Frequently asked questions

I provide independent oil and gas evaluations built in ComboCurve: mineral and royalty valuations, reserves estimates, decline curve analysis, and cash flow projections. The scope is tailored to the question you're trying to answer, whether that's what an asset is worth, how much recoverable reserves remain, or what a fair deal looks like.

Mineral and royalty owners, working interest owners, investors, family offices, and law firms handling estates, litigation, or transactions. Some clients are evaluating a single tract, others are working through a larger portfolio or need a defensible number for a legal or financial matter.

You send over what you have on the property, whether that's a legal description, a royalty statement, or an offer letter. I pull the relevant production, permit, and offset operator data, build the evaluation in ComboCurve, and review the results before delivering the report. Most engagements involve a short call up front to confirm scope and, if needed, a follow-up call to walk through the findings.

A PDF report you can use and share. It includes the property value or reserves estimate, projected cash flows year by year, active rigs and offset development nearby, well EURs (estimated ultimate recovery), and mapping of the tracts involved. It's written in plain language, not just a spreadsheet of numbers.

At minimum, the county and section or a legal description of the property. It helps to also have a recent royalty statement, division order, offer letter, or lease if you have one. If you're missing something, send what you have and I'll tell you whether it's enough to start.

Straightforward single-tract evaluations are typically turned around within a few business days. Larger portfolios, multi-tract packages, or litigation support take longer depending on scope, and I'll give you a specific timeline once I understand what you need.

Properties across the major U.S. basins, including the Permian, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Appalachia, Bakken, and Utica, along with other producing basins around the country. If you're not sure whether your property falls in an area I can evaluate, just ask.

I'm an independent petroleum engineer, and my fee is for the evaluation itself, not tied to any deal. That means the analysis works only for you, with no incentive to point you toward a sale, a hold, or any particular buyer.

That decision is entirely yours to make, and my evaluation doesn't change based on it. If you do decide to sell and already have your best offer in hand, I'm also EVP of Engineering at Tilden Capital, an active mineral and royalty buyer, and Tilden would welcome the chance to try to beat it. There's no obligation, you keep whichever number is highest, and the point is simply to help you get the most for what you own.

All evaluations are built in ComboCurve, the same industry-standard reservoir and economics software used to underwrite acquisitions across the major U.S. basins. That means the assumptions and methodology behind your report are the same ones used on the buy side, not a simplified back-of-envelope estimate.