According to the OK SOS, Southwest Energy Exploration was formed in October 2004 by Liz A Minnaugh, 2711 Centerville Rd, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE, 19808. At least in OK, the person filing articles of organization does not have to be a member of the LLC. The principal business address of Southwest was 1901 Central Drive, Suite 750, Bedford, TX.
I strongly suspect, CF negotiated a great acquisition with himself. A request for reinstatement must by signed by the manager, so the November 2009 Reinstatement should be interesting. I think CF was able to convince himself to stay on for five years, but I will endeavor to document this.