About Us
A Brief History of Kahuna Ventures
Kahuna Ventures was formed in 1999 by Gary Davis, to provide engineering consulting and project execution for the design and construction of a sour gas plant near Jackson, Mississippi During the course of the bid process, Gary was also solicited by the client to build, own, and operate the plant, which was ultimately constructed, owned, and operated by Kahuna Gas until it was sold in July 2004.
Scott Schamp, PE, joined Kahuna Ventures in 2000 to help manage the design and construction of the Jackson, MS plant and to focus on the construction and operation of the plant. As the plant became operational, Kahuna Ventures began performing engineering consulting for additional clients in the Western US region. In 2002, Kahuna Ventures began pursuing additional engineering and project execution business and expanded to a full time consulting engineering firm. John Rheinheimer, PE, joined Kahuna in 2002 and the team focused on attracting additional clients and taking on more consulting. In 2005 Gregg Kostelecky joined the Kahuna Team as the Sr. Electrical Engineer bringing experience and knowledge to the I&E phases of Kahuna Venture’s managed projects.
The Kahuna Ventures Growth Story
In 8 short years Kahuna has grown from a one employee company to a 20+ employee company in 2007 serving a variety of clients ranging from midstream limited partnerships to major gas producers and still intensely focused on project execution. Kahuna Ventures’ focus today is the same as in our beginnings; partnering with our clients to add value to their operations through dedication, professionalism and quality project execution.
A Brief History of Kahuna Operating
Kahuna Operating was formed in 2005 to meet several customers’ operational needs. As Kahuna Ventures works to meet dynamic client needs in design and construction of plants and treating facilities, Kahuna Operating emerged as a natural fit to provide cost effective operational support for many of these facilities.
Today, Kahuna Operating provides professional management services for gas producers in Western Colorado and Eastern Oklahoma. These facilities include gas treating and processing facilities, ranging from a 20 MMCFD refrigeration plant, to an 80 MMCFD refrigerated cryo plant, to a 100 GPM treating facility and miles of gas gathering pipelines.