 He then founded Clear Fork Royalty in 2009, an oil and gas mineral rights and royalty acquisition company through which he has acquired interests in over 250 counties in 26 states in the US.During the course of his career, the Texas governor, Rick Perry, appointed DeWoody to the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists for a six-year term.He serves on the Boards of Directors of National Stripper Well Association and has served previously on the Boards of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, and the Oil information Library of Fort Worth.