Michael D. Watford

Chairman at Independent Petroleum Association of America

70 year

Energy Minerals

Commercial Services

Consumer Services

Network origin in Michael D. Watford first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
Independent Petroleum Association of America Independent Petroleum Association of America Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries The Independent Petroleum Association of America manufactures oil and natural gas. The non-profit company is based in Washington. Barry Russell has been the CEO of the American company since 1980. 161	Non-Profit Organization	Industrial Specialties	161
University of Florida 123	College/University	Other Consumer Services	123
The National Petroleum Council The National Petroleum Council Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Petroleum Council operates as a council for national petroleum. The private company is based in Washington. 105	Private Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	105
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP. 25	Extinct	Oil & Gas Production	25
University of New Orleans 13	College/University	Other Consumer Services	13
Axip Energy Services LP Axip Energy Services LP Oilfield Services/EquipmentIndustrial Services Axip Energy Services LP provides oil and natural gas handling equipment. It offers products and services such as wellhead production, compression, processing and treating. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. 5	Holding Company	Oilfield Services/Equipment	5
Nuevo Energy Co. Nuevo Energy Co. Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Nuevo Energy Co. was engaged in the acquisition, exploitation, exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas. The company's core areas in the US were onshore and offshore California and West Texas. The firm was located in Houston, TX. 4	Extinct	Integrated Oil	4
Northwest Assistance Ministries Northwest Assistance Ministries Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Northwest Assistance Ministries is a non-profit organization. 1	Private Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	1

