Enter the Dog House

At Bird Dog, operations is a team sport; equal parts precision, planning, and good old-fashioned grit. Leading the charge are Tom Messer, Terrell Binkley, and Stephen Cummings, the three minds that keep our workflows sharp, our wells on-plan, and our crews supported from the first bit turn to the final tally.

Together, this trio blends decades of directional drilling expertise, real-time decision-making, and field-tested judgment. They’re the folks who can read a formation like most people read a lunch menu, troubleshoot complex downhole behavior before it becomes a problem, and still crack a joke at 3 a.m. after the toughest jobs are brought home.

But behind every great ops team is a field team built just as strong. Our hands come from across the United States, bringing diverse experience, specialized skill, and the kind of resilience only earned in the oilfield. Every one of them is selected not just for technical excellence, but for how well they embody the Bird Dog spirit:

Reliable, Collaborative, Sharp. And the kind of people you don’t mind being stuck on location with during a surprise cold snap.

It’s a crew that works hard, supports each other, and takes pride in doing the job right the first time, because in our industry, every foot counts and every decision matters.

Operations keeps the ship on course. The field team brings it full swing.
And together, we deliver drilling performance you can depend on, every run, every well, every time. That’s why Bird Dog is the Mile High Standard.