INVITO ENERGY PARTNERS - Key Persons


Candice Carrell

Job Titles:
  • VP of Geology

Jared Christianson - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • MANAGING PARTNER
  • PRESIDENT
Mr. Christianson is an accomplished engineer and innovative leader. He has extensive experience managing asset portfolios, investment strategy, and project execution. He has led the investment of more than $500MM in domestic onshore lease and mineral transactions. He has a proven track record in project budgeting, business development, engineering, operations, technology, and developing best-in-class teams. Thus far, he has deployed approximately $5B in capital investment and operating expense across multiple basins. His core strengths are team leadership, project management, technology innovation, and entrepreneurship. Mr. Christianson is the President, COO, and Co-Founder of Invito Energy Partners LLC. Prior to founding Invito Energy Partners, he served as VP of Operations & COO of US Energy Development Corporation, focusing on E&P in South Texas, West Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Prior to US Energy, he served as VP of Operations at Petromax Operating Company, focusing on E&P in Texas and Oklahoma. Prior to joining Petromax Operating, Mr. Christianson spent 9 years in various roles in technology companies innovating in the energy space. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tulsa in 2004. At Invito Energy Partners, he is responsible for strategic acreage acquisitions and field development planning, as well as day to day operations of the business.

Joe Del Monte

Job Titles:
  • Director of Strategic Partnerships

Scott Clinton

Job Titles:
  • Production Advisor
Mr. Clinton spent 20 years working in the oil field in various field operations capacities. He moved to the corporate side in 2003, managing production operations for Unit Petroleum, Cimarex, and Linn Energy. Mr. Clinton's primary focus areas are the Mid Continent Region (OK, TXPH., and KS) as well as Arkoma. He has previously been responsible for $50MM in annual OpEx on 2,500 wells and has a consistent track record of successfully lowering LOE. Mr. Clinton holds a B.S. Petroleum Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University. Leveraging our proven track record, transparent approach with partners, and extensive industry relationships, we offer our partners access to top-tier private energy projects, prioritizing risk minimization.

Steve Blackwell - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • MANAGING PARTNER
Mr. Blackwell brings with him over 15 years of energy experience and 20 plus years of executive level experience. During his tenure as President of Petromax Operating Steve oversaw the deployment of over $100 million of investor capital into 3 operated fields where they leased over 86,000 net mineral acres and drilled 39 horizontal wells. Additionally, he oversaw the divestment process of the assets for just under $900 million with an average rate of return of 370%. In his role as Chief Operating Officer at US Energy Development he oversaw the deployment of over $100 million of investor capital into drilling 29 wells in the companies Eagle Ford shale asset. In his time at the company he was able to decrease the costs per well by 25%, increase the average EUR's by 5% and increase the ROI. Steve holds a BS in Business Admin., Finance & Accounting from Central Michigan University Leveraging our proven track record, transparent approach with partners, and extensive industry relationships, we offer our partners access to top-tier private energy projects, prioritizing risk minimization.