The Venture Codex

Led · Equity · Feb 2012

Capstone Natural Resources is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based startup oil and gas producing company focused on developing and acquiring assets in the Permian Basin. The company plans to use new capital to fund potential acquisitions and initial drilling and completion expenditures, with particular focus on oil opportunities in the Central Basin Platform of West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Capstone's senior leadership — including CEO Phil Terry and President and COO David Ricks — bring experience from Arena Resources, a public company that was sold to SandRidge Energy for $1.6 billion in 2010. The senior team also includes Pat McConn (VP of Geology), Tom Wahl (VP of Land) and Kim Nichols (Controller). The company announced a $100 million growth equity commitment from Lime Rock Partners to support its early development and acquisition strategy. Capstone positions itself as a specialist operator in the Permian with a leadership team experienced in basin-focused E&P value creation.