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American Energy Partners Taps COO for Utica, Marcellus Affiliates
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American Energy Partners, LP has hired John K. Reinhart as the Chief Operating Officer for its affiliates American Energy – Utica, LLC (AEU) and American Energy – Marcellus, LLC (AEM).
Reinhart, 45, previously worked for Chesapeake Energy Corporation for eight years in increasing roles of importance. In 2006-07, he served as a Senior Asset Manager in the Anadarko Basin region of the Southern Division; in 2007-09, he served as Manager – Engineering Technology; in 2009-13, he served as Vice President Operations – Eastern Division (where he led the start-up, growth, and development of Chesapeake's Marcellus and Utica assets from initial gross operated production levels of 5 mmcfd in 2009 to over 2,500 mmcfd and 24,000 bopd, helping make Chesapeake the largest oil and natural gas producer in Appalachia); and in 2013-14, he served as Senior Vice President – Operations and Technical Services (where he led a team of 1,400 employees who provided technical and operational services in Land, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Operational/Technical Services that executed development strategies for the company's asset teams).
Prior to Chesapeake, Reinhart worked for Schlumberger Limited for eleven years in various engineering and operational leadership roles. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University in 1994.
AEU and AEM have built an industry-leading position in the southern Utica Shale in eastern Ohio and a strong position in the Marcellus Shale in northern West Virginia. AEU and AEM plan to drill over 3,000 gross wells in Ohio and West Virginia over the next decade, a planned investment of approximately $20-25 billion in those two states.