Oil & Gas Expert Witnesses
Oil & gas expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on oil & gas. The oil & gas expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accident Reconstruction, Electrical Engineering, Energy, Engineering, Environmental, Equipment & Machinery, Failure Analysis, Geology, Industrial Hygiene, Intellectual Property, Legal Nurse Consulting, Life Care Planning, Maritime, Mechanical Engineering, and Oil and Gas.
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Ralph Cantafio, Esq.
Expert Witness – Oil & Gas and Energy Law
Cantafio Law
Oil and Gas, Legal
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Energy Arbitration, Energy Regulation, Environmental Permitting, Farmouts, Fracking Litigation, JOA Disputes, Land Use & Zoning, Mineral Deeds, Natural Resource Damages, Oil & Gas Law, Oil & Gas Leases, ORR Disputes, Petroleum Economics, Renewable Energy Projects, Surface Use Agreements, Utility Easements, Unitization & Pooling
Ralph A. Cantafio, Esq. is a nationally recognized legal expert and seasoned attorney with more than 40 years of experience in oil and gas law, energy regulation, surface use and mineral rights, natural resources development, and energy-related litigation and arbitration. He regularly serves as an expert witness, arbitrator, mediator, and subject matter educator in complex disputes involving upstream oil and gas operations, royalty underpayment, lease interpretation, joint operating agreements (JOAs), unitization, permitting, and pipeline routing.
Mr. Cantafio is a licensed attorney in Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming, and has practiced before state and federal courts including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, and Tenth Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served as lead counsel in over 100 jury trials and numerous regulatory and administrative proceedings. His expertise is frequently called upon in matters involving hydraulic fracturing regulation, Se...
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Tara Parhizkar, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., P.E.
Accident Investigation – Energy Infrastructures
Los Angeles, California
Energy, Mechanical Engineering
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Power Grid, Energy Infrastructures, Marine Industry, Accident Investigation, Power Tools, Patent Litigation, Construction Safety, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Wildfire, Public Safety, Root Cause Analysis, Failure, Accident, Energy, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Disaster, Catastrophic Injury, Safety
Dr. Tarannom Parhizkar, Ph.D., P.E., is a distinguished expert in power grids and the oil & gas industry, with over 16 years of professional experience. She is an Adjunct Professor at UCLA and a trusted authority in accident investigation, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and common cause failure assessment, providing attorneys with clear, defensible technical opinions.
Her litigation and consulting work focuses on accident reconstruction, root cause analysis, and patent disputes. She has supported cases involving energy infrastructure accidents, pipeline integrity, combustion systems, equipment failures, and environmental exposures. Known for her meticulous methods and integrity, Dr. Parhizkar offers objective, reliable insights that help clarify complex technical issues in court.
Dr. Parhizkar has authored a book, multiple book chapters, and more than 30 peer-reviewed journal publications. She is also an active academic contributor, serving as Adjunct Professor at UCLA,...
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Janine McCartney, Ph.D, MBA, CSP, CHST, CSHO, CSHO
Oil & Gas, Manufac., & Construction Safety Expert
HHC Safety Engineering Services, Inc.//HHC Safety Consulting Services, Corp.
Wilmington, Delaware
Safety, Products Liability
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Oil & Gas, Pipeline, Electrical, Safety Engineering, Arc Flash/NFPA 70E, OSHA/OSHRC Appeal, Accident Investigation, Falls, Rig Collapse, Machinery, Accident Reconstruction, Construction, Industrial Plants, Refinery, Contests to OSHA Citations, Product Liability, Safety Management, PHMSA Appeal cases, Fire and Explosion, Workplace Safety
Dr. Janine McCartney is a Safety Engineer with designation as a Certified Safety Professional, Construction Safety and Health Technician. Dr. McCartney has held Management safety positions and a Safety Officer II position with OSHA Consultation. She worked for 11 years in the oil & gas industry and pipeline industry on large multi-state pipeline construction projects and as an exploration geologist (onshore and offshore). Dr. McCartney has taught for Texas A&M-Texas Engineering Extension as Adjunct Faculty and teaches the OSHA 10 and 30 hour General Industry and Construction courses for OTI. Her career spans 42 years. Please see her 13 AM Best podcasts and webinars on AM Best. AM Best Top 10 Best Webinars-August 2024 AM Best Magazine article How Litigation Funders are Affecting Settlements. Specialization in Product Liability suits. Specialization in Pipeline cases. Specialization in Fire and Explosion cases. Dr. McCartney also currently teaches for the OSHA Training Institute.
