Wright & Company

What Wright & Company does

Wright & Company, Inc. is a privately-held petroleum reserves and oil and gas consulting firm founded in 1988 by D. Randall Wright and headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. The firm provides independent, unbiased property evaluations, audits and reasonableness reviews of reserves and economics, reservoir analysis (formation evaluation, rate transient analysis, enhanced recovery, workovers, well testing), database creation and management, ESG reporting, and special services including acquisition/divestiture facilitation and litigation support. It serves oil and gas operators, financial institutions, and investment management firms requiring due diligence, SEC-compliant reserves reports, and professional opinions across all major US basins and plays, including the Marcellus, Utica, Haynesville, Permian, Eagle Ford, Bakken, and Mid-Continent regions.

The firm delivers services through two operational divisions: Wright Energy Advisors (due diligence, ESG guidance with GRI Certified Sustainability Professionals, GHG verification, and carbon capture/forecasting integration via a strategic alliance with ComboCurve) and Wright Analytics Group (basin studies and type curve/production profile development using ComboCurve decline curve analysis). Its technology stack combines industry-standard petroleum economics platforms (OGRE from DPC&A, ARIES from Landmark, ComboCurve, PHDwin, Spotfire, ArcGIS) with proprietary in-house computer programs for volumetric calculations.

Wright & Company generates revenue through a mix of hourly professional services fees, monthly retainer arrangements for ongoing well monitoring, transaction-fee structures for M&A and divestiture work (minimum fee, percent of sale price, percent of total dollars invested, or hourly basis), and project-based sensitivity analyses. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and total project cost depends on services selected and report type. The firm markets through its website, blog and newsletter, industry conference presentations, and direct consultative relationship-based sales to enterprise buyers.

Name

Wright & Company

Legal name

Wright & Company, Inc.

Website

https://wrightandcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wright & Company is a Brentwood, Tennessee-based petroleum reserves consulting firm founded in 1988 serving oil and gas operators, banks, and investment managers across all major US basins with property evaluations, audits, reservoir analysis, ESG reporting, and M&A advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fees based on hourly rates for professional consulting work. The company accepts only tasks relevant and necessary to complete an evaluation, with total project cost depending on the number of services and report type selected.
2. Monthly Retainers: Monthly retainer arrangements for ongoing well monitoring and continuous professional support services.
3. Acquisition and Divestiture Services: Fees for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures depend on scope. Options include minimum fee for sales package preparation, percent of sale price, percent of total dollars invested, or hourly professional services basis.
4. Sensitivity Case Analyses: Additional services providing various price and cost sensitivity cases for a relatively small additional investment after production and economic conditions are updated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wright & Company provides professional petroleum reserves consulting to oil and gas operators, financial institutions, and investment management firms. Its core offerings include evaluations of developed and undeveloped oil and gas properties, custom database creation and management, independent audits of reserves estimates, ESG risk identification and sustainability reporting, comprehensive reservoir analysis, and special services such as acquisition/divestiture facilitation and litigation support. These services are delivered through the parent firm and its two divisions, Wright Energy Advisors and Wright Analytics Group.

