Mike Allison holds a BS and MS in Geology. He has 34 years of experience in the upstream oil & gas industry. Mike’s experience and background in both Geoscience and IT make him uniquely qualified to recognize how technical solutions can solve E&P business problems. Much of Mike’s experience has been focused on leading IT teams directly supporting key E&P departments including Geosciences, Engineering, Spatial/GIS, Land, and SCADA. He has worked for different oil & gas companies including Majors (Gulf Oil, Chevron), Independents (Devon Energy, Fieldwood Energy), and several Service Companies (Exploration Logging, Landmark Graphics, Geoscience Data Management, Moblize).

After leaving Fieldwood Energy, he founded drone services company Raptor Aerial Services LLC (RAS) which has been providing drone services since 2017 and specializes in drone mapping, drone photography and video, and thermal infrared (IR) photographic services. Mike has logged more than 1,600 flights and flown over 100 drone surveys covering some 11,000 acres.

Mike is an Emeritus member of both American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and Houston Geological Society (HGS). He has served as the Treasurer-Elect and Treasurer on the HGS Board. As a member of the HGS Continuing Education Committee, he conceived and initiated the recording of HGS presentations now available at https://www.hgs.org/multimedia_overview. Mike has taught HGS Continuing Education Courses on drones and drone mapping. He has also given a number of presentations on drone technology. A full list of courses and presentations can be found on the RAS website at www.raptoraerialservices.com.