Dub Kruse
Dub Kruse is an Advisory Team Lead & Senior Mineral Advisor at ES3 Minerals LLC. A San Diego native, Mr. Kruse attended UC San Diego, where he majored in structural engineering with minors in Economics and U.S. History. He and his wife, who have been married for 31 years, share a daughter and a son-in-law […]
Douglas Hallam
Douglas Hallam is an Advisory Team Lead & Senior Mineral Advisor for ES3 Minerals LLC. Mr. Hallam is a native Texan who grew up in the Deep East Texas Piney Woods. He attended Texas A&M University and studied business management. Mr. Hallam resides in Austin, Texas, and has lived there for more than 18 years. […]
Ryan Tunnell
Ryan Tunnell is a Senior Landman at ES3 Minerals LLC. He holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Texas State University and is currently pursuing an MBA from Western Governors University. Mr. Tunnell’s career began in 2011 when he joined his father at an operator in Caldwell County, Texas, where he helped bring horizontal drilling […]
Forrest DeShong
Forrest DeShong is an Acquisition Landman at ES3 Minerals LLC. A native Texan, Forrest was born in Houston and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. After completing his degree, he settled in Austin, where he has lived ever since. Forrest has a few years of experience in the mineral acquisition business, […]
Stephen Hill
Stephen Hill is a Landman at ES3 Minerals, LLC. He grew up primarily in Houston and earned a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Houston – Downtown. Mr. Hill has 17 years of experience as a field Landman, working mainly in the Gulf Coast and East Texas regions. He spent […]
Mark Kemp
Mark Kemp is a Landman at ES3 Minerals LLC. Originally from the Houston area, Mark attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with a degree in History. He began his career in the Land Administration Department at Apache Corporation, where he worked for five years. Since then, he has gained experience working […]
Hunter Armstrong
Hunter Armstrong is a Mineral Advisor at ES3 Minerals LLC. Born and raised in Austin, Hunter has spent nearly his entire life in the area and studied Physics at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Before joining the ES3 team, Hunter spent over a decade in the moving industry, overseeing projects throughout Central Texas. […]
Derek Brice
Derek Brice is a Mineral Advisor at ES3 Minerals LLC. Originally from the suburbs of Detroit, Mr. Brice attended Arizona State University before graduating from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He holds two degrees, one in Interior Architecture and another in Graphic Design. After college, Derek spent 25 years in Sales and Client Acquisitions, […]
Tyke Callison
Tyke is a Mineral Advisor at ES3 Minerals. Originally from Germany, Tyke moved to Texas at the age of 10. He fondly recalls chasing his father’s dream of entering the oil business in the 70s, with both of them working together to make that vision a reality. Although Tyke spent 17 years as a successful […]
Trevor Gill
Trevor Gill is a Mineral Advisor at ES3 Minerals LLC. Originally from Arkansas, Mr. Gill attended Arkansas State University, where he studied Business Administration. He later expanded his education at Full Sail University, focusing on Music Business. His diverse academic background reflects his curiosity and drive to explore a variety of industries. Over the years, […]