Charles Reed Cagle was born in 1962 in Clarksville, Texas, and grew up there. Mr. Reed Cagle and his wife, Donna, have been married for almost 30 years. From 1999 to 2017, they lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado with their son before returning to Plano, Texas in 2018. For the past 35 years, Charles Reed Cagle has been involved in numerous facets of the energy industry. Mr. Reed Cagle began his career with Kinlaw Oil Corporation in 1986 as an associate. He departed in 1996 to assist establish a small independent energy firm in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Cagle founded Heartland Energy, Inc. in 1997, which eventually became HEI, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Taking direction from joint venture partners, he hired operators, drilling contractors, geophysicists, engineers, support businesses, and a wide range of energy professionals. Charles Reed Cagle entered the drilling service market in 2006, financing and building a 2000 horsepower drilling rig capable of drilling depths of up to 20,000 feet.