Every revolution begins with a

Spark

In 2019, we established Safire Oil and Gas Consulting in Northwest Houston, Texas, with a satellite office in Austin, Texas. With decades of experience in the oil and gas industry, we are prepared to partner with clients looking to minimize the stress of managing severance tax and maximize opportunities to add to their bottom-line performance. What began as years of working inside oil and gas companies grew to us leading the efforts of accounting firms specializing in state oil and gas taxation. Today, we have evolved into a stellar team that is prepared to deliver a superior experience tailored to fit each client’s needs.

It’s not by chance that we have chosen a yellow sapphire as a key symbol to represent our company. As the stone of prosperity and wealth, we are inspired by its power to fuel our ambition and promote business success. Bright, energetic, and rare in form, its beauty is the culmination of all the attributes we love most about this special gem and what we take the most pride in about ourselves. As we like to say, “The most priceless gems are often hidden, and only the dedicated are willing to find them.”

Through unwavering integrity, insight to considering our client’s needs, and specialized intelligence, it is our mission to minimize the stress of managing severance tax and maximize opportunities to add to your bottom-line performance.

Our dedicated team has helped pave the way to creating a company that is committed to give more, do more, and be more for each client that we serve.

Danielle Denton

team lead

Steve Bailey

Project Director

Carrie Provence

Data Manager

Danielle Denton

Team Lead

Danielle Denton, a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, moved to Midland, TX in 2013 to work in the oil and gas field. As a Production Analyst and Executive Assistant to the CEO at her company, she oversaw all daily field operations and maintained overall production. In 2018, Denton joined KE Andrews as the Office Manager for the severance tax team, where she met Sarah Magruder and Brooke Clark. Denton joined Safire Oil and Gas Consulting the following year to help Magruder and Clark fulfill their dreams.

Steve Bailey

Project Director

Steve Bailey is a graduate of East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, where he earned his Bachelor’s in Accounting. With over 35 years in the oil and gas industry, he has gained extensive consulting experience. He began his career with Sun Oil Company in Dallas, TX as a Tax Analyst, moved on to Amerada Hess Corporation in Tulsa, OK as a Senior Analyst over MMS Reporting, before making a move to Denver, CO to serve as Supervisor of Tax and Royalty Compliance for Presidio Oil and Gas. Steve then spent five years with IBM Business Consulting as Supervisor of Regulatory Compliance and MMS Audit Coordination. He recently retired from BP America Production Company, where he spent the past twelve years serving as Supervisor of State Production Tax and Royalty and Manager of Hydrocarbon Value Chain and SAP 2.0 Systems. Steve joined Safire Oil and Gas Consulting in 2020, bringing his immense knowledge and vast experience in oil and gas accounting to the Safire team.

Carrie Provence

Data Manager

Carrie Provence, a graduate from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville with a Bachelor’s in Computer Business Systems, began her career as a computer programmer with Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) in 2000. While there, she developed a deep understanding of oil and gas revenue accounting and the Horizon (AS/400) accounting system before assisting with the transition to Oracle. Carrie first met and worked with Sarah Magruder and Brooke Clark at SWN. She joined them at KE Andrews as Data Manager/Programmer in 2016, supporting their large practice of clients. Carrie then joined Safire Oil and Gas Consulting in 2020, bringing her invaluable skillset and working relationship.

Sarah Magruder

President, CEO, and Owner

Upon graduation from LSU with a Finance degree, Sarah became one of the founding employees of Ryan’s Houston office. She joined the newly acquired severance tax practice and helped build and form it into a multimillion-dollar group in just three years. In 2005, Sarah joined Swift Energy Company and learned the ins and outs of an oil and gas company; while simultaneously completing her MBA from the University of Houston. In 2010, Sarah joined Southwestern Energy as Revenue Regulatory manager and met Brooke; and their friendship and work partnership began. In 2014, Sarah founded the severance tax practice of KE Andrews and in five years, she grew the practice into a multimillion-dollar business. In 2019, Sarah fulfilled a lifelong dream of starting her own company, Safire Consulting.