Murray Dighans serves as Vice President of Geology at Texas Standard Oil, bringing more than 15 years of industry experience across key U.S. basins.

Prior to joining Texas Standard Oil, Murray held several senior subsurface leadership roles at Endeavor Energy Resources in Midland, Texas, including Operations Geology Manager, Geology Manager, and SWD Asset Manager. In these roles, he contributed to reservoir characterization, seismicity mitigation, and asset optimization. Before Endeavor, Murray advanced through technical and leadership positions at SM Energy, working on both Williston and Midland Basin assets.

Murray has authored and co-authored multiple technical papers and presentations focused on reservoir characterization and water management contributing to industry knowledge and best practices in unconventional resource development.

He holds a B.S. in Geology from Rocky Mountain College, an M.S. in Geology from the University of Texas Permian Basin, and an M.E. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University.

He and his wife reside in Midland, Texas, with their two sons. Outside of work, Murray enjoys restoring classic cars and exploring West Texas on ATVs.