Product overview

Wright & Company offers a unified consulting services platform centered on petroleum reserves evaluation and oil and gas property analysis. The core portfolio comprises six integrated service lines: Property Evaluations (reserves estimation and cash flow forecasting), Database Creation & Management, Audits/Reasonableness Reviews, ESG Reporting, Reservoir Analysis, and Special Services. These services are delivered through two operational divisions—Wright Energy Advisors (ESG guidance, due diligence, ComboCarbon™ sustainability reporting) and Wright Analytics Group (basin studies and type curve development)—and supported by four report formats (Reasonableness Review, Audit, Summary Report, and Top 70% Report). The company leverages industry-standard software platforms including ComboCurve, ARIES, OGRE, PHDwin, Spotfire, and ArcGIS for data integration and analysis. A Product Prices data offering provides current natural gas and crude oil market pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Evaluations Comprehensive evaluations of developed and undeveloped oil and gas properties including reserves estimation via volumetric calculations and performance analyses (decline curve, P/Z curves, ratio plots, material balance), plus cash flow forecasting for strategic planning. Service is delivered to oil and gas drilling companies, investment groups, and individual investors.
• Database Creation & Management Custom database development and management for oil and gas operations using raw client data, with seamless integration and quality control ensuring compatibility with industry-standard programs. Serves clients with or without existing databases.
• Audits / Reasonableness Reviews Independent audits and unbiased opinions on in-house and third-party consultant estimates of reserves and economics, evaluating accuracy of reserves estimations and economic parameters. Provides clients with confidence in their property valuations.
• ESG Reporting ESG risk and opportunity identification, data collection and analysis, and report preparation assistance for oil and gas companies, leveraging GRI Certified Sustainability Professionals and GHG verification expertise from the GHG Management Institute.
• Reservoir Analysis Comprehensive reservoir evaluation incorporating geoscientific, reservoir engineering, and well production data including seismic, petrophysical, geological, geomechanical, and production data for formation evaluation, rate transient analysis, enhanced recovery, workovers, and well testing.
• Special Services Specialized consulting including property acquisition or divestiture facilitation, litigation expert testimony and settlement negotiation, midstream throughput planning, database quality control, and reservoir engineering management for clients requiring unique understanding of financial, government, legal, and securities communities.
• Wright Energy Advisors Division of Wright & Company providing due diligence and professional opinions for legal, financial, and investment management disciplines, with expertise in ESG guidance including GRI certification and GHG verification. Offers carbon capture, gas certification, and ComboCarbon module integration for sustainability reporting through strategic alliance with ComboCurve.
• Wright Analytics Group Division of Wright & Company conducting basin studies including all producing wells by operator, formation, and area across major US basins (Permian, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Utica, Mid-Con, Anadarko, Arkoma, Rockies, Bakken), developing type curves and production profiles using ComboCurve decline curve analysis.
• Product Prices Data Up-to-date natural gas and crude oil pricing data with latest market developments for energy industry professionals, investors, and individuals tracking current trends in the energy and oil markets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Independent, unbiased opinions and reports for property holdings or prospects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ComboCurvecoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic Alliance with ComboCurve enabling the collection and forecasting of data in the ComboCarbon module to be incorporated into sustainability reports. This partnership allows Wright & Company to help clients navigate ever-changing ESG requirements by integrating carbon capture and forecasting data into client reports.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Netherland, Sewell & Associates: Premier petroleum reserves consulting firm providing independent evaluations and economic analyses; directly overlaps with Wright & Company's property evaluation and SEC reserves reporting services for oil & gas operators and financial institutions.
• Cawley, Gillespie & Associates: Petroleum consulting firm specializing in reserves and economic evaluations; comparable niche boutique serving similar upstream operator and financial institution clients across US basins.
• Ryder Scott Company: Independent petroleum reserves and economics consulting firm; directly competes on reserves audits, property evaluations, and reservoir analysis for oil & gas operators, banks, and investment firms.
• Sproule: Petroleum consulting and reserves evaluation firm with similar service offerings including property evaluations, reserves audits, and reservoir analysis for upstream oil & gas clients.
• DeGolyer and MacNaughton: One of the largest independent petroleum reserves evaluation and consulting firms; directly competes for oil & gas reserves audits, property evaluations, and SEC-compliant reports across the same enterprise operator, bank, and PE client base.
• Lee Keeling & Associates: Independent petroleum consulting firm offering reserves and economic evaluations; similar boutique scale and service mix focused on oil & gas property evaluations for operators and investors.

Broad incumbents

• Wood Mackenzie: Global energy research and consultancy firm; overlaps with Wright & Company on upstream consulting, reserves evaluation, basin analytics, and diligence support for financial institutions and investors.
• Halliburton: Major oilfield services firm with consulting and reservoir evaluation capabilities; competes more broadly across the upstream value chain but overlaps on reservoir engineering and reserves consulting.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights: Energy data, analytics, and consulting platform with upstream research, reserves databases, and advisory services; broader portfolio but adjacent to Wright & Company's basin analytics and reserves evaluation offerings.
• Schlumberger (SLB): Largest oilfield services and technology company with reservoir consulting and evaluation capabilities as part of a much broader portfolio; overlaps with Wright & Company on subsurface evaluation and reservoir analysis services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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