Energera (formerly Frac Shack Inc.) has appointed David W. Sobernheim as COO of Energera Inc., the company said on Sept. 22. 

Previously, Sobernheim spent 25 years with Schlumberger working positions ranging from senior staff engineering supervising operational treatments, through vice president, engineering advisor, worldwide. He then spent three years with Keane Group LLC before moving on to a software startup for Energy Services.

“We are extremely excited to announce David’s appointment as chief operating officer for the entire Energera Group of Companies” Todd Van Vliet, CEO for Energera Inc., said. “David’s experience with operational matters, and his background in artificial intelligence fits perfectly with the direction chosen by Energera,” he continued. 

Sobernheim holds a Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and a Masters in Petroleum and geoscience engineering from UT Austin.

“I am thrilled to move into this key executive leadership role with Energera as we work together with industry and partners to bring innovative business offerings for the rapidly changing landscape in energy,” Sobernheim said. “The combination of leading-edge technologies with operational excellence has always been my passion, and this role allows me the latitude to help steer a clear path to a brighter future of sustainable energy abundance.”

Energera Inc. consists of several existing product lines, including the world’s first automated refueling system for hydraulic fracturing, Frac Shack, as well as the natural gas distribution system and gas processing system which goes by the name of SideKick. David is being promoted from his prior position as vice president of operations of the Sandtinel line of sand separation systems and computerized fluid dynamics engineering.