CEO
Patrick J. Noyes
Patrick J. Noyes is the founder, President and CEO of Grenadier Energy Partners, LLC. From February, 2003 until June, 2006 he was Chairman, President, and CEO of Stroud Energy, Inc. in Ft. Worth, Texas. At Stroud, Mr. Noyes led a turnaround of that company from a severely financially distressed company to one which sold in June, 2006 with an enterprise value of $455 million. He accomplished this with a simple two point business plan of restructuring the capital and diversifying the asset base. This diversification was achieved through acquisitions and growth through the drill bit in the Barnett Shale and East Texas. During his tenure, production increased from 12.5 mmcfd to just over 30 mmcfd in June, 2006. Also, proved reserves increased from 73 BCF to 160 BCF. Previously, he was employed by Mitchell Energy Company, L.P. in The Woodlands, Texas for over 22 years. From 1999 until he left in 2002, he was Mitchell Energy’s Vice President – Drilling and Services. During Mr. Noyes’ tenure as Vice President – Drilling and Services, Mitchell Energy’s Barnett Shale activity increased from a two rig program to 18 rigs running in January, 2002. The growth in net Barnett production in this period was threefold (80-240 MMCFD). Mr. Noyes had complete control over all drilling operations for the entire company, as well as stewardship over the reserve bookings. Additionally, he routinely interfaced with the production engineers and geologists in developing prospects and planning rig activity. In 2001, Mitchell drilled a total of 360 wells with a capital budget of $345 million. Of this total, 310 wells were in the Barnett. These wells accounted for approximately 388 BCF of PDP reserves added to Mitchell Energy’s books. Mr. Noyes holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (With Honors) as well as an Honorary Doctorate from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Mr. Noyes’ professional associations include memberships in the SPE, TIPRO and IPAA.
CEO
Patrick J. Noyes
Patrick J. Noyes is the founder, President and CEO of Grenadier Energy Partners, LLC. From February, 2003 until June, 2006 he was Chairman, President, and CEO of Stroud Energy, Inc. in Ft. Worth, Texas. At Stroud, Mr. Noyes led a turnaround of that company from a severely financially distressed company to one which sold in June, 2006 with an enterprise value of $455 million. He accomplished this with a simple two point business plan of restructuring the capital and diversifying the asset base. This diversification was achieved through acquisitions and growth through the drill bit in the Barnett Shale and East Texas. During his tenure, production increased from 12.5 mmcfd to just over 30 mmcfd in June, 2006. Also, proved reserves increased from 73 BCF to 160 BCF. Previously, he was employed by Mitchell Energy Company, L.P. in The Woodlands, Texas for over 22 years. From 1999 until he left in 2002, he was Mitchell Energy’s Vice President – Drilling and Services. During Mr. Noyes’ tenure as Vice President – Drilling and Services, Mitchell Energy’s Barnett Shale activity increased from a two rig program to 18 rigs running in January, 2002. The growth in net Barnett production in this period was threefold (80-240 MMCFD). Mr. Noyes had complete control over all drilling operations for the entire company, as well as stewardship over the reserve bookings. Additionally, he routinely interfaced with the production engineers and geologists in developing prospects and planning rig activity. In 2001, Mitchell drilled a total of 360 wells with a capital budget of $345 million. Of this total, 310 wells were in the Barnett. These wells accounted for approximately 388 BCF of PDP reserves added to Mitchell Energy’s books. Mr. Noyes holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (With Honors) as well as an Honorary Doctorate from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Mr. Noyes’ professional associations include memberships in the SPE, TIPRO and IPAA.
CEO
President
Chief Operating Officer
Kyle Noyes
Kyle Noyes became President and COO of the company upon formation of Grenadier Energy III. Prior to that, Kyle served as Executive Vice President of Operations and Engineering. Kyle joined Grenadier in August 2011 as the Drilling and Completions Manager and helped get the company over the finish line for the sale of Grenadier I’s Marcellus Shale assets. Since that time, he has worked in various Operations and Engineering roles for the company and was an integral part of building, growing, and monetizing Grenadier II. Prior to joining Grenadier, Kyle spent the first part of his career with Occidental Petroleum where he worked in their Permian business unit and spent five years overseas with Occidental of Qatar. Kyle graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in May of 2000. He later obtained an MBA from the University of Texas in 2016.
President
Chief Operating Officer
Kyle Noyes
Kyle Noyes became President and COO of the company upon formation of Grenadier Energy III. Prior to that, Kyle served as Executive Vice President of Operations and Engineering. Kyle joined Grenadier in August 2011 as the Drilling and Completions Manager and helped get the company over the finish line for the sale of Grenadier I’s Marcellus Shale assets. Since that time, he has worked in various Operations and Engineering roles for the company and was an integral part of building, growing, and monetizing Grenadier II. Prior to joining Grenadier, Kyle spent the first part of his career with Occidental Petroleum where he worked in their Permian business unit and spent five years overseas with Occidental of Qatar. Kyle graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in May of 2000. He later obtained an MBA from the University of Texas in 2016.
President & Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Lenny Lilja
Lenny Lilja is the Chief Financial Officer for Grenadier Energy Partners III, LLC. His areas of responsibility and oversight at Grenadier include all aspects of Finance, Accounting and Administration. Mr. Lilja has been in the upstream oil & gas industry since 2002 working for both private and public companies. He joined Grenadier in 2013 to assist with the transition and sale of Grenadier I’s Marcellus Shale assets. He then spent the next seven years building Grenadier II into a substantial Midland Basin company that was successfully monetized in 2021.
Prior to joining Grenadier in 2013, Mr. Lilja spent three years with Talisman Energy as a Finance Manager in The Woodlands, TX and an Accounting Manager in Pittsburgh, PA. He also spent eight years with Big Lake Corporation, a private E&P company in Dallas, TX, where he was Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Lilja received his MBA in Accounting & Finance from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX in 2003 and he graduated with honors from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1997 where he played quarterback for the Miners.
Chief Financial Officer
Lenny Lilja
Lenny Lilja is the Chief Financial Officer for Grenadier Energy Partners III, LLC. His areas of responsibility and oversight at Grenadier include all aspects of Finance, Accounting and Administration. Mr. Lilja has been in the upstream oil & gas industry since 2002 working for both private and public companies. He joined Grenadier in 2013 to assist with the transition and sale of Grenadier I’s Marcellus Shale assets. He then spent the next seven years building Grenadier II into a substantial Midland Basin company that was successfully monetized in 2021.
Prior to joining Grenadier in 2013, Mr. Lilja spent three years with Talisman Energy as a Finance Manager in The Woodlands, TX and an Accounting Manager in Pittsburgh, PA. He also spent eight years with Big Lake Corporation, a private E&P company in Dallas, TX, where he was Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Lilja received his MBA in Accounting & Finance from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX in 2003 and he graduated with honors from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1997 where he played quarterback for the Miners.
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technical Officer
Business Development & Engineering
Thomas C. Belsha Jr.
Thomas C. Belsha Jr. is Chief Technical Officer of Business Development & Engineering. Mr. Belsha joined Grenadier in 2018 and has more than 20 years of varied industry experience in reservoir, production and drilling engineering along with serving roles leading strategic planning, reserves and business development. Throughout his career, Mr. Belsha has worked on more than 50 completed transactions including mergers, acquisitions and divestments in the Lower 48. Prior to joining Grenadier, he spent a decade in a variety of leadership positions at LINN Energy, including VP of Investor Relations & Corporate Development, Manager of Restructuring, Manager of Integrations & Data Management, Production Manager for the Permian, East Texas, California, Michigan, Texas Panhandle, Eastern Oklahoma and Wyoming assets and Senior Reservoir Engineer for the Business Development team. Prior to LINN, Mr. Belsha worked for ConocoPhillips as a Reservoir Engineer and Field Drilling Engineer for the Deep Bossier team in East Texas. He began his career at Burlington Resources as a Production Engineer in the South Louisiana asset team, were he gained significant field experience until acquired by ConocoPhillips. Mr. Belsha graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering in 2002 and is a 20+ year member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Chief Technical Officer
Business Development & Engineering
Thomas C. Belsha Jr.
Thomas C. Belsha Jr. is Chief Technical Officer of Business Development & Engineering. Mr. Belsha joined Grenadier in 2018 and has more than 20 years of varied industry experience in reservoir, production and drilling engineering along with serving roles leading strategic planning, reserves and business development. Throughout his career, Mr. Belsha has worked on more than 50 completed transactions including mergers, acquisitions and divestments in the Lower 48. Prior to joining Grenadier, he spent a decade in a variety of leadership positions at LINN Energy, including VP of Investor Relations & Corporate Development, Manager of Restructuring, Manager of Integrations & Data Management, Production Manager for the Permian, East Texas, California, Michigan, Texas Panhandle, Eastern Oklahoma and Wyoming assets and Senior Reservoir Engineer for the Business Development team. Prior to LINN, Mr. Belsha worked for ConocoPhillips as a Reservoir Engineer and Field Drilling Engineer for the Deep Bossier team in East Texas. He began his career at Burlington Resources as a Production Engineer in the South Louisiana asset team, were he gained significant field experience until acquired by ConocoPhillips. Mr. Belsha graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering in 2002 and is a 20+ year member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Chief Technical Officer - Business Development & Engineering