57, a director, President, Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Managing General Partner. Mr. Larkin earned a B.A. Degree from Michigan State University in Accounting in 1981, an MBA Degree from Michigan State University in Operations Management in 1989 and an Executive MBA from the University of New Hampshire in International Business in 1997. Mr. Larkin also passed the CPA exam in May 1982 and was granted a CPA license in May 1982 in the State of Florida. Prior to joining Bayou City Exploration, Mr. Larkin served as President and CEO of Blue Ridge Group, Inc. from 2010 through September of 2013 after working as a consultant from 2008 to 2010. He joined Blue Ridge following 10 years as President & CEO of Sensus Precision Die Casting, Inc. and President, CEO and Chairman of the Board Sensus Rongtai (Yangzhou) Precision Die Casting, Ltd. (a Chinese subsidiary of Sensus Precision Die Casting, Inc.). Mr. Larkin spent a total of 21 years with Sensus Metering Systems, Inc. (parent company to Sensus Precision Die Casting, Inc.) in positions ranging from Controller & CFO of one of their divisions (for seven years), to Vice President of Operations (for four years) then finally with Sensus Precision Die Casting Company as their President and CEO. Mr. Larkin brings the experience associated with managing multinational manufacturing operations to the oil and gas business. Oil exploration is a manufacturing process in itself requiring management of third party vendors, schedule maintenance, and constant tracking of well costs. Trained as a CPA, Mr. Larkin evaluates each drilling prospect’s economic value based on existing commodity prices and the estimated cost of drilling, completing and producing each well. He oversees drilling contractors, engineers and consulting geologists in each project. Beyond the science and technology in the field, Bayou City is a multifaceted business enterprise requiring executive leadership and asset management. Mr. Larkin’s professional achievement and lifetime of experience make him uniquely suited to lead a growing exploration company. 

Bayou City partnerships purchase interests in exploratory wells and/or oil and gas producing properties with undrilled reserves. These partnerships then assume the associated drilling costs in exchange for partnership units representing a portion of the working interest derived from the wells they finance. As the Managing General Partner for these partnerships, Bayou City maintains a partnership interest or a working interest position outside of the partnership in each program. We pay our proportionate share of the actual cost of drilling, testing and completing the project well or wells and subsequent operating expenses to the extent that we retain a portion of the working interest.

50, serves as Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel of the Managing General Partner. Mr. Creed holds degrees from Westminster College and the University of Arkansas School of Law. In November 2007, Mr. Creed accepted the position of Senior Vice President of Blue Ridge Group, Inc. in Bowling Green, Kentucky. While with Blue Ridge, Mr. Creed established the first “Opportunity Fund” in 2008 to purchase performing residential mortgage loans at significant discounts. He was instrumental in developing a hybrid investment strategy wherein mortgage loan funds were paired with drilling projects to serve as a hedge against dry holes. He continues to serve as portfolio manager for all Funds and has been responsible for the purchase of approximately 27 million dollars in performing loans to date. He remained with Blue Ridge until September of 2013 when he resigned to accept the Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel position at Bayou City Exploration, Inc. where he also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. His responsibilities at Bayou City include reviewing Joint Operating Agreements, Participation Agreements, vendor contracts, assignments of well interests, and pooling agreements. Mr. Creed manages all outside counsel in drafting offering documents for company sponsored drilling programs and oversees all securities filings. He works with all oil services contractors and outside professionals to ensure proper coordination and timely delivery of services. While with Bayou City, Mr. Creed has completed continuing education courses in Securities Law, Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling and Production.