David Kley

Chief Operating Officer

David has worked in the energy industry for more than 30 years. His broad background includes experience in engineering, operations and business development of crude oil, natural gas and NGL systems. He has been directly involved in the construction of multiple crude oil gathering systems, natural gas gathering and processing systems, NGL fractionation facilities, central receipt points, and truck and rail terminals.

David joined Woodland Midstream after serving for three years as the Chief Operating Officer at Clear Creek Midstream and nearly four years as vice president of engineering at EnLink Midstream. Prior to EnLink, he held various roles of increasing responsibility at Williams, where he most recently focused on the optimization and expansion of a 20-million-barrel NGL storage facility and a 107,000 BPD fractionation facility.

David began his career at Williams in 1991 and held various positions at Panhandle Energy, Aquila, ENSTOR, Tarpon Gas Storage and Triton Energy Partners before returning to Williams in 2010.

David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University and an MBA from Colorado State University.