Meet The Team

Danny Reeves

Managing Director – 43 years of drilling fluid expertise in operations, project management, field supervision, training and field engineering. Experienced in extended reach, HTHP, deep water, loss of circulation and well control. Experience includes both domestic and international assignments.

Michael Morganthaler (Cutpoint, Inc) – Associate*

Associate (Solids Control) – B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Texas with 36 years of experience in both drilling fluids and solids control. Mike is highly recognized as an expert in solids control and the evaluation of solids control equipment. He has authored numerous industry technical papers on solids control.

David Kuecker – Associate*

Major drilling fluid company trained with 32 years of expertise in engineering, management and field supervision. He was a drilling fluid field superintendent for EOG Resources in Denver and a drilling fluid superintendent for Pioneer Natural Resources in Midland.

Mike McKee – Associate*

Major drilling fluid company trained with 23 years of fluid expertise in field engineering, engineering management and project management. Oversaw the day-to-day operations on numerous multiple rig projects.

Kelly Hall – Associate*

Major drilling fluid company trained with 40 years of experience in engineering, management, field supervision on land and offshore, Provided technical support on multiple HTHP projects with temperatures greater than 450 degrees.

Joe Perez – Associate*

Texas A&M; BA in Microbiology. 44 years of experience as a Technical Service Advisor, trainer, laboratory manager and field support staff. Joe is a leader in the industry and a published author for the AADE, World Oil and the API. Joe is the owner of JPerez Drilling Fluid Consultants and he is an expert in pilot testing, fluid analysis and drilling fluid recommendations.

*Associates are third party advisors that are not employed by Optimum Fluid Advisors, L.L.C. They are available to OFA as technical experts.