YPE Midland

Ty Zieman is the Corporate Finance Associate for Elevation Resources, an independent oil and natural gas company focusing on exploration and production in the Permian Basin.  Ty grew up in Plano and attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a B.B.A. in Finance and a minor in Accounting in 2010.  After graduation, he worked as an Investment Banking Analyst for Wells Fargo Securities’ Energy team in Houston for three years.  Ty moved to Midland in 2013 and joined the YPE Leadership Team in 2016.

William Tindol is a Drilling Engineer on the Southern Delaware Basin Asset Team at Concho Resources, a Midland-based independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and exploration of oil and natural gas properties.

William grew up in Midland and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2015. William joined the YPE Leadership Team in 2017.

Zack is an attorney in the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Section at Cotton Bledsoe Tighe & Dawson, PC.  Zack began his practice in San Antonio, Texas, where he performed title examination, due diligence, and drafted various types of title opinions and documents for clients with operations in the Barnett Shale and Eagle Ford Shale.

Zack’s practice is devoted entirely to oil and gas transactional matters, including title examination and rendering title opinions covering state and privately owned lands in Texas, and the preparation of deeds, leases, joint operating agreements, assignments, surface use agreements, and various other documents utilized by upstream oil & gas companies. His practice further includes the representation of landowners and midstream oil & gas companies in the negotiation and preparation of easement and right-of-way agreements.

Before joining as a board member of the Midland Chapter of YPE, Zack served as the Treasurer for the San Antonio Chapter of YPE (2015-2016).

Britt Owen is in the Field Development Engineering Program with Occidental Petroleum, a Houston-based multinational oil and gas exploration & production company. Britt attended the University of Alabama where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2015.

Britt joined the YPE Leadership Team in in 2017. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Jubilee Center of Midland and is actively involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS).

Adam Lawlis joined Diamondback Energy in 2013 and currently heads Investor Relations for both Diamondback Energy and Viper Energy Partners in Midland, where he was born and raised. Prior to joining Diamondback Energy, Adam was an Equity Research Associate for Simmons & Company International, an energy focused investment bank headquartered in Houston. He began his career interning on the natural gas trading floor at ConocoPhillips in Houston while attending graduate school. After graduating , Adam worked as a project controller/scheduler at Sabine Storage & Operations in Houston.

Adam holds a B.B.A. degree in finance from Texas Tech University (2007) and an M.B.A. degree with a concentration in finance also from Texas Tech University (2008).

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FANG) is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, Texas focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. Diamondback’s activities are primarily focused on the horizontal exploitation of multiple intervals within the Wolfcamp, Spraberry, Clearfork and Cline formations.

Viper Energy Partners LP (Nasdaq:VNOM) is a limited partnership formed by Diamondback Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FANG) to, among other things, own, acquire and exploit oil and natural gas properties in North America, with an initial focus on the Permian Basin.

Adam joined the YPE Leadership Team in 2015 and is an active member of Toastmasters International and the Permian Basin Area Chair of Rawls Raiders Advisory Council.

Doug Schmidt is Vice-President of Land and Business Development for Piñon Resources, a Permian-focused startup E&P company. Doug is a native Midlander. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005 and a Master of Business Administration from the McCombs School of Business in 2010.

Doug joined the YPE leadership Team in 2010. He is an active member of the Permian Basin Landmen’s Association, former trustee of the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, and previously served as Leadership Director for the Young Professionals of Midland in 2008-09 and as Director of YPE from 2009-2015.

Tara Sharma is a Production Engineer for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in the Delaware Basin.  Tara grew up in Austin, Texas and attended The University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in 2015.  While on campus she served as President of the UT Austin Student Chapter of SPE and as an active member of the Friar Society.  After graduating, she worked as a Reservoir Engineer in Houston, Texas for two years.  Tara moved to Midland in 2017 and joined the YPE Board in 2018.

Sam Hunter is an Account Manager for Archrock, Inc., a natural gas contract compression services provider. Prior to joining Archrock, he worked in varying capacities for Ariel Corporation in the Marcellus/Utica Shale region, Eagle Ford Basin, and Houston, TX. Sam is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, a graduate of Auburn University, and served on the board of YPE’s San Antonio chapter prior to joining YPE Midland. He also serves on the Board for Permian Basin Gas Processor’s Association.