C. Bradley Bynum

Petro Resources Corp. engaged in the acquisition, drilling and production of oil and natural gas properties and prospects within the United States. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Hall-Houston Exploration Partners LLC provides geophysical, geological, and other exploration services for oil and gas. The private company is based in Houston, TX.

Blue Ridge Mountain Resources, Inc. engaged in the exploration for and the exploitation, acquisition and development of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids resources in the United States and Canada. It operated through the following segments: Upstream, Midstream, and Oilfield Services. The Upstream segment refers to the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas within the boundaries of United States and Canada. The Midstream segment consists primarily of Eureka Midstream Holdings, which markets natural gas and operates a network of pipelines and compression stations that gather natural gas and Natural gas liquids in the United States for transportation to market. The Oilfield Services segment provided drilling services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. The company was founded on June 4, 1997 and was headquartered in Irving, TX.

Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC owns and operates natural gas pipelines. The firm also offers gathering, treating and compression, processing, marketing, stabilization, and rail, terminals, and storage services. The company was founded by Brad Bynum and J. Michael Howard in 2011 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

PetroCloud LLC offers cloud based oilfield automation and monitoring products for the oil and gas industry that enables its customers to remotely access, view, and control its oil well location and equipment using its mobile phone or computer. The firm system utilizes a proprietary cloud platform and 3G, 4G/LTE technology to enable 2 way communications with field devices, gauges and sensors. The company was founded BY White Lance in 2012 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Howard Midstream Partners LP owns, operates, develops and acquires midstream energy infrastructure assets in North America. It operates through the following segments: Natural Gas and Liquids. The Natural Gas segment includes five natural gas gathering systems located in South Texas and northeastern Pennsylvania and a cryogenic natural gas processing plant and related infrastructure located in South Texas. Liquids segment includes NGL handling and processing services. The company was founded on November 2, 2016 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Catalyst Midstream Partners LLC operates as a joint venture company between the affiliates of Howard Energy Partners LLC and WPX Energy Inc. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).