Bob Barnett has served on the PAG since the beginning of the North Midcontinent Regional Lead Organization.

Mr. Barnett has accumulated over forty years experience in petroleum engineering with special emphasis on oil and gas drilling and production, secondary recovery operations, and management.

Since 1979, he has had overall management responsibility of southeast Kansas operations of James E. Russell Petroleum, Inc. which includes oil and gas producing operations, oilfield research, laboratory and Russell Engineering.

His responsibilities included supervising, coordinating, and planning exploratory / development drilling programs, waterflood installations and monitoring property evaluations, budget planning - capital and expense, working with Kansas legislative groups covering the oil and gas industry, management of a staff of 20 employees - both field and office, problem solving in all areas, and serving on the company Board of Directors.

Besides serving as a PAG member, Mr. Barnett is also a member of the Advisory Board for TORP with the University of Kansas. He serves on the Board of Directors and is past President of EKOGA. We welcome Barnett’s leadership abilities into the PAG.