Michael A. Eubanks
Staff Engineer, Vice President
Michael A. Eubanks joined DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2005, specializing in reserves estimation.
Eubanks graduated in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a member of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers. A registered professional engineer in Texas, Eubanks became a Vice President at D&M in 2012.
Geographical Experience
- Abu Dhabi
- Algeria
- Azerbaijan
- Hungary
- Kazakhstan
- Poland
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Ukraine
- United States
- United States Gulf of Mexico
- Uzbekistan
Topical Areas of Expertise
- Economic evaluations
- Gas-deliverability modeling
- Production forecasting
- Unconventional Resources
- Waterflood recovery
Major Projects
Eubanks has carried out reserves estimation and economic evaluations in most regions in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. His experience encompasses reserves estimations, appraisals, and production forecasting for numerous clients, including private companies, state-owned companies, and prominent financial institutions.
He helped manage a major oil and gas reserves appraisal for a major oil company within Russia. This work involved coordinating with a multidisciplinary team on a project with over 1,200 fields and presenting the client with reserves reports that were in compliance with SEC regulations and in accordance with the definitions of the PRMS. With this same client, Eubanks helped coordinate the economic evaluation of more than 2,000 oil and gas prospects, including major Arctic offshore plays.
In the United States, he has worked basins in Alaska, California, Colorado, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wyoming. He has evaluated most of the unconventional and conventional reservoirs in the United States. He also has experience with unconventional reservoirs throughout the world. Eubanks has experience in the preparation of reports in accordance with SEC, LSE, NI 51–101, and PRMS reporting standards.
