Paul Fears is the Vice President of Geology at Hatch. Paul has in-depth operational and exploration geology experience from earlier on in his career that he uses to find the areas Hatch should target for investment. Prior to Hatch, Mr. Fears served as Senior Explorationist as the lead A&D geologist at Carrizo Oil and Gas in the Permian Basin resulting in over $850 MM of acquisitions. Prior to Carrizo, Mr. Fears was an operations geologist at Southwestern Energy Company. Mr. Fears holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geology from Northern Arizona University (2009) and graduated from the University of Houston with a Master of Science degree focused on Petroleum Geology (2018).