Fred James Smith

Blue Ridge Mountain Resources, Inc. engaged in the exploration for and the exploitation, acquisition and development of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids resources in the United States and Canada. It operated through the following segments: Upstream, Midstream, and Oilfield Services. The Upstream segment refers to the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas within the boundaries of United States and Canada. The Midstream segment consists primarily of Eureka Midstream Holdings, which markets natural gas and operates a network of pipelines and compression stations that gather natural gas and Natural gas liquids in the United States for transportation to market. The Oilfield Services segment provided drilling services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. The company was founded on June 4, 1997 and was headquartered in Irving, TX.

Part of ConocoPhillips, River Gas Corp. is a company that produces coalbed methane gas. The company is based in Tuscaloosa, AL. River Gas was acquired by Phillips Petroleum Co. on September 25, 2000.