Arena Resources Inc.

Oil & natural gas exploration, development & production

"Hard work, setting goals to strive for, and taking care of those that help along the way"

"Happiness; setting goals and completing the tasks to accomplish those goals"

"Find something you truly enjoy, that gets you excited each morning when you wake up, and go for it. "

"The acquisition of our Fuhrman-Mascho asset in Andrews County, Texas, in December 2004"

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Friends & family	Venture capital
Bank loan	Private investors
Line of credit	Credit cards
Savings/personal funds

Health insurance	Flextime
Life insurance	Company car
Telecommuting	401(K)
Tuition reimbursement	Stock options

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Tim Rochford

Company Details

Location: Tulsa, OK
Founders: Tim Rochford, 60, Stan McCabe, 75

Website: www.arenaresourcesinc.com

Year Started: August 2000

Initial Investment: $1.1M

Turned a Profit: 2001

First Million: 2002

2002 Sales: $1.7M

2006 Sales: $59.8M

Number of Employees:

Day 1: 2

2006: 52

2007: 75*

* Projected by 2008

Company Background

Founded in 2000 by Lloyd T. Rochford and Stanley McCabe, Arena Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration, development and production company with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico. The senior management team has more than 90 years of combined experience in the oil and gas industry with the components in place to build a profitable and successful program from the ground up.

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