Charles L. Blackburn was elected as a director on April 14, 2003 and appointed as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Blackburn has been retired since 1995. Mr. Blackburn has more than 50 years experience in oil and gas exploration and production serving in several senior executive and board positions. Previously, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Maxus Energy Corporation from 1987 until that company’s sale to YPF Socjedad Anonima in 1995. Maxus was the oil and gas producer which remained after Diamond Shamrock Corporation’s spin-off of its refining and marketing operations. Prior thereto, he had served as President of Diamond Shamrock’s exploration and production subsidiary. From 1952 through 1986, Mr. Blackburn was with Shell Oil Company, serving as its Executive Vice President and Director of Exploration and Production for the final 10 years of that period. Mr. Blackburn has previously served on the Boards of Anderson Clayton and Co. (1978-1986), King Ranch Corp. (1987-1988), Penrod Drilling Co. (1988-1991), Landmark Graphics Corp. (1992-1996), and Lone Star Technologies, Inc. (1991-2001). Currently, Mr. Blackburn is a director of Sepradyne, an environmental cleanup company, and serves as an advisory director to the oil and gas loan committee of Guaranty Bank. Mr. Blackburn received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Oklahoma.
	Robert E. Aikman became a Director in 1990. Mr. Aikman has more than 40 years experience in petroleum and natural gas exploration and production throughout the United States and Canada. From 1984 to 1994 he was Chairman of the Board for Energy Resources Corporation. From 1979 through 1984, he was the President and principal shareholder of Aikman Petroleum, Inc. From 1971 to 1977, he was President of Dorchester Exploration Inc. and from 1971 to 1980, he was a Director and a member of the Executive Committee of Dorchester Gas Corporation. Currently, Mr. Aikman is Chairman of WhamTech, Inc., and President of The Hawthorne Company, an entity that organizes joint ventures and provides advisory services for the acquisition of oil and gas properties, including the financial restructuring, reorganization and sale of companies. In addition, Mr. Aikman is a Director of the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association, a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America and American Association of Professional Landmen. Mr. Aikman graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1952.
	Anthony V. Dub became a Director in 1995. Mr. Dub is Chairman of Indigo Capital, LLC, a financial advisory firm based in New York City. Prior to forming Indigo Capital in 1997, he served as an Officer of Credit Suisse First Boston, an investment-banking firm. Mr. Dub joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 1971 and was named a Managing Director in 1981. Mr. Dub received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University in 1971.
	V. Richard Eales became a Director in 2001. Mr. Eales has over 35 years of experience in the energy, high technology and financial industries. He is currently a financial consultant serving energy and information technology businesses. Mr. Eales was employed by Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. from 1991 to 1999 serving as Executive Vice President from 1995 to 1999. Prior to 1991, Mr. Eales served in various financial capacities with Butcher & Singer and Janney Montgomery Scott, investment banking firms, as CFO of Novell, Inc., a technology company, and in the treasury department of Mobil Oil Corporation. Mr. Eales received a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University.
	Allen Finkelson - Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore became a Director in 1994. Mr. Finkelson has been a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore since 1977, with the exception of the period 1983 through 1985, when he was a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb Incorporated. Mr. Finkelson joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore in 1971. Mr. Finkelson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University and a Doctor of Laws degree from Columbia University School of Law.
	Jonathan S. Linker - President, IDC Energy Corporation became a Director in 2002. Mr. Linker served as a Director of the Company from August 1998 until October 2000. He has been active in the energy business since 1972. Mr. Linker began working with First Reserve Corporation, the largest private equity firm investing exclusively in energy in 1988 and was a Managing Director of the firm from 1996 until July 2001. He is currently a consultant to First Reserve. Mr. Linker has been President and a Director of IDC Energy Corporation since 1987, a Director and Officer of Sunset Production Corporation since 1991, serving currently as Chairman, and Manager of Shelby Resources Inc., all small, privately owned exploration and production companies. He is a Director of First Wave Marine, Inc., a non-listed company providing shipyard and related services in the Houston-Galveston area. Mr. Linker received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from Amherst College and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School.
	John H. Pinkerton - President, Range Resources became a Director in 1988. He joined the Company and was appointed President in 1990. Previously, Mr. Pinkerton was Senior Vice President-Acquisitions of Snyder Oil Corporation. Prior to joining SOCO in 1980, Mr. Pinkerton was with Arthur Andersen. Mr. Pinkerton received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Texas Christian University and a Master of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas.