Management Team & Advisors

 John has 36-years in facilities engineering, operations, project management, and leadership in the oil & gas industry with critical skills in steam injection for heavy oil extraction & conventional oil development with Unocal and Chevron. John holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Petroleum Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA, Cal State University.

    Chris has extensive experience in hydraulic fracturing of tight/shale formations, reservoir stimulation, and new technology development. Chris worked for Schlumberger Technology Corporation over 20-years as a Senior Engineer and technology leader with experience in diverse markets across five (5) continents. Chris holds 31 patents,  37 technical publications, and 14) awards by Schlumberger Awards. Chris holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan.  

 Kent has 35-years in the heavy oil business involved in financing, acquisition, and development of California heavy oil properties.   Kent holds seven (7) patents in thermal enhanced oil recovery.  Kent holds a BSc. in Geology with honors and a minor in real estate and marketing from the University of Texas at Austin.   

  Geologist/Petrophysicist - Rick was promoted to start and build the original petrophysical department at Occidental Petroleum Inc. (OXY). Rick left OXY to take on the new challenge of starting a geological and petrophysical consulting firm, Digital Petrophysics Inc. (DPI). DPI worked for clients in California’s heavy oil projects. Rick holds a Masters in Geology from the University of Southern California.  

  Geologist/Petrophysicist - Deborah has worked in the California heavy oil business for over 30 years as a development geologist and petrophysicist. Deborah began her oil industry career as a geologist with Getty Oil and Mobil Oil. Deborah joined the consulting firm Digital Petrophysics Inc. (DPI) and managed numerous large heavy oil reservoir characterization projects. Deborah holds a Masters in Geology from California State University in Los Angeles.  

 Joe has over thirty-five years of extensive experience in heavy oil research with 16 years at Shell and 16 years at Chevron as a team leader of heavy oil in Bakersfield CA. Joe developed Chevron's $5 million horizontal well testing facility in the Kern River heavy oil field for new steam technologies. Joe earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Oregon State University.