Operations Leadership
Operations Leadership
Willard G. McAndrew III – Managing Partner
Mr. McAndrew has over 53 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, including roles in field operations, refining, and executive leadership. A former COO and Director at Torchlight Energy (NASDAQ: TRCH), he has led hundreds of drilling and recompletion projects, developed large multi-well programs, and managed over 200 miles of gas gathering pipelines. A proud LSU alum and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Mr. McAndrew is a fourth-generation oil and gas professional from Exxon heritage.
Roger Wurtele – Chief Financial Officer
A seasoned energy finance executive, Mr. Wurtele has served as CFO for multiple public and private oil and gas companies. With a 40-year CPA designation, he brings expertise in corporate finance, M&A, and executive operations. His leadership spans roles at Torchlight Energy, Xtreme Oil & Gas, and real estate development firm Lang and Company.
David Arndt – Operations Manager & Engineer
With over 45 years in oilfield engineering and operations management, Mr. Arndt has engineered drilling programs and managed production across North Dakota, Texas, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. A Penn State Petroleum Engineering graduate, David has served with companies such as Conoco, Scotia Group, Sundance Resources, and Torchlight Energy Inc.
Christopher Guidry – Geologist
Mr. Guidry brings over 20 years of oil and gas exploration and development experience, with a strong focus on conventional and unconventional assets across the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and U.S. onshore basins. He has generated multi-million barrel projects, revitalized mature fields, and booked more than 80 BCF in new gas reserves. Mr. Guidry holds geology degrees from the University of Louisiana and a Professional Geologist license from Louisiana.
Operations & Engineering
Led by Darrell Narron and the team at Hominy Consulting & Engineering, our operations arm has:
Drilled and completed 1,800+ wells
Managed up to 12 drilling rigs in continuous operations
Designed programs across six major U.S. basins and 20 formations
Our services include:
Drilling, fracking & completions
Regulatory permitting & facilities
Production optimization
Difficult workovers & H2S safety
We carry comprehensive insurance, including:
$1M General Liability
$2M Aggregate Coverage
$5M Umbrella Policy
Trusted in Permian, Anadarko, STACK, SCOOP, Eagle Ford, and Bakken.
Consulting Services
Strategic Energy Consulting & Technical Expertise
Our in-house team and partner consultants have supported private equity-backed and public oil & gas companies with:
Engineering design and supervision
Geological analysis and prospect generation
Asset monetization strategies
Full-cycle field development
Partnership and JV structuring
Hadaway Consulting & Engineering serves as our operational design and supervision partner, offering deep expertise in geology, engineering, and land management.