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ABOUT US
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Collectively, our team has over 70 years of experience in the oil and gas minerals and royalties space. Please click on a team member below to learn more about us.

Oscar Torres

CEO

Oscar has been in the business of buying and selling minerals since 1999, including 4,000+ transactions totaling over $120MM. He was instrumental in leading his previous organization to success and building a $150MM+ mineral and royalty portfolio. His background and experience is in all facets of the mineral and royalty acquisition process including direct-mail marketing, property valuation, and negotiations. Oscar has a BS in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. He loves spending time with his family and is passionate about his work as a board member of the HeartGift Foundation, which provides life-saving surgery and medical services for children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) living in countries where specialized medical treatment is scarce or nonexistent.

Tim Holland

COO

Tim brings 23 years of expertise managing large technology programs and streamlining operations for clients in the Energy and Financial Service markets. Prior to Tower Rock Oil & Gas, Tim was a Senior Manager for Accenture, the world’s largest information technology consulting firm. He has built out a scalable infrastructure for Tower Rock Oil & Gas, leveraging his experience with cloud platforms, custom development, data (conversions, ETL, data visualization, etc.), and process automation. Tim is passionate about taking advantage of the latest technology and streamlining processes to make operations easier, faster, cheaper, and better. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jake Dobkins

Director of Acquisitions and Divestiture

A midwestern kid by heart who was born and raised in St. Louis, MO, Jake’s oil and gas career began when he attended The University of Tulsa where he earned his Energy Management Degree while playing soccer. After graduating, Jake’s first job was with Chevron where he gained valuable Operator experience and focused on core drilling and development in some of the country’s most challenging fields. After identifying opportunities for improvement in both the Land and Acquisition space, Jake moved to Austin, TX and has been involved in helping mineral owners understand their assets and technologically advancing the transactions sector to provide transparency in the selling process. With the approach of honesty and data first, Jake has helped over 330 mineral owners obtain over $100MM in value for their assets. If you are ever in Austin, chances are you can find Jake at one of the many swimming holes around the city, or at the closest establishment that serves a Ranch Water.