Raymond J. Lasseigne, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Lasseigne is a petroleum engineer with over 37 years of varied oilfield experience. He has worked in reservoir, drilling, and production engineering, and in prospect generation, acquisitions, and management. Currently he is President and co-owner of TMR Exploration, Inc., and co-owner of Sandia Drilling, LLC in Waskom, Texas, and BR Drilling LLC in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Mr. Lasseigne joined Pennzoil Production Company in 1971 where his primary responsibility was the unitization and engineering supervision of one of the largest oil fields in Arkansas (Walker Creek) for pressure maintenance secondary recovery. He also provided reservoir engineering management for several other large waterflood projects, including Tinsley Field in Mississippi.

In 1975 Mr. Lasseigne joined McGoldrick Oil Company in Shreveport, Louisiana as its Operations Manager. In that capacity he was responsible for aggressively developing a large north Louisiana gas field and numerous other developments in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas. He also coordinated the efforts of the exploration, land, drilling, and production departments and represented the company in gas marketing, contract negotiations, legal matters, and regulatory affairs.

In 1987, Mr. Lasseigne joined TMR Exploration, Inc. of Bossier City, Louisiana as its Operations Manager and now serves as its President and is a co-owner with Mr. John S. Turner, Jr. TMR is one of the larger independents in the Shreveport area and currently operates approximately 200 wells in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. In his capacity of president, Mr. Lasseigne manages and coordinates the exploration, engineering, land, and acquisition activities. He is also actively involved as a co-owner with Mr. John Turner in managing Sandia Drilling, LLC and BR Drilling, LLC with a combined rig count of 11 rigs drilling in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.

Mr. Lasseigne received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University in 1971. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas and has served previously as Chairman of his local section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, President of the Shreveport Petroleum Data Association, and Director of the Shreveport Petroleum Map Association. He recently served as Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee for Governor Jindal’s transition team. He currently serves as a member of the Producer Advisory Group of the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council and as Chairman of the 900 member Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA). He serves his university as a member of the LSU Petroleum Engineering Department Industry Advisory Committee and as a member of Campanile Charities. He serves his state and community as a board member on the Louisiana Recovery Authority, the Louisiana Oil Spill Interagency Council, and as President of the Bossier Levee Board of Commissioners.