Oil Expert Witnesses

Oil and Gas, Legal - 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...

Hercules, California

Chemistry & Chemicals, Petroleum Engineering - hydrocarbon, aromatic, chromatography, spectrometry, petroleum, polycyclic, spectroscopy, gasoline, diesel, oil, wax, asphalt, analysis

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, extensive publications in many areas, excellent at assessing the quality and strengths/ weaknesses of analyses. Have taught analytical chemistry (chromatography and spectrometry), Good Laboratory Practices, the use of statistics. Serves as editor or on the advisory boards for several scientific journals and author of two books and co-inventor on three patents.

Fort Worth, Texas

Oil and Gas, Petroleum Engineering - Oil, Gas, Drilling, Completion, Engineering, Operations, Wellbore, Downhole, Horizontal, Directional, Production, Well Control, Casing Design, BHA - Drilling Tools, Fishing Operations, Multi-Well Pad, Cement Design, AFE/Cost Estimates, Project Management

Results-driven Engineer & Project Manager with over 20 years experience in drilling, completions, and production across major U.S. basins. Proven ability to stand-up operations, minimize drilling costs, optimize well performance, and enhance operational efficiency. Experienced in managing multi-well projects, AFE preparation, vendor & contract negotiations, and wellbore construction. Adept at directional drilling, cementing and casing design to maximize operational success. Technical Expertise includes Wellbore Design & Construction, Horizontal & Directional Drilling Techniques, AFE (Authority for Expenditure) Preparation, Vendor Services, Drilling Rig Optimization, Multi-Well Pad Development, Simultaneous Operations, Fishing Operations.

Houston, Texas

Oil and Gas, Safety - Pipeline, PHMSA, Safety, Integrity Management, Gas, Oil, Distribution, Transmission, Gathering, Residential, Procedure, Explosion, Spill, Environmental, Mechanical, Professional Engineer, Construction, 49 CFR 192, 195, Pigging

Cassandra K. Moody, M.S., P.E., is different from other experts in that she actively works as a licensed mechanical engineer with vast hands-on experience who understands the unique challenges legal matters present. She communicates effectively and provides results for the projects she works on. Mrs. Moody is passionate about engineering risk-informed solutions to safely optimize ROI: Return on INTEGRITY. She conveys visionary leadership, technical competency, and distinctive communication cultivated over fifteen years of midstream operations and integrity engineering experience with a mid-size oil and gas operator. As a proficient expert in the midstream pipeline industry, Mrs. Moody has represented both plaintiffs and defendants on a variety of cases both in the courtroom and through expert opinion reports. Mrs. Moody’s retained engagements as an independent Engineering Expert have resulted in favorable resolutions for 100% of her clients. Mrs. Moody is an effective communicat...