Jonah Energy Founder, President and CEO Tom Hart Retires

Jonah Leadership aligned for strong, sustained growth

DENVER, Jan. 27, 2025 – Jonah Energy LLC ("Jonah") has announced the retirement of Founder Tom Hart and promotion of Brian Reger to President and Chief Operating Officer.

Tom founded Jonah Energy in the spring of 2014 with the major acquisition of the Jonah Field in Western Wyoming. The Jonah Field is one of the most successful natural gas discoveries in Wyoming and the nations history.

Serving as CEO during his entire tenure, Tom successfully led Jonah Energy through extremely volatile market challenges, policy shifts of three presidential administrations and ultimately significant growth and stability.

Tom’s leadership led to a consolidation of the entire Jonah Field where Jonah now operates 100% of the wells. During Tom’s tenure Jonah produced almost 2 TCFE and drilled over 500 wells, including some of the most prolific horizontal wells ever drilled in Wyoming. The platform Tom established ultimately led to the recent acquisition of new assets in the heart of New Mexico’s Delaware Basin that effectively doubles the size of Jonah’s production.

His visionary approach on environmental stewardship positioned a newly formed small independent operator in Wyoming into one of the nation’s leading natural gas producers on responsible and sustainable development. Jonah has developed cutting edge, and award winning, programs on methane emission reductions, surface reclamation and wildlife protection measures.

Tom’s most enduring legacy at Jonah Energy is the fierce loyalty and commitment of his team. He was passionate about the most important asset of Jonah Energy, our people.

Brian Reger has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer to lead Jonah into our next chapter. He previously served as Senior Vice President-Asset Development and in various Business Development and Reservoir Engineering leadership roles since joining Jonah in March 2016.

“Tom’s retirement is bittersweet to say the least. What Tom has built at Jonah is remarkable. Our job now is to continue his legacy and execute on the values Jonah is built upon.” said Brian Reger, President and COO of Jonah Energy. “I am pleased that Tom will remain engaged as a member of our board and provide his valued advice and guidance. I am excited for the opportunity to grow Jonah on the sturdy foundation that Tom built over the past decade.”

In addition to Brian Reger assuming leadership, several other internal promotions have structured Jonah Energy for continued growth and leadership in the oil and gas industry.

About Jonah Energy LLC

Jonah Energy is an oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in Denver, Colorado and operating in Green River Basin of Wyoming and Permian Basin in New Mexico. The company is one of the largest privately held natural gas producers in the US and focuses on producing oil & natural gas in an environmentally responsible manner.

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