Charles Reed Cagle

Charles Reed Cagle was born in Clarksville, Texas, in 1962 and reared there. Mr. Reed Cagle and his wife Donna have been married for almost 30 years. They resided in Colorado Springs, Colorado with their son from 1999 to 2017, before returning to Plano, Texas in 2018. For 35 years, Charles Reed Cagle has been working in many parts of the energy industry. Mr. Reed Cagle began his career with Kinlaw Oil Corporation in 1986 as an associate. He departed in 1996 to help start a tiny independent energy company in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Cagle founded Heartland Energy, Inc., later known as HEI, in 1997, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer. He enlisted operators, drilling contractors, geophysicists, engineers, service businesses, and a variety of energy industry professionals, following the lead of joint venture partners. Charles Reed Cagle entered the drilling service business in 2006, financing and building a 2000 horsepower drilling rig capable of drilling to depths of 20,000 feet.