XCXP Operating L.P.

Enhancing Production through Knowledge and Technology

Mr. Burns is a Texas registered Petroleum Engineer and has twenty-five years of production and operating experience.  From 1981 to 1988 he held various engineering and production supervision positions with Arco Oil and Gas.  From 1988 to 1996 he was an independent oil and gas operator/consultant based in Houston, Texas.  Mr. Burns also spent six years in the gas compression business and was a Vice-President for Weatherford Global Compression Service.  Mr. Burns spent the last three years as Staff Production Engineer for ConocoPhillips in Odessa, Texas working mature oil and Gas assets in the Goldsmith area along with Mr. Vargas.  Mr. Burns earned a B. S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University in 1982 and is a registered Professional Engineer.  Bill brings both a production and business background to the table and will be involved in operations as well as regulatory, accounting, legal, marketing and support operations in all aspects.

W. J. “Bill” Burns

President

BVX Operating Inc.

BVX Operating Inc.—President

W. J. “Bill” Burns, PE

Phone: (432) 682-8118 Off