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D. Michael Hillix

D. Michael Hillix

  • Principal Geoscientist and Energy Advisor, EERC

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  • Email: mhillix@undeerc.org
  • Alt Email: mhillix@undeerc.org
  • Office: 701.777.5000

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EERC
15 N 23rd St Stop 9018
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018

Biography

Mr. Michael Hillix is a Principal Geoscientist and Energy Advisor at the EERC, where he works closely with directors and program/project managers in the areas of oil and gas production optimization and geologic CO2 capture and storage to assist in managing research tasks within a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and business professionals. He holds a Master’s of Petroleum Reservoir Systems from the Colorado School of Mines and a B.S. degree in Geology from the University of Kansas. Prior to his position at the EERC, Mr. Hillix served as a Lead Asset Geologist at Chord Energy (Whiting Petroleum), Denver, Colorado.

Mr. Hillix’s principal areas of interest and expertise include petroleum geology, with experience in operations geology, field development/optimization, business development, and evaluation of both conventional and unconventional reservoir systems. He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, Wyoming Geological Association, RMS-SEPM, Denver Well Logging Society, and Society of Petroleum Engineers.

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