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

Multi-company connection

Companies connected to Michael D. Watford via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.	Engineering & Construction	John Terwilliger Michael R. McElwrath Mark Ellis Lee K. Boothby Jeffrey B. Sherrick C. Johnson James Hackett Lisa Stewart Thomas E. Williams Steven A. Pfeifer Scott D. Josey Glenn Hart D. Sparks Faisal Kidwai Cornelius H. Dupré H. Patrick Seale Thomas E. Schmidt Jeff Swanson Timothy Duncan Michael J. Moore Daniel L. Wilson Richard Brannon Garret Holt Kenneth R. Sanders	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The University of Texas at Austin	College/University	Michael R. McElwrath C. Johnson Steven A. Pfeifer Scott D. Josey Wynne M. Snoots John P. Boylan Michael Grimm Joseph W. Blandford Mark E. Burroughs Michael MacDougall Douglas Suttles H. Patrick Seale Louis Beecherl David G. Gardner Gardner Hudson Dudley Daniel L. Wilson George M. Yates Richard Brannon Jonny Jones	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
Houston Producers Forum		Michael O. Aldridge John Terwilliger Jeffrey B. Sherrick Victor Burk Gary Petersen Robert L. Zorich Todd A. Overbergen Wynne M. Snoots Michael Grimm Alan L. Smith Mark E. Burroughs Bart Agee Cornelius H. Dupré Thomas E. Schmidt David G. Gardner Timothy Duncan Daniel L. Wilson	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association		Michael R. McElwrath S. Jeffrey Johnson Jeffrey B. Sherrick Bobby B. Lyle Robert L. Zorich Bart Agee Thomas D. Coffman Louis Beecherl Thomas E. Schmidt Michael J. Moore Dawson Malcolm Johns Anthony Charles Schnur J. Mark Strawn John Bennett	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal President Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
American Petroleum Institute, Inc. American Petroleum Institute, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 400 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry.	Wholesale Distributors	Lee K. Boothby James Hackett Patrick Daniel John Watson Robert L. Zorich Steven B. Hinchman Ralph Hill Sidney J. Jansma Joseph W. Blandford Douglas Suttles Cornelius H. Dupré Thomas E. Schmidt Michael J. Moore Darren Woods	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman
Texas A&M University	College/University	Mark Ellis C. Johnson Scott D. Josey Todd A. Overbergen Glenn Hart Jerry F. Holditch Catherine L. Sliva Darren Woods J. Clint Unruh Ross Cox	Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
American Association of Professional Landmen, Inc American Association of Professional Landmen, Inc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Association of Professional Landmen consists of landmen and land-related persons throughout affiliated local associations in the United States and in Canada. It promotes standards of performance for all land professionals, which encourage responsible stewardship of energy and mineral resources. The company was founded on March 17, 1987 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Bryan Guderian John H. Smith Roland P. Keddie Michael Grimm Laurent A. Baillargeon E. Dale Bowering Peggy C. Worthington J. Clint Unruh John Bennett	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
American Exploration & Production Council		Mike Linn John Richels Mark Ellis Lee K. Boothby Ralph Hill Thomas B. Nusz Douglas Suttles Dawson Malcolm Johns Joseph Gatto	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
American Association of Petroleum Geologists		William A. van Wie John Roger McCoy Jeff Swanson Ross Cox Garret Holt Jonny Jones	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Oklahoma	College/University	Bryan Guderian Larry E. Lee Wynne M. Snoots Tom S. Price Randy Olmstead Jonny Jones	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association operates as an oil and natural gas association. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Lee K. Boothby Bryan Guderian Larry E. Lee Tom S. Price Randy Olmstead Kevin A. Humphrey	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Houston University of Houston Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	College/University	Scott D. Josey Joseph W. Blandford Faisal Kidwai Timothy Duncan Robert J. Cunningham Kenneth R. Sanders	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Michael O. Aldridge Greg Kerley John Mackel Randy Olmstead Kevin A. Humphrey	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Texas Tech University	College/University	Thurmon M. Andress Steven Nance Gary Petersen Alan L. Smith Thomas D. Coffman	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Texas Alliance of Energy Producers operates as a state-wide oil and gas association in Texas. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Wichita Falls, TX.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Bobby B. Lyle Louis Beecherl Thomas E. Schmidt Richard Brannon John Bennett	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
Laredo Energy III LP Laredo Energy III LP Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Laredo Energy III LP Acquires and develops natural gas reserves. It leases and drills wells based on approximately 1,100 square miles of 3-D seismic data. The company was founded by Gary R. Petersen and Glenn D. Hart in October, 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Oil & Gas Production	Gary Petersen Robert L. Zorich Glenn Hart Jerry F. Holditch	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member President Director/Board Member
Ovintiv Canada ULC Ovintiv Canada ULC Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Ovintiv Canada ULC engages in the production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids. It operates through the following segments: Canadian Operations, USA Operations and Market Optimization. The Canadian Operations segment includes the exploration for, development of and production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids and other related activities within Canada. The USA Operations segment involves in the exploration, development and production of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids and other related activities within the U.S. The Market Optimization segment is responsible for the sale of the company's proprietary production to third party customers and the associated netback price. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.	Integrated Oil	Steven Nance Patrick Daniel Douglas Suttles Jeffrey Wojahn	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal
New Mexico Oil & Gas Association New Mexico Oil & Gas Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services New Mexico Oil & Gas Association operates as a coalition of oil and natural gas companies. The company is headquartered in Santa Fe, NM.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Mark Ellis Tom S. Price D. Sparks Joe E. Cook	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member
Laredo Energy II LP Laredo Energy II LP Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Laredo Energy II LP explores, processes and distributes gas. It offers recoverable unconventional, natural gas, shale gas, tight sands and coalbed methane. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Oil & Gas Production	Gary Petersen Robert L. Zorich Glenn Hart Jerry F. Holditch	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member
