Black Gold Exploration, Inc.
A Michigan Oil & Gas Exploration & Development Company

Mark Viegelahn
"Chopper"
Experience in the oilfield:
38 years on oil and gas rigs as drill hand, driller; consultant, company man, mud logger, problem control, well control, (No lost time accidents, finished wells on time and under budget). Owner, Operator of Black Gold Consulting, Inc. – Owns and maintains some of the best equipment available for the location of pay zones.
Mark H Viegelahn qualifications:
Mark started in the oilfield in 1978 as a roughneck, driller in 1982, Research began 1985 to drill well in the Niagara formation. In 1986 promoted and drilled a dry hole. In 1990 Mark started to research drilling a PDC gas well in the Pinconning Michigan area, the well was drilled several thousand feet below lake Huron in 1995, Well came in with gas and condensate, An offset well drilled under Lake Huron also came in with gas and condensate, One more well was drilled inland well came in with gas & condensate. By early 2000 all three wells were producing.
In 2001 Mark started research on a Nigerian well, By 2005 the well was drilled, oil and gas still producing today.
During this time Mark was working as a driller and in 2004 and started mudlogging wells. In 2006 Mark formed a company called Black Gold Consulting, Inc. for mudlogging and drilling consulting adding completion consulting, leasing, picking a location, overseeing building roads drill pads and bring on production. Through this time he has employed several highly qualified consultants and vendors to perform the work needed to bring on wells economically to ensure a profit for the company.
Black Gold Exploration, Inc.
Mark formed Black Gold Exploration, Inc. for the sole purpose to develop a shallow Devonian age carbonate field called the Hardwood Point Field. There is still one well producing in a much deeper zone, one well has been plugged.
Without disclosing any more information one could request a powerpoint with all of the data collected over the last 19 years to prove this unique opportunity can produce several million bbls. of crude oil and gas. Along with signing a confidentiality agreement. Please feel free to contact us!
Services
Black Gold Consulting offers additional services to the industry including:
1. Picking locations and overseeing survey crews.
2. Land men to take leases and clear titles.
3. Permitting for the DNR and DEQ (MI).
4. Contracting personnel and equipment.
5. Overseeing construction of location and production sites.
6. Provide two drilling consultants per well, working 12 hour shifts, monitoring worker safety and production activities hourly and providing daily production and cost reporting. Previous days data and financial reports sent at 7 AM each morning by dedicated Data Clerk. Equipped and experienced with continuous data logging & well monitoring equipment for local or network transmission, eg. Pason.
7. Expert Mud Logging to find and pick pay zones with great accuracy and success. This information comes with the day rate charged while overseeing the drilling and/or production.
8. Excellent knowledge of directional and horizontal drilling using top drive and rotary rigs.
9. Excellent at well control and problem solving.
Summary of Clients
Drilling, Mud Logging and / or Production Consulting for the following companies:
Muskegon Development Co, (Gas & Oil)
Dominion (Gas)
High Mount Midwest Energy (Gas)
Energy Corporation of America-East
NuEnergy Operating,Inc ( Gas & Oil)
Paxton Resources LLC ( Gas & Oil )
Samson Resources Co. ( Gas )
Range Resource Inc. ( Gas )
Jordan Development Co. ( Gas & Oil )
Horizon Geologic LLC
Atlas ( Gas & Oil )
Zackson Resource Inc. (Oil & Gas )
FX Corporation ( Oil & Gas )
Preyde LLC ( Oil & Gas)
Interstate Exploration LLC
Specialties
Chopper is experienced and equipped with continuous data logging & well monitoring equipment for local or network on-line monitoring and transmission ( eg. Pason with Real Time remote transmission data up-link showing cuttings, gas chromatography, rig functions, weight on bit, drill rate, pump volumes and more). Mark has extensive experience and knowledge of directional and horizontal drilling using top drive and rotary rigs. He is trained and certified in Well control, H2S, Fire Fighting, First Aid and Safety Leadership and has Managed and supervised rig moves. Mark is also President of Black Gold Exploration, Inc., a company which serves as State permitee and Operator for oil and gas drilling projects.
Experience with managing all drilling (fluid or air),cement, logging, testing, coring operations. Eleven years Drilling Consultant with Mud Logging Experience.
Presently: Owner/operator of BlackGold Consulting Inc. since 2005