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About
Benchmark Energy is a private, independent oil and gas company focused on the acquisition, production and development of operated oil and gas resources in select basins across the lower 48, with a particular focus on the Anadarko and Permian Basins of Texas and Oklahoma.
Since 2021, Benchmark and its affiliates have acquired over $220mm of oil and gas assets and is actively seeking new opportunities. Assets owned by Benchmark are operated by it’s wholly owned subsidiary BE Anadarko II.
Benchmark is capitalized by leading institutional and family office investors with decades of oil and gas investing and operating experience.
Leadership Team
Kirk Goehring
Chief Executive Officer
Kirk Goehring is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark Energy II. Prior to Benchmark, Kirk was Chief Operating Officer at Jones Energy. At Jones Energy, he spent seven years in a variety of management roles across operations, finance, strategy. Kirk joined Jones Energy from Metalmark Capital, a New York based private equity firm, where he focused on natural resources and industrial investments. Kirk began his career as an investment banking analyst at Greenhill and Bear Stearns. Kirk graduated from the Business Honors Program at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas with a degree in finance.
Luke Riggins
Vice President, Operations
Luke Riggins is Vice President, Operations for Benchmark Energy II. Prior experience includes six years as Managing Partner at Tres Management and eight years at Devon Energy as a production and completions engineer. Luke's experience covers multiple producing basins in the United States but is concentrated in the Anadarko Basin where he started his career with Devon. Luke graduated from the Colorado School of Mines and is a registered Professional Engineer in Oklahoma.
Garrett Jennings
Vice President, Finance
Garrett Jennings is Vice President, Finance of Benchmark Energy II. Garrett joined Benchmark from RBC Richardson Barr, the Energy A&D practice of RBC Capital Markets, where he focused on upstream oil & gas transactions across all major U.S. Lower 48 resource plays. Prior to RBC, he worked in Energy Finance Management Consulting at PwC. Garrett graduated from Trinity University with a degree in Business Administration – Accounting & Finance, and earned a Master in Professional Accounting degree from the University of Texas, McCombs School of Business.
Logan Tussey
Vice President, Geology
Logan Tussey is Vice President, Geology of Benchmark Energy II. Logan is an accomplished geologist with over a decade of experience across key oil and gas basins in the United States. Logan joined Benchmark from Presidio Petroleum, where he focused on business development. Prior to Presidio, he held senior roles at Parsley Energy and Jones Energy with a focus on full-field development planning, operations, and exploration within the Permian and Anadarko Basins. Logan graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. in Geology, and an M.S. in Energy and Earth Resources from the University of Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences.
Austin (Corporate Office)
3420 Executive Center Drive, Suite 250, Austin, TX 78731. We are located in the Livingston Building.
Main Line:(512) 481-4200
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Oklahoma City (Operations)
Canadian (Field)
10955 Exhibition Rd
Canadian, TX 79014