Michael Hillix
D. Michael Hillix, a Principal Geoscientist and Energy Advisor at the EERC, 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. Hillix holds a Master of Petroleum Reservoir Systems from the Colorado School of Mines and a B.S. degree in Geology from the University of Kansas. Previously, Hillix served as a Lead Asset Geologist at Chord Energy (Whiting Petroleum), Denver, Colorado.
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. Hillix 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.
