Range Resources appoints engineering vice-president

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 14 -- Range Resources Corp. has appointed Joseph H. Frantz as vice-president of engineering for the Marcellus shale division in Pittsburgh.

Frantz brings more than 26 years of petroleum engineering experience with Texaco Inc., SA Holditch & Associates, and Schlumberger. He led Schlumberger's shale evaluation team for various emerging shale formations, including the Barnett, Fayetteville, and Marcellus.

Frantz has extensive experience working in the Appalachian basin, and he has performed studies on topics ranging from reservoir simulations to hydraulic fracture optimization.