As the Managing Member of Ranger 40 Petroleum, LLC, one of the Permian Basin’s most successful exploration companies, Richard Alan Counts is no stranger to competition in the industry. The Permian Basin extends from western Texas into New Mexico. This region is one of the country’s richest areas for natural fuel resources, which also makes it a high demand area.

Richard Alan Counts’ company, Ranger 40 Petroleum, LLC, operates over 100 wells in the Permian Basin. In 2012 Richard Alan Counts formed Western Slope Oil, LLC, along with partner Kevin Armstrong. When asked to comment on the formation of this company, Richard Alan Counts noted, “Ranger 40 Petroleum became tired of the operational and environmental liabilities associated with well site excavation companies whose performance was inadequate at best.” As a result, Ranger 40 Petroleum was born. In addition to its work with Permian Basin assets, the company also aims to safely and effectively extract resources in the region.

According to Richard Alan Counts, company partner Mr. Kevin Armstrong has managed projects for the EPA, BLM, and Colorado Department of Wildlife, along with many other private corporations, including Fortune 500 companies. Notes Richard Alan Counts, Kevin Armstrong has even built a racetrack of ice to the specifications of Ferrari Inc. Richard Alan Counts believes that Kevin Armstrong is a highly principled individual who refuses to compromise the safety of his employees or the quality of a project. Richard Alan Counts shares Mr. Armstrong’s concerns for safety and quality, so he is confident in the success of this new partnership.

About the partnership with Cimmarex Energy, Richard Alan Counts comments, “In a very short period of time, we have become the very best well site construction company in West Texas. We are now expanding into the production and trucking of aggregate, salt water disposal services, fresh water and brine stations and will announce our expansion into other services in the near future.” According to Richard Alan Counts, his new company Western Slope Oil Services, LLC is proud to be providing services for Cimarex Energy, Diamond Back Petroleum, BHP Billiton and others in the Permian Basin.