George Solich
After graduating with a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1983, George Solich began his career as a petroleum landman with Apache Corporation. He held various positions in the land department before being promoted to manager of business development in Houston. In 1994, Solich was promoted to director of business development, coordinating the purchase and sale of over 14,000 wells, accounting for $2.1 billion in capital deployed and $470 million in sales proceeds.
Solich joined HS Resources, Inc. in 1997 as the vice president of acquisitions and divestitures. Over the next three years, he coordinated transactions of over $500 million. Solich formed Cordillera Energy Partners, LLC, in 2000 and coordinated the successful sale of the company to Patina Oil & Gas Corporation for $245 million in 2003. In 2004, he formed Cordillera Energy Partners II, LLC, and sold it in 2008 for $1.025 billion. Cordillera Energy Partners III, LLC, followed with $500 million of private equity capital in 2007. In 2012, Cordillera III merged into Apache Corporation for $3.1 billion in cash and stock.
In 2013, Solich launched his fourth enterprise, FourPoint Energy, a private exploration and production company based in Denver. With his team, Solich entered the minerals space and launched LongPoint Minerals in 2016, focusing on the acquisition of mineral and royalty interests. In 2018, FourPoint Energy and Double Eagle Energy Holdings III announced the formation of a joint venture, DoublePoint Energy, a pure-play Midland Basin company with Solich serving as Executive Chairman. In April of 2021, DoublePoint Energy announced the sale of the company to Pioneer Natural Resources Company for $6.2 billion. The transaction closed later that year. Beginning in 2022, FourPoint Energy re-entered the greater Permian Basin and formed a $350 million DrillCo with QL Capital Corporation to drill standard and long lateral wells in the prolific Midland Basin. In 2024, Solich and his management team formed FourPoint Resources. Together with partners Quantum Capital Group and Kayne Anderson, they purchased Ovintiv’s position in the Uinta Basin for $2 billion to begin the work of growing production, cash flow, and creating value on one of the highest quality, inventory-rich assets in the lower-48.
Solich served on the Board of Directors of Western Energy Alliance (formerly IPAMS) from 1998 to 2012 and on the Executive Committee from 2002 to 2013. He served as president in 2009 and 2010 and was honored as the 2023 Wildcatter of the Year. In 2013, Solich was inducted into the All-American Wildcatters and served as Chairman in 2023. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities at the University of Colorado Denver, the Board of Trustees of ACE Scholarships, the Board of Ambassadors of Colorado UpLift, and the Board of Directors of the Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation. In October of 2018, Solich became chairman of the Board and president of Castle Pines Golf Club and, due to his role in launching the Colorado Golf Foundation and bringing the PGA TOUR back to Colorado, was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in 2024.
Solich joined HS Resources, Inc. in 1997 as the vice president of acquisitions and divestitures. Over the next three years, he coordinated transactions of over $500 million. Solich formed Cordillera Energy Partners, LLC, in 2000 and coordinated the successful sale of the company to Patina Oil & Gas Corporation for $245 million in 2003. In 2004, he formed Cordillera Energy Partners II, LLC, and sold it in 2008 for $1.025 billion. Cordillera Energy Partners III, LLC, followed with $500 million of private equity capital in 2007. In 2012, Cordillera III merged into Apache Corporation for $3.1 billion in cash and stock.
In 2013, Solich launched his fourth enterprise, FourPoint Energy, a private exploration and production company based in Denver. With his team, Solich entered the minerals space and launched LongPoint Minerals in 2016, focusing on the acquisition of mineral and royalty interests. In 2018, FourPoint Energy and Double Eagle Energy Holdings III announced the formation of a joint venture, DoublePoint Energy, a pure-play Midland Basin company with Solich serving as Executive Chairman. In April of 2021, DoublePoint Energy announced the sale of the company to Pioneer Natural Resources Company for $6.2 billion. The transaction closed later that year. Beginning in 2022, FourPoint Energy re-entered the greater Permian Basin and formed a $350 million DrillCo with QL Capital Corporation to drill standard and long lateral wells in the prolific Midland Basin. In 2024, Solich and his management team formed FourPoint Resources. Together with partners Quantum Capital Group and Kayne Anderson, they purchased Ovintiv’s position in the Uinta Basin for $2 billion to begin the work of growing production, cash flow, and creating value on one of the highest quality, inventory-rich assets in the lower-48.
Solich served on the Board of Directors of Western Energy Alliance (formerly IPAMS) from 1998 to 2012 and on the Executive Committee from 2002 to 2013. He served as president in 2009 and 2010 and was honored as the 2023 Wildcatter of the Year. In 2013, Solich was inducted into the All-American Wildcatters and served as Chairman in 2023. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities at the University of Colorado Denver, the Board of Trustees of ACE Scholarships, the Board of Ambassadors of Colorado UpLift, and the Board of Directors of the Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation. In October of 2018, Solich became chairman of the Board and president of Castle Pines Golf Club and, due to his role in launching the Colorado Golf Foundation and bringing the PGA TOUR back to Colorado, was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in 2024.