Maranatha Petroleum, Inc
1601 H St. #200 , Bakersfield, California, United States

With more than 200 years of combined experience in the oil and gas industries, the men and women in our consultancy offer a vast expertise to our clients, from accounting and investor relationships to land and mineral rights and legal issues. We’ve worked everywhere from the oil and gas reserves of California to ranges in Siberia, China, the South China Sea, and Venezuela.

Having participated in more than 2,000 combined wells, our consultants are directly responsible for an estimated half a billion dollars of revenue. We’re as familiar with the latest technology as we are the complexities of this industry, which makes us uniquely positioned to come alongside almost any project—including serving as expert witnesses in court cases involving oil and gas law.

A dedicated group of oil and gas consultants with over 200 years of successful combined experience, and thousands of wells in the heart of America’s third-largest oil-producing fields. Each individual on our team of is a true petroleum and geological expert. Our combined focus areas cover every aspect of oil and gas development and is fueled by a commitment to maintaining U.S. energy independence while being mindful and maintaining high standards to protect the environment.

With experience from hundreds of projects worldwide and an eye toward sustainability, we’ve focused our interests on oil and gas wells in the rich reservoirs of California. That’s not all. From lobbying oil and gas interests in Washington, D.C. to testifying as expert witnesses in court cases, we’re committed to the health of the whole industry. We’ve worked with high-income investors and consulted for some of the largest petroleum companies on the planet. If you’re looking for expertise in the oil and gas industry, we’ve got it.

• Managed various projects for one company to develop reserves and increase oil and gas production from 1,080 to 2,700 BOPD (natural gas from 400 to 30,000 MCFPD)
• Vision for three underdeveloped California fields and leases led to improved oil production 270x (natural gas rose 75x)
• Decades of experience with drilling and completing wells ranging in depths between 150-11,000 feet, gravities ranging from 5°-55° API
• Single geological review led to drilling over 200 wells and a tenfold increase in production
• 20-year Board Member of California Independent Producers Association
• Started and served as president of the Natural Gas Producers COOP, associated with CIPA, who fought PGE and won reduction in the transportation cost of natural gas—saving producers $500,000,000 in reduced costs