Louisiana State University	College/University	Michael O. Aldridge Lee K. Boothby Cornelius H. Dupré Dawson Malcolm Johns	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Jesse H Jones Graduate School of Business	College/University	Mike Linn Lee K. Boothby Douglas Foshee Mark E. Burroughs	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin
Mississippi State University	College/University	D. Sparks Thomas B. Nusz Timothy Duncan Kenneth R. Sanders	Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
EnCap Investments LP EnCap Investments LP Investment ManagersFinance EnCap Investments LP (EnCap Investments) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Gary Peterson and Robert Zorich and The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.	Investment Managers	Gary Petersen Robert L. Zorich Wynne M. Snoots Mark E. Burroughs	Founder Founder Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor
The Business Roundtable The Business Roundtable Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	John Young James Hackett John Watson Darren Woods	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Tenneco Oil Co.		Lee K. Boothby Gary D. Packer Jeffrey B. Sherrick Glenn Hart	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The University of Tulsa	College/University	Lisa Stewart Ralph Hill Kevin A. Humphrey Garret Holt	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
HESS CORPORATION	Integrated Oil	Gary D. Packer John H. Smith William A. van Wie Timothy Duncan	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Laredo Energy IV LP Laredo Energy IV LP Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Laredo Energy IV LP engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural gas resources in the Lobo Trend in South Texas. The company was by Glenn D. Hart, Scott G. Stevenson, Robert L. Swanson, and Steven B. Jacques in 2001 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Oil & Gas Production	Gary Petersen Robert L. Zorich Glenn Hart Jerry F. Holditch	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member
American Bar Association American Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Cesar Alvarez Laurent A. Baillargeon Joe E. Cook Dawson Malcolm Johns	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Bold Energy II LLC Bold Energy II LLC Oilfield Services/EquipmentIndustrial Services Bold Energy II LLC provides oil field exploration and monitoring services. It engages in the acquisition, exploitation, and development of oil and gas properties in the Greater Permian Basin of West Texas. The company was founded in 2008 by Joseph L. Castillo and Peggy C. Worthington and is headquartered in in Midland, TX.	Oilfield Services/Equipment	Gary Petersen Robert L. Zorich Wynne M. Snoots Peggy C. Worthington	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder
Quantum Capital Group LLC Quantum Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Quantum Capital Group LLC (Quantum Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Wil VanLoh, Toby R. Neugebauer and A. V. Jones. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.	Investment Managers	Mike Linn Alan L. Smith Michael MacDougall	Consultant / Advisor Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor
Arthur Andersen LLP Arthur Andersen LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Greg Kerley Victor Burk Todd A. Overbergen	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
Western Energy Alliance Western Energy Alliance Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Western Energy Alliance is a nonprofit trade association based in Denver, CO, representing 300 companies engaged in environmentally responsible exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the west. The company believes in the principle of multiple use of non-park, non-wilderness public lands and has consistently stressed the importance of public lands advocacy over many years. The company is an advocacy organization promoting the best practices in the industry.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Gary D. Packer Ralph Hill Cornelius H. Dupré	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
Baylor College of Medicine	College/University	James Hackett Michael MacDougall Cornelius H. Dupré	Chairman Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION	Integrated Oil	John Richels James Hackett William A. van Wie	Chief Executive Officer President Corporate Officer/Principal
Association of Corporate Counsel Association of Corporate Counsel Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Association of Corporate Counsel is a bar association that promotes the common professional and business interests of in-house counsel through information, education, networking, and advocacy. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Joining ACC provides access to valuable, supportive resources for every stage of your career. Veta T. Richardson has been the CEO of the American company since 2011.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Laurent A. Baillargeon Joe E. Cook Dawson Malcolm Johns	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Colorado Oil & Gas Association Colorado Oil & Gas Association Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Colorado Oil & Gas Association engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas. The private company is based in Denver, CO. The company was founded by Anthony W. Sharp. Dan Haley has been the CEO of the company since 2015.	Oil & Gas Production	Ralph Hill Tom S. Price Robert F. Dvorak	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
Houston Geological Society		John Terwilliger Jerry F. Holditch Jeff Swanson	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The National Ocean Industries Association		William A. van Wie Cornelius H. Dupré Timothy Duncan	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION	Integrated Oil	Lee Raymond Douglas Suttles Darren Woods	Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer
Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Alan L. Smith Jeffrey Wojahn Timothy Duncan	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
ANADARKO PETROLEUM	Integrated Oil	C. Johnson James Hackett Michael Grimm	Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member
WILLIAMS COMPANIES	Oil & Gas Pipelines	Steven Nance Bryan Guderian Ralph Hill	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION	Oil & Gas Production	Steven Nance Lee K. Boothby Gary D. Packer	Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Chairman
Royalty Owners Association		S. Jeffrey Johnson Robert L. Zorich Thomas D. Coffman	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal President

Statistics

International

United States	49
Canada	2
United Kingdom	2

Sectoral

Energy Minerals	16
Commercial Services	12
Consumer Services	11
Industrial Services	4
Finance	3

Operational

Director/Board Member	582
Corporate Officer/Principal	563
President	164
Chairman	150
Chief Executive Officer	142

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Insiders
James Hackett	48
John Bennett	46
Michael MacDougall	45
Mike Linn	40
Cornelius H. Dupré	36
John Young	33
Douglas Foshee	32
Gary Petersen	31
John Richels	30
Robert L. Zorich	30
Ralph Hill	27
Todd A. Overbergen	26
Joseph Alvarado	26
Mark Ellis	25
Richard Brannon	25

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