The Company was founded in 2001 by Chad Hathaway with four things; an entrepreneurial spirit, a $5,000 loan, 8 orphaned wells acquired from the California Department of Oil and Gas (DOGGR), and the operating experience Chad Hathaway gained from working in the oil business, beginning at the age of 7, on family leases. With these attributes, the Company grew from a few barrels per day of production to over 600 barrels of oil per day. Click here for Operations.