T Crist

Tim Crist

Tim Crist is the owner of Kenai Drilling Limited, the leading geothermal drilling contractor operating in the Western United States. In addition to geothermal drilling, Kenai also provides drilling services to the oil and gas industry in California (both onshore and offshore), Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Tim became President of Kenai Drilling in 1985 when it was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, and he subsequently participated in privatizing the company retaining sole ownership for the past 25 years. Tim's experience encompasses over 40 years of technical, managerial, and executive responsibilities for acquiring, building, and operating drilling rigs utilized in a wide variety of applications and environments. Through Tim's leadership, Kenai has grown its drilling rig fleet from six rigs to its current size of 22 drilling rigs ranging from shallow mechanical rigs to 25,000' AC super spec rigs. Kenai's rig fleet includes 9 drilling rigs that are specially configured to perform geothermal drilling and re-entry services.