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Captain Eric Watson
Maritime Expert Witness | USCG Master
Watson Maritime Consulting
Venice, Florida
Maritime
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Offshore, Coastal, Oil & Gas, Ship repair, Offshore supply vessel, Vessel maintenance, Yachts, Uscg inspections, Sailing, Uscg regulations, Navigation, Voyage planning, Accident and fraud, Cruise ships, Passenger vessels, Charter boats
Eric Watson
Master Mariner | Maritime Operations, Safety & Passenger Vessel Expert
Captain Eric Watson is a U.S. Coast Guard–licensed Master with more than 24 years of command and maritime operations experience aboard passenger vessels, small cruise ships, offshore supply vessels, charter vessels, sailing vessels, motor yachts, and private vessels up to 280 feet. He has logged more than 300,000 nautical miles and has served in command roles involving inland, near coastal, offshore, and ocean operations.
Captain Watson has served as Captain on U.S.-flag passenger vessels operating under USCG Subchapter K and Subchapter T, with direct responsibility for vessel safety, regulatory compliance, navigation, crew management, emergency response, passenger safety, vessel inspections, and operational decision-making. His experience includes high-visibility guest service environments where safety, seamanship, regulatory compliance, and risk management are critical.
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John A Williams, PhD, PE, ASA, MBA, CFEI, AIChE Fellow
Engineering, Forensic & IP Valuation Expert
EPS, Inc.
South Bend, Indiana
Energy, Intellectual Property
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Intellectual Property, Appraisals & Valuations, Commercial Damages, Renewable Energy, Biogas, Biofuels, Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, Waste-to-Energy, Oil & Gas, Oil Refining, Fires, Explosions, Chemical Release, Product Contamination, Electricity, Coal Technologies, Chemistry & Chemicals
JOHN A. WILLIAMS, PhD, PE, ASA, MBA, CFEI, AIChE Fellow
Dr. Williams is an International Engineering and Energy Technology Expert in the engineering analysis and financial appraisals of energy, power, and manufacturing technologies, related intellectual property (patents, trade secrets, trademarks), licensing, royalty structures, market analysis, infringement, contract breach, fraud, compensatory, taxation, and lost profit damages. Dr. Williams provides engineering analysis, forensics, financial appraisals, and quantification of economic damages for oil & gas production, solar, wind, manufacturing, oil refining, chemicals, power generation, electrical distribution, steam, RNG biogas, biomass, ethanol, biodiesel, bioprocessing, food ingredients, geothermal, coal, nuclear, steelmaking, glassmaking, storage, pipelines, water treatment, and waste-to-energy technologies, equipment, construction, and facilities.
With over 40 years of industry experience in operations, R&D, cost estimati...
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David Alley, PE
ANNA Inc.
Annapolis, Maryland
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, power plant, nuclear, gas, oil, coal, marine, design, commissioning
SUMMARY
Electrical Power Plant Consulting Engineer and Project Manager experienced in
• Switchgear, protection and control systems design, installation, startup,
commissioning, performance testing and troubleshooting for
• cogeneration, hydroelectric, geothermal, combustion turbine, steam
turbine, diesel, gasoline and gas fired reciprocating engines and nuclear
power plants and related equipment and systems for
• power plant owners, facility owners, utilities, U. S. Navy, U. S. Air Force,
US Coast Guard, MSC, environmental engineers, power system component manufacturers and switchgear & control systems manufacturers
• Forensic expert witness and consultancy related to electrical engineering in electric power systems.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
• MBA, Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 1983-1985.
• BSEE, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 1968-1972
LICENSES
Registered Professional Electrical Engineer, in as ...
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Mark R. Malone
Oil & Gas Operations
New Auburn Energy Management, LLC
Edmond, Oklahoma
Oil and Gas, Engineering
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Completions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Stimulation, Operations, Workovers, Oil & Gas, Acidizing, Cementing, Environmental, Safety, Pumping Services, Production, Artificial Lift, Energy, Risk Management, Project Mangement, Production Management, Perforating/wireline, Asset Mgmt, Salt Water disposal
MARK MALONE currently serves as Vice President for New Auburn Energy Management where he oversees a variety of domestic and international projects. Malone recently served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Riley Permian Operating of Oklahoma City. Prior to Riley, Malone spent seven years as Senior Vice President of Operations and Corporate Officer for Gulfport Energy Corporation. While at Gulfport Mr. Malone was responsible for the production & completion operations of all assets including up to 1.4 Bcfe/day gross production in the Utica shale of SE Ohio, over 7000 bopd in the SCOOP play of south-central Oklahoma and up to 4000 bopd in the shallow water of West Cote Blanch Bay in SE Louisiana while executing annual D&C budgets of up to $1.2 billion. Mr. Malone also served as Senior Asset Manager in the Marcellus Shale at Chesapeake Energy Corporation where he was responsible for operations in the Marcellus shale of NE Pennsylvania producing up to 1.2 Bcfe/day. Before Chesap...
