Oilfield Operations Expert Witnesses

Durango, Colorado

Oil and Gas, Engineering - Oilfield Operations, Well Control, Petroleum Engineering, Upstream Oil & Gas Industry, Drilling, Artificial Lift Design, HTHP, Reservoir Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing, Intellectual Property, Rig Supervision, Well Integrity, Pressure Control, Mineral Leasing, Oilfield Safety, Oilfield Consulting, Oilfield Pollution, CCS

Tyson S. Foutz is a petroleum engineer with broad experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, particularly in oilfield operations, drilling, and well control. Tyson is a licensed professional engineer and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Petroleum Institute, American Society of Safety Professionals, and the American Association of Drilling Engineers. He provides oilfield consulting focusing on operations and project execution in both office and field environments to supplement his expert witness services. Recent projects include: • Expert witness, water handling facility explosion • Developed basis of design for CO2 sequestration wells, leading EPA guidance by over 1 year • Expert witness, water well rig staff injury • Oilfield wastewater disposal facility environmental remediation • HTHP onsite consultant for Kurdistan deep test • Shakedown and evaluation of US purchased rig for transport to Chile • Expert witness for intellectual property claim • D...

Bullard, Texas

Petroleum Engineering, Oil and Gas - Personal Injury, Securities Fraud, Hydraulic Fracturing, Patent, Operations Failure, Equipment Failure, Safety in Design, Environmental, Drilling Operations, Completions Operations, Horizontal Drilling, Trade Secret, Oilfield Operations, Reserves Projections, Safety Engineering, Machine Design, Root Cause Analysis, Blowout , Explosion

Harold E. McGowen, III is a Registered Professional Engineer with over 40 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry. His business background is robust, having started and been a part of building and selling several companies including working with Private Equity. His bent and background is highly technical, and he has worked as an engineer and manager for several organizations, giving him a broad view of the industry. He has been involved in all steps of the oil and gas exploration and production process. Harold has provided expert witness services to assist in patent litigation and inter partes reviews related to down-hole tools, materials/chemicals, horizontal drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and other oilfield-related technologies. Harold has also provided expert witness services related to hydraulic fracturing "crashing", equipment failures, and operational negligence.