Martin L. Thalken

Protégé Energy LLC ('Protégé') is a privately held company engaged in the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in the Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast, East Texas, Permian Basin, and Rocky Mountain Regions. The company was formed in May 2004 through a partnership between affiliates of Encap Investments L.P. and members of the Protégé management team. Execution of the company’s growth strategy began immediately and resulted in the successful acquisitions of key properties in the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins of the Mid-Continent area, as well as properties in South Texas.

Vintage Petroleum, Inc. was a energy company. The company was engaged in the acquisition, exploitation and exploration of oil and gas properties and the marketing of natural gas and crude oil. The company was headquartered at Tulsa, OK.

Protégé Energy II LLC engages in the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties. The company’s properties are located in the Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast, East Texas, Permian Basin, and Rocky Mountain regions. Protégé Energy II was founded by Martin L. Thalken in 2008 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Protege Energy III LLC is an oil and gas exploration and production company. The company was founded by Martin Thalken and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Cinco Oil & Gas LLC operates as an independent exploration and production company. It focuses on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources. The company was founded by Jon L. Glass in 2014 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.