>> Back to listHal Hawthorne
Senior Vice President - Exploration

Mr. Hawthorne joined Jones Energy in 1998 and is responsible for generating and directing the company's exploration opportunities. Mr. Hawthorne has over 20 years experience in the generation of exploration and development prospects primarily in the Mid-Continent, Permian Basin, Rocky Mountains and Western Canada. He has extensive experience in the Red Fork, Morrow, and Springer Sand plays (Pennsylvanian) of the Anadarko Basin and has been responsible for the company's extensive Morrow Sand exploitation play in the Texas Panhandle portion of the Anadarko Basin. He most recently comes from AnSon Gas Corporation where he served as Exploration Manager primarily focusing on 3-D seismic exploration in the Permian Basin and development of Red Fork Sands in Western Oklahoma. Mr. Hawthorne's early career consisted of various geological positions with Standard Oil/British Petroleum/TexCon Oil and Gas in Oklahoma City, Dallas and Houston. He has international experience with Canadian Hunter in Calgary, Canada and Rocky Mountain experience with PG&E Resources in Dallas. He is a member of American Association of Petroleum Geologist, Oklahoma City Geological Society, and the West Texas Geological Society and holds a BS and MS in geology from Baylor University.