Bill Armstrong
Bill founded Armstrong Oil & Gas, Inc., a privately held oil and gas exploration company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, in 1985 from the attic of his 100-year-old garage/barn.
Bill graduated in 1982 from Southern Methodist University (SMU). He left SMU with a B.S. degree in geology, a Phi Beta Kappa key, and a wife that he met in Geology 101. He and his wife, Liz, are active in numerous business ventures, investments, and philanthropies. In 2004, they founded Epoch Estate Wines, an ultra-premium vineyard/winery operation located west of Paso Robles, California. Bill currently serves on the Boards for Tourmaline Oil Corp. (Calgary) and Southern Methodist University. He is a former Board Member of the Denver Art Museum and is a Trustee Emeritus of Colorado Ballet.
After spending time doing what one-man companies are “supposed to do” – chasing small boring deals in Kansas, the DJ, the Permian, and other independent-friendly regions – Bill shifted the focus of Armstrong Oil & Gas, Inc. (AOG) to internally generating, assembling, and drilling large company impact exploration opportunities. By seeking out top geologic and geophysical talent and pursuing big potential “wildcats,” Bill has created a unique business model in the energy sector that has been very successful for AOG and the companies with whom they have worked and partnered.
AOG has been involved in the discovery of over a dozen new fields with ultimate recoveries in excess of five billion barrels while having one of the lowest F&D costs in the industry. AOG’s areas of activity include the North Slope of Alaska, the Cook Inlet, the Gulf of Mexico, the San Joaquin Valley, the Williston basin, the Michigan basin, and the Wyoming/Utah Overthrust Belt.
Bill graduated in 1982 from Southern Methodist University (SMU). He left SMU with a B.S. degree in geology, a Phi Beta Kappa key, and a wife that he met in Geology 101. He and his wife, Liz, are active in numerous business ventures, investments, and philanthropies. In 2004, they founded Epoch Estate Wines, an ultra-premium vineyard/winery operation located west of Paso Robles, California. Bill currently serves on the Boards for Tourmaline Oil Corp. (Calgary) and Southern Methodist University. He is a former Board Member of the Denver Art Museum and is a Trustee Emeritus of Colorado Ballet.
After spending time doing what one-man companies are “supposed to do” – chasing small boring deals in Kansas, the DJ, the Permian, and other independent-friendly regions – Bill shifted the focus of Armstrong Oil & Gas, Inc. (AOG) to internally generating, assembling, and drilling large company impact exploration opportunities. By seeking out top geologic and geophysical talent and pursuing big potential “wildcats,” Bill has created a unique business model in the energy sector that has been very successful for AOG and the companies with whom they have worked and partnered.
AOG has been involved in the discovery of over a dozen new fields with ultimate recoveries in excess of five billion barrels while having one of the lowest F&D costs in the industry. AOG’s areas of activity include the North Slope of Alaska, the Cook Inlet, the Gulf of Mexico, the San Joaquin Valley, the Williston basin, the Michigan basin, and the Wyoming/Utah Overthrust Belt.
Bill Armstrong
Founder, Armstrong Oil & Gas