Ted Williams is the new chief operating officer of EnCore Permian, an energy company headquartered in Midland, as it expand into oil and natural gas exploration.
"Williams is responsible for building out and leading EnCore’s growing operations department, as the company makes a material transformation from a historically transactional leasehold and mineral acquisition firm, to an oil and natural gas exploration and production company," EnCore said in a news release.
EnCore will deploy its first rig at the end of this year, the company said.
"Ted has an extensive background in A&D, minerals, upstream exploration, and working within leadership teams to transact and grow in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment," J.D. Smith, EnCore Permian CEO, said in the news release.
Williams previously served as president of Luxe Minerals and vice president of business development for Luxe Energy. At the latter, he helped establish their operating position and was instrumental in growing the company into a position to produce 25,000 net barrels of oil equivalent per day.
“I am thrilled to have partnered with EnCore and joined their leadership team,” Williams said. “I look forward to continuing to expand upon EnCore’s proven track record of success, assembling a best-in-class operations team to position us as a premier E&P partner in the Delaware and Midland basins, and beyond.”
Williams has started building out his team by adding Davis Walker as Vice President of Exploration and Tyler Thomason as vice president of operations.
"We are especially pleased to have Davis Walker and Tyler Thomason round out our operations team with Ted," said Smith. “We see these additions as analogous to the 1990 Dallas Cowboys trifecta of Aikman, Irvin and Smith; we are on track to win some championships.”