Who We Are at Beachhead Advisors

Richard "Dick" Boyce graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in l978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geophysical Engineering.  He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), the Society of Independent Petroleum Earth Scientists (SIPES #3245) and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) and is a registered Professional Geoscientist with the State of Texas, License #2179. 

As a geoscientist and engineer, Mr. Boyce conducts integrated studies including, seismic acquisition, seismic data processing, integrated geological and geophysical workstation interpretation skills, resource value assessment, reservoir engineering, drilling and well site evaluations as well as international and domestic project management.

During a forty year career in worldwide oil and gas exploration and development, Dick has developed considerable expertise in all aspects required to develop and promote commercial oil and gas projects on a worldwide basis.  Dick has a unique ability to combine a strong geotechnical foundation with commercial business analysis while relating to his audience using high level communication skills.

Mr. Boyce began his career as a geophysicist for The Superior Oil Company with early training at their Geoscience Laboratory in Houston, Texas. In l980, Mr. Boyce transferred to Midland, Texas to continue working for Superior Oil Company until 1983.  During his ten year career in the Permian Basin, Mr. Boyce also worked for both Conquest Exploration Inc. and Hunt Oil Company. In 1991, Mr. Boyce transferred to Dallas, Texas where he served as the Chief Geophysicist for Hunt Oil Company and in 1992 was appointed the Exploration Manager for the Yemen Hunt Oil Company and the Exploration Vice President of the Hunt Oil subsidiaries, Ethiopia Hunt Oil and Jannah Hunt Oil. Leaving Hunt in l996, Mr. Boyce established a consulting practice in Dallas, Texas, USA operating under the name dB, LLC.

Jack Boyce was trained in the family business of exploration from day one. After his father, Richard Boyce, left Hunt Oil in 1996 to found his own consulting firm, Jack became employee number one, learning to contour maps, interpret seismic, do economics and assemble and market deals all from an early age. 

That hands-on foundation shaped a geoscientist with both deep technical fluency and savvy commercial instincts.

Jack has worked across nearly every major U.S. basin; The Permian, Haynesville, Bakken, Marcellus, East Texas, South Texas, the Mid-Continent, and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as international frontiers from Guyana and Nigeria to Turkey, Oman, Argentina, and the Falklands. 

He has also tackled heavy oil projects in California and Canada as well as Lithium Brine projects in Texas and Arkansas. His experience spans conventional and unconventional plays, deepwater and onshore, mature fields and frontier basins.

While Jack is an exceptional geologist, his real talent lies in storytelling - bringing complex geologic systems to life in a way that helps investors and partners see the potential. His presentations have played a key role in driving multiple successful transactions throughout his career.

Jack is fluent in a wide range of geological and geophysical software platforms, including Petra, Petrel, SMT Kingdom, and Subsurface AI.

Don Herman brings over 40 years of business development leadership to Beachhead Advisors.

An engineer by training and a manager by experience, Don has worked extensively across a wide range of oilfield technologies and applications. His career has fostered strong relationships with operators of all sizes, spanning every major U.S. basin.

In addition to his technical and operational expertise, Don has a proven track record in raising capital and guiding successful mergers and acquisitions. This combination of industry knowledge, financial acumen, and a robust network of contacts uniquely positions him to help drive Beachhead’s programs to success.

Don earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1981 and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston in 1989. He is an active member of SPE, SPWLA, and AAPG, and regularly presents at leading industry conferences.

Outside of his professional life, Don is deeply involved with his family, especially his two sons.