Creating Value Through Insight, Discipline, and Opportunity

Our Mission

Rock Hill Resources exists to help clients and partners unlock measurable subsurface value. Our approach is focused on two core objectives: delivering rigorous, independent evaluation of exploration and production assets to support confident investment decisions, and identifying overlooked plays, prospects, and intervals with clear potential for commercial success.

We provide investors and operators with the technical depth typically found within major corporate teams—ensuring opportunities are fully understood, risks are properly defined, and decisions are grounded in sound geological and economic reality. At the same time, Rock Hill actively sources and develops high-quality, actionable opportunities designed to generate new revenue and long-term value.

Expert-Led. Network-Enable. Results-Driven.

Rock Hill Resources is led by Thomas P. Buerkert, a seasoned exploration geoscientist with more than 30 years of experience across major basins, plays, and asset lifecycles. Clients work directly with a senior expert—not layers of hierarchy—ensuring focused attention, accountability, and clear technical leadership.

When projects require additional specialization, Rock Hill draws from a trusted network of highly experienced geoscientists, engineers, and industry professionals. This model delivers the depth and capability of a full subsurface team while maintaining the agility, efficiency, and responsiveness of a focused consultancy.

From early-stage exploration and asset evaluation to development, optimization, and transaction support, Rock Hill provides the expertise and perspective needed to move projects forward with confidence.

Founder's Background

3 Decades of Experience

Serving in roles from Primary Contributor to Director in settings ranging from mega major to small start ups

15 years leading Exploration, Appraisal and Development teams

Stewardship of budgets of up to 500 MUSD

Definition and execution of drill wells with Capex ranging from 2 to 300+ MUSD

Business Founder, Owner and CEO

Major Projects

Built 800,000 acre position in Alaska for Repsol, where together with partner Armstrong Oil and Gas, we drilled and discovered the Nanushuk Play and with 3 Bbbls oil, the largest discovery on the North Slope in more than 30 years.

Portfolio maturation, management, and execution for projects onshore Mexico totaling in excess of 15 Tcf gas, and .5 Bbbls of oil.