Denzil West, P.E.
Chief Executive Officer
Denzil West serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Admiral and is a member of the Company's Board of Directors. He has over 35 years of oil and gas industry experience, most of which has been in the Permian Basin. His focus has been on upstream activities, however, Mr. West also has extensive midstream experience. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Reliance Energy in Midland, Texas where he was instrumental in the strategy, leadership, development and successful monetization of the Reliance group of companies. Mr. West joined Reliance in 2006 and was responsible for all operational and engineering activities of the company's upstream, midstream and service entities. Mr. West started his career at ARCO Oil and Gas, where he worked as a reservoir and production engineer for several years. He was also instrumental and led the effort to grow and successfully monetize four other private companies, two of which were in the oil and gas business. Mr. West earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1981.
Jason Henderson
Chief Financial Officer
Jason Henderson joined Admiral in 2022 and serves as Chief Financial Officer and is a member of the Company's Board of Directors. He has over 25 years of oil and gas corporate finance and banking experience. Mr. Henderson's focus has been on the upstream sector, however, he also has extensive midstream experience in gas gathering and processing and crude oil gathering. Most recently, Mr. Henderson served as Chief Financial Officer and was on the Board of Directors of APR Holdings LLC from 2016 through the successful sale of the company in early 2022. APR Holdings LLC was a private equity backed exploration and production company with assets located in the Delaware basin. Prior to APR Holding LLC, Mr. Henderson joined the Reliance Energy in 2012 and served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. He was responsible for all corporate finance matters of the Reliance group of companies and played a key role in the strategy, development and monetization of the upstream and midstream business units in 2016. Before joining Reliance, Mr. Henderson spent 13 years at Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking, most recently as a Managing Director and US Head of the Reserve Based Finance group. Mr. Henderson earned a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from Saint Mary's University in 1998
Jay Blaylock
Vice President of Geosciences
Jay Blaylock serves as Vice President of Geoscience for Admiral and he has over 25 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and development. Prior to joining Admiral, Mr. Blaylock served as Vice President of Geoscience (2013-2016) and Geoscience Manager (2008-2013) at Plantation Petroleum, where he focused on exploration, development, and asset evaluation in the Permian Basin. From 2007 to 2008, he worked for Whiting Petroleum Corporation where he evaluated the Permian Basin as a Geoscientist. Mr. Blaylock began his career as a Geophysicist at Marathon Oil in 1999, before moving to Anadarko Petroleum in 2000. While at Anadarko, he worked a variety of domestic and international basins, including the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast, Alaskan North Slope, Norwegian Sea, West Africa, and Maturin Sub-Basin in Venezuela. Mr. Blaylock earned BS degrees in Geophysics and Geology from Texas A&M in 1996, and a MS in Geophysics from Colorado School of Mines in 1999.
Michelle Estes
Vice President of Operations
Michelle Estes serves as Vice President of Operations for Admiral Permian Operating LLC, bringing over 30 years of oil and gas engineering and operations expertise to the role. Her career has primarily focused on conventional and unconventional plays in the Permian Basin. At Admiral, Ms. Estes oversees all operational and engineering functions across the company’s properties, including drilling, completions, production, infrastructure, and daily operations. She is also responsible for health, safety, and environmental (HSE) management, overseeing master service agreements (MSAs), and assisting in the negotiation and securing of midstream marketing contracts. Before joining Admiral, Ms. Estes was Vice President of Operations at Reliance Energy, where she handled similar responsibilities. Prior to Reliance, she served as North Permian Production Engineering Manager at Apache Corporation, managing property development, engineering, and a team of engineers and artificial lift specialists. Ms. Estes began her career as a Petroleum Engineer at Texaco, later advancing to Senior Operations Engineer at XTO Energy, where she remained until joining Apache.Ms. Estes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University, which she earned in 1995.
Tyler West
Vice President of Engineering
Tyler West is the Vice President of Engineering at Admiral, where he leads engineering and operational strategies with a focus on optimizing development in the Permian Basin. With over 15 years of experience in oil and gas, Tyler has a deep understanding of engineering, operations, and asset development. Before joining Admiral, he served as Engineering & Operations Manager at Reliance Energy, overseeing the company’s ~32,000-acre core asset in the Northern Midland Basin. He began his career at Merit Energy in 2009, gaining experience in operations, reservoir, and production engineering before transitioning to acquisitions and divestitures. Tyler holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2009.
Cameron Null
Vice President of Finance
Cameron Null serves as Vice President of Finance at Admiral. He has over 14 years of oil and gas corporate finance and banking experience. Mr. Null's focus has been on the upstream sector, however, he also has experience in the oil and gas midstream sector. Most recently, Mr. Null served as Director of Finance for Reliance Energy. He joined Reliance in 2012 and was responsible for supporting all corporate finance matters, including capital raising, budgeting, acquisition and divestiture valuations, hedging, internal and external reporting and compliance. Before joining Reliance, Mr. Null spent 6 years at Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SGCIB), most recently as a Vice President for the Reserve Based Finance group. Prior to joining SGCIB, Mr. Null spent 3 years at Comerica Bank predominately working on upstream, midstream and energy service transactions. Mr. Null earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Houston in 2002.