Bill Smith
Head of Geosciences
E-Mail: bill@valpointoperating.com
Bill is a petroleum geologist with 35 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and development. Bill began his career as a geologist in 1979 with Samedan Oil Corporation and soon thereafter with Bracken Exploration and then as a partner with Bracken Operating, LLC. In 2008, Bill founded his own company, W.M. Smith Energy, LLC, where he has focused primarily on horizontal drilling and development. A prospect generator his entire career, Bill has been directly responsible for the drilling and development of over 250 wells within Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Bill holds a B.S. degree in Geology from The University of Oklahoma and has held numerous positions of service including President of the Oklahoma City Geological Society, Director of the Oklahoma Geological Foundation, Director of the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association (PPROA) and Director of the Reserve Petroleum Company.