Our Team

same people, same results

No other firm in the industry has a longer track record.

Company

A Few Words

Albrecht & Associates is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with a satellite office in Denver, Colorado. We are an affiliate of Morgan Keegan. When you hire Albrecht & Associates, that is exactly what you get: Albrecht and associates. Bob Albrecht personally oversees the engineering on every deal. He still forecasts every decline curve used in our sales. Harrison Williams does the selling. This provides a consistency to our work that allows the industry to calibrate us and know what to expect from us.

Experience

Our associates, all engineers and geologists by training, have an average 20 years’ experience in oil and gas. They are seasoned professionals with A&D backgrounds. They know what buyers are looking for in a data room and they know the answers to the questions that will be asked about the properties. We don’t want buyers wasting their time in our data rooms; we want them finding and understanding value.

The Principals

ROBERT ALBRECHT, President

Mr. Albrecht has been advising buyers and sellers of oil properties since 1976 and has been exclusively representing sellers since 1987. He was formerly Executive Vice President of Peppermill Oil Company and Vice President of Research at Reynolds Securities, Inc. Mr. Albrecht started his career in 1967 at Atlantic Richfield Company as a reservoir engineer before he moved into the International Planning Department. He has been a member of the Board of Advisors of First Reserve Corporation, and he holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Stanford University.

HARRISON WILLIAMS, Executive Vice President

Mr. Williams was formerly Assistant to the Chairman at Inexco Oil Company, and began his career at Cambridge Royalty Company in 1975. In addition to his divestiture experience, he has experience in E&P, gas storage, and gas marketing functions. Mr. Williams holds an A.B. degree from Harvard College and an M.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Harrison has been with Albrecht & Associates since 1989.

TRENT FOLTZ, P.E., Executive Vice President

Mr. Foltz holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University. He joined Albrecht & Associates as a petroleum engineer upon graduation in 1997. Trent is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.

The Associates

GARY HUFFMAN, Senior Geologist

Mr. Huffman received a B.S. degree in Geology from Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana-Lafayette) in 1975, and started his career with Gulf Oil Corporation. He has also worked for Aminoil-USA and Union Texas Petroleum. Gary has been with Albrecht & Associates since 1991.

MIKE LAIRD, P.E., Chief Engineer

Mr. Laird was graduated from Texas A&M in 1972 with an engineering degree. For ten years prior to joining AAI, he was President of Laird and Associates, a petroleum engineering consulting firm in Billings, Montana. Mike is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas and Montana. He joined Albrecht & Associates as a senior engineer in 2001.

ROBERT HICKS, Senior Engineer

Mr. Hicks obtained his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Southwestern Louisiana (now the University-Louisiana) and his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Tulsa. Robert has been working in the oil and gas industry for major and small independents. He has been with Albrecht & Associates since 1993.

JEFF D. PATTERSON, Senior Geologist

Mr. Patterson has been evaluating oil and gas properties in the U.S. and overseas since 1982. He received a B.S. degree in Geology from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1981 and an M.S. degree in Business Management from Houston Baptist University in 1989. Before joining AAI in 1996, Jeff was employed by H.J. Gruy and Associates, Integrated Geoscience Technologies and Midcon Corporation.

LYNDON HARRISON, Senior Geologist

Mr. Harrison began his career in 1982 at Ralph E. Davis Associates. Prior to joining AAI in 2004, he was employed by The Stratum Group, LLP, a mezzanine finance group. Lyndon graduated from the University of South Alabama with a B.S. in Geology. He is a Certified Petroleum Geologist.

TANYIA CHUITES, Marketing Director

Mrs. Chuites received a B.A. degree in English/Sports Medicine from Rice University in 1996. She worked at Conroe High School for two years as an Athletic Trainer before coming to Albrecht & Associates in 1998.

MICHAEL MINGOIA, P.E., Senior Engineer

Mr. Mingoia received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Texas in 2000. Prior to joining Albrecht & Associates in 2001, he completed internships at Baker Hughes E&P Solutions and Southwestern Energy Production. Mike is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.

KHUONG VO, Engineer

Mr. Vo graduated from The University of Texas in December 2003 with a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering. Before joining Albrecht & Associates in 2003, "Vo" completed internships at Halliburton Energy Services.

RANDY DOLAN, P.E., Senior Engineer

Mr. Dolan holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering and a Business Foundations Certificate from The University of Texas at Austin. He joined Albrecht & Associates as a petroleum engineer upon graduation in 2005. Randy is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.

JAKE RADCLIFFE, Engineer

Mr. Radcliffe graduated with a B.A. in Economics in 2000 and a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in May 2007, both from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining AAI, Jake spent two years working as an analyst for Redstone Consulting, an investment management firm.

SKYLER SCHAWE, Engineer

Mr. Schawe received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in May 2008. Prior to joining Albrecht & Associates in June 2008, Skyler completed internships with both Greystone Drilling and Encana Oil & Gas.

LEVI HEINTZELMAN, Geologist

Mr. Heintzelman received his B.S. in Geology from Lake Superior State University (2007), and his M.S. from the Colorado School of Mines (2010). His thesis was funded by Encana Oil & Gas Inc. (USA). He joined AAI in December 2010.

MARTHA PENA, Office Manager

Mrs. Peña has worked in the oil and gas industry since 1998 with Amoco-Bechtel Gulf Coast Alliance and Cooper Energy Services. She obtained her Associate degree for Administrative Assistant from Career Point Business School in 1993. Martha came to AAI in 2000.

DELAINE LOWE, Executive Assistant

Ms. Lowe had worked as a technology specialist and a library assistant for the McKinney Independent School District and as an administrative assistant for the Frisco Independent School District since 1994. She joined Albrecht & Associates in 2008.

Business Development

KIRK THOLEN, Engineer

Mr. Tholen joined AAI in 2006. He performs business development, markets our properties and is responsible for buyer research and identification. Prior to joining the firm, Kirk's experience included three years with Unocal in reservoir engineering and 10 years with BJ Services in drilling and completion engineering services covering fields from the GOM to the Rockies. He earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette), and an M.B.A in Energy Management from the University of Houston.

CHARLES RUDOLPH , Engineer

Mr. Rudolph opened the Denver office for AAI in 1991. He had spent two years with Tidewater Oil Company as an operations and reservoir engineer, eight years with Unocal in corporate planning and acquisitions, and 11 years with various smaller independents prior to his long-term association with AAI. Chuck obtained a B.S. and M.S. in Petroleum Engineering, and an M.B.A. in Business Finance, all from Stanford University.

NORM BROWN, Engineer

Mr. Brown joined Albrecht & Associates in 1999. Norm’s prior exploration and production experience included eight years as an independent landman and acquisitions consultant, ten years as the COO for two small independents, and two years as a generator of mezzanine finance opportunities for Range Resources (formerly Domain Energy). He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Montana State University.

Donald McDonald, CPA

Mr. McDonald joined AAI in 2006. Don had 20 years experience in commercial banking, with the vast majority of that engaged in Energy Lending. Immediately before joining AAI, he helped establish the energy lending division for Bank of the West in Denver. During his career he has held positions including senior commercial lending officer and executive vice president and chief credit officer. Don holds a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor Business Administration in Finance from the University of Iowa.