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D. Dale Gillette was appointed the Company’s General Counsel and Vice President of Land in July 2006. Mr. Gillette has practiced law extensively in the energy sector for 32 years, most recently as a partner in the Dallas office of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, and before that with the Dallas office of Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP. During that time he represented the Company, other independent exploration and production companies and large financial institutions in numerous oil and gas transactions. Mr. Gillette has also served as corporate counsel in the legal department of Amarillo based Mesa Petroleum Co. and in the legal department of Dallas based Enserch Corp. Mr. Gillette has J.D. and B.A. degrees from the University of Texas, and is a member of the Texas and Dallas Bar Associations. | 