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Thomas D Gillespie, P.G.
Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
Center , Pennsylvania
Geology, Environmental
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Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Geology, Geo-Hazards, Mining, Stormwater, Oil & Gas, Bedrock Aquifer, Groundwater Contamination, Environmental Forensics, Environmental Evaluation, Environment, Water Resources, Water Supply, Karst, Karst Geology, Karst Hydrogeology, Sinkholes
Expertise in hydrogeology, geology and environmental forensics with a specialization in groundwater flow and contaminant transport in fractured bedrock aquifers.
Mr. Gillespie's technical expertise is complemented by an industry insider’s savvy of corporate needs and operations and the regulatory acumen of a former agency reviewer and bureau official. He is a published researcher in hydrostructural geology and karst hydrogeology, an adjunct university professor of geology and a frequent provider of continuing professional education courses. Mr. Gillespie is routinely invited to speak on matters of earth, environment and energy to government committees, national business organizations and educational institutions. He developed and leads a geoResource Risk Reduction practice, specializing in strategic representation in regulatory and legal venues. Mr. Gillespie has provided litigation support, testifying expert services, expert regulatory negotiation support and public representa...
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Jennifer L Simoes, MSN RN LNCC CLCP
Personal Injury Catastrophic Legal Nurse CLCP
Southeastern Legal Nurse Consulting. LLC
Edgemoor, South Carolina
Legal Nurse Consulting, Life Care Planning
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Brain injuries, Burns, Amputations, Spinal Cord Injuries, Catastrophic injury, General liability, Auto Liability, Oil & Gas, NY Labor Law, Construction, Intensive care, Critical Care
Highly experienced consultant and life care planner with 15+ years of insurance defense experience
Keen understanding of insurance coverage
Navigating aggravating factors that are posed by your client/policy holder
Extensive experience handling catastrophic cases nationwide
Experienced in various jurisdictional venues across the country
Highly effective mitigation skillset to protect your insureds policy & assets
Collaborative engagement with Attorney(s) and hired medical experts to defend cases
Extensive experience in mediations both in person & Zoom
Experience in attending depositions both in person & Zoom with Attorney's as their assistant; Go live approach to mitigation as questions can be delivered in real time,
sometimes you only get one bite at the apple, make it a good one
Comprehensive records review with a poignant report delivered for Attorney clients to utilize to successfully navigate their cases
Continue to practice clinically in ICU in a level 1 trauma...
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Frank Johnson, P.E., CSP
Safety Engineering-Expert Witness
System Engineer And Laboratories
Tyler, Texas
Engineering, Accident Reconstruction
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Safety, Oil & Gas, Personal Water Craft, All Terrain Vehicles, Forensic, Testing, Failure Analysis
Established in 1981 Frank Johnson has 44 years' experience as an engineering expert. System Engineering And Laboratories (SEAL) specializes in providing multi-disciplined engineering, product testing, safety and forensic engineering (failure analysis) services to manufacturers and their corporate counsel, defense, plaintiff attorneys and insurance claims industries. Frank Johnson's professional accreditation, licenses and certifications include but are not limited to; PE - Profession Engineer, CSP - Certified Safety Professional, FAA - Private Instrument Pilot and Licensed Private Investigator. Our team experience includes; 100's of accident reconstructions, ATV/side y side (UTV), personal watercraft (PWC) and numerous products.
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Scott J. Anson, Ph.D., P.E.
Forensic Engineer - Mechanical & Materials
Anson Engineering, LLC
Harleton (Longview), Texas
Mechanical Engineering, Failure Analysis
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials, Failure Analysis, Forensic Engineering, Manufacturing, Design, Warnings - Marketing Defect, Oil & Gas, Metallurgy, Stress, Root Cause, Safety Hierarchy Application, Lab Analysis, Inspection, Firearms, Electronics, Field Investigation, Fracture, Golf Cart, ATVs/UTVs
Dr. Scott Anson has been practicing and teaching engineering for over 30 years. The first 8 years were in industry engineering roles involving process development and tooling design, as well as extensive laboratory failure analysis. During his over 22+ yr. academic career he held multiple industry appointments simultaneous with his academic role, in addition to his independent consulting work.
