Jason Walker

Jason is the Principal Deputy Director of Research for IPA. Over his career, Jason has led over 25 research studies regarding the exploration & production (E&P) industry and has developed statistical models and tools aimed at evaluating oil and gas developments around the world. Jason has presented multiple research studies at various industry conferences and is the recipient of IPA’s research excellence award. Prior to his current role, Jason was the Research Team Leader of E&P where he led a group of petroleum engineers and statisticians at IPA in performing groundbreaking research for the E&P industry.

Jason’s areas of expertise include reservoir appraisal, well construction, cost and schedule benchmarking, project research methods, statistical model development, econometrics / trend analysis, and cost normalization. Before joining IPA, Jason worked for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) evaluating water well contaminants. Previously, Jason performed research for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Jason received a M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and a BS in Integrated Science and Technology from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.