration and Production. Mark graduated from Texas Tech University with a BS in Petroleum Engineering. He joined the Company in February 1999 from Ryder Scott Company, where he worked as a reservoir engineer for six years. Prior to joining Ryder Scott, Mark was a reservoir and operations engineer for ARCO. Mark is responsible for economic evaluation of all acquisitions, development and exploration projects, as well as preparation of the Company’s internal reserve report.

Fred Grote

Fred Grote, Chief Financial Officer. Fred joined the company in 2023 and brings over thirty years of experience, with twenty of those years in the oil and gas industry. Immediately prior to Wagner, Fred served 6 years as CFO for an international non-profit, Mercy Ships International.  Preceding that, he worked 10 years at Hunt Consolidated as VP of Finance, Planning, and Analytics. Previously he served in various financial and accounting roles with Kosmos Energy, Hunt Oil Company, and J-W Operating Company.  Additionally, Fred has served on the Executive Board of Financial Executives International. He holds a Bachelor in Accounting from University of Texas at Dallas, an MBA in Corporate Finance from University of Dallas and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.