He provides forensic engineering services involving product design, manufacturing defects, and warnings/instructions (marketing defects) and workplace injuries.
He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in TX, GA, LA, OK and has an active NCEES record to facilitate efficient licensing in additional states.
Dr. Anson has complementary skills in four key dualities that uniquely enhance his effectiveness in forensic engineering and expert witness services.
1) He is formally trained and experienced in both Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering, which enables him to assess bot...
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Janine McCartney, Ph.D, MBA, CSP, CHST, CSHO, CSHO
Oil & Gas, Manufac., & Construction Safety Expert
HHC Safety Engineering Services, Inc.//HHC Safety Consulting Services, Corp.
Texas
Safety, Products Liability
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Oil & Gas, Pipeline, Electrical, Safety Engineering, Arc Flash/NFPA 70E, OSHA/OSHRC Appeal, Accident Investigation, Falls, Rig Collapse, Machinery, Accident Reconstruction, Construction, Industrial Plants, Refinery, Contests to OSHA Citations, Product Liability, Safety Management, PHMSA Appeal cases, Fire and Explosion, Workplace Safety
Dr. Janine McCartney is a Safety Engineer with designation as a Certified Safety Professional, Construction Safety and Health Technician. Dr. McCartney has held Management safety positions and a Safety Officer II position with OSHA Consultation. She worked for 11 years in the oil & gas industry and pipeline industry on large multi-state pipeline construction projects and as an exploration geologist (onshore and offshore). Dr. McCartney has taught for Texas A&M-Texas Engineering Extension as Adjunct Faculty and teaches the OSHA 10 and 30 hour General Industry and Construction courses for OTI. Her career spans 42 years. Please see her 13 AM Best podcasts and webinars on AM Best. AM Best Top 10 Best Webinars-August 2024 AM Best Magazine article How Litigation Funders are Affecting Settlements. Specialization in Product Liability suits. Specialization in Pipeline cases. Specialization in Fire and Explosion cases. Dr. McCartney also currently teaches for the OSHA Training Institute.
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Robin D. Franks, MS, PG, CHMM, RSO
TGE Resources, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Environmental, Industrial Hygiene
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asbestos, mold, soil, groundwater, remediation, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, chemical spills, fire, hazardous, waste, lead, vapor, industrial, hygiene, disaster response, oil & gas, storage tanks, radiation, geology
35+ yrs. diverse experience, education, credentials & licensing in geology, biology, remediation, & hazardous materials (HAZMAT) management. For the built environment, I hold multiple credentials in asbestos, lead, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, mold & bioaerosols, sick buildings, vapor intrusion, OSHA worker & evaluation of operational compliance & occupant hazards. I lecture & teach for UT Systems, JLL, Wal-Mart, major lenders & underwriters.
I practice environmental & industrial hygiene at TGE Resources, Inc., (Houston, TX), the firm I founded 32+ years ago. I am routinely retained across my diverse field - over 100 times with near equal defense & plaintiff representation. I have large case experience, served in class action litigation, & public and private sector suits. I am an expert in environmental geoscience & HAZMAT releases & spills within the transportation, bulk fuel, lube, and chemical industries.
I plan remediation strategies, actively cleanup & oversee wor...
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Rance Herren, CFPSD, CFPAI
Hydraulic Fluid Power Subject Matter Expert
Fluid Power SME
Houston, Texas
Engineering, Equipment & Machinery
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Hydraulic Consultant, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems, Hydraulic Pumps, Hydraulic Cylinders, Hydraulic Motors, Hydraulic Valves, Hydraulic Hoses, Hydraulic Manifolds, Motion Control, Hydraulic Design, Hydraulic Accumulators, Compressors, Schematics, Hydraulic Seals, Hydraulic Filtration, Pressure, Construction, Mining, Oil & Gas
Over four decades of experience in the design, application, implementation, troubleshooting and service of complex hydraulic and pneumatic systems and related control components, including:
• The use of standard and electrohydraulic components and circuitry in machine control
• Integration of electronic devices for actuator control, including feedback and diagnostics
• Manifold design, 3D solid modeling, and hydraulic circuit and component simulation and analysis
• Hydraulic power unit (HPU) and closed-circuit hydrostatic transmission system design
• Efficiency and throughput improvements for underperforming systems
• Troubleshooting and repair of hydraulic/pneumatic machine control components and systems
• Interpretation and implementation of ISO/SAE/ANSI/ASME fluid power standards
• International Fluid Power Society Credentials:
- Certified Fluid Power Systems Designer (CFPSD), February 2012
- Certified Fluid Power Accredited Instructor (CFPAI), August 2013
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