Neil F. Hurley

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Schlumberger Doll Research, Cambridge, Mass.

Born 1953, Minneapolis, Minn.

Academic Degrees

1976

B.S., geology, University of Southern California

1976

B.S., petroleum engineering, University of Southern California

1978

M.S., geology, University of Wisconsin–Madison

1986

Ph.D., geology, University of Michigan

Experience

2006-present

Scientific Advisor, Schlumberger Doll Research, Cambridge, Mass., geologist

2002

Sabbatical leave, Schlumberger, Houston and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, geologist

1996-2006

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo., Charles Boettcher Distinguished Chair in Petroleum Geology, professor

1986-96

Marathon Oil, Denver, geologist

1978-82

Conoco Inc., Denver, Lafayette, La., and Ponca City, Okla., geologist

AAPG Activities (member 1979, CPG 2000, EMD, DPA, DEG)

1991-92

AAPG Distinguished Lecturer

1993-98

AAPG Associate Editor

1993-98

AAPG Publications Committee

1997-2001

AAPG Editor, Executive Committee, various ad hoc committees, committee liaison responsibilities

2003-04

SPE-AAPG Distinguished Lecturer

2004-05

AAPG Vice President, Executive Committee, various ad hoc committees, committee liaison responsibilities

2005-present

AAPG House of Delegates, Rocky Mountain Section

Publications

45+ papers, co-edited 1 book, 85+ conference talks.

Honors and Awards

Full scholarship, University of Southern California 1971-76; Phi Beta Kappa; Van Hise Fellowship, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1976-78; Exxon Teaching Fellowship, Rackham Fellowship, University of Michigan, 1982-85; AAPG A.I. Levorsen Best Paper Award, 1989; WTGS Best Paper Award, 1998; RMAG Outstanding Scientist Award, 1999; GSA Fellow, 2005; AAPG Distinguished Service Award, 2006.

Affiliated and Associated Societies and Sections

• Rocky Mountain Section-SEPM;
• Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, Associate Editor, 1990-97;
• Wyoming Geological Association;
• Houston Geological Society;
• West Texas Geological Society;
• Permian Basin Section-SEPM, Field Trip Leader, 1990;
• SEPM, Continuing Education Committee, 1988-90;
• SEPM, Membership Committee, 1992-93;
• SEPM, Shepard Award Committee, 1993-94;
• Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Technology Committee, 2002-03.

Other Professional Organizations

• SPE, Forum Series Chairman, 1990;
• SPE, Forum Series Implementation Committee, 1991-92;
• SPE, DeGolyer Award Committee, 1993-95;
• SPE, Chairman of DeGolyer Award Committee, 1996;
• SPE, Well Logging Technical Committee, 1993-97;
• SPE, Forum Series Steering Committee, 1997;
• SEG;
• SIPES;
• GSA;
• EAGE;
• IAS;
• AGU;
• NRC (National Research Council), Panel on the Review of Oil Recovery Demonstration Program/DOE, 1994-95.

Scott W. Tinker

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Director, Texas state geologist, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, Texas

Born 1959, Centralia, Ill.

Academic Degrees

1982

B.S. Geology and Business Administration, Trinity University (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

1985

M.S. Geological Sciences, University of Michigan

1996

Ph.D. Geological Sciences, University of Colorado

Experience

2002-present

Jackson School of Geosciences, Professor and Edwin Allday Endowed Chair, University of Texas at Austin

2000-present

Bureau of Economic Geology, director, Texas state geologist

 

1988-2000

Marathon Oil Co., advanced senior geologist

1985-88

Union Pacific Resources, geologist

1982-84

Robert M. Sneider Exploration, geologist

AAPG Activities

2005-present

Certified Petroleum Geologist #5403

2005-06

Distinguished Lecturer: International Ethics

2005

IPTCE, Panelist

2004

SEPM vice chair, Annual Convention

2003-present

Preservation of Geoscience Data Committee

2002-03

AAPG-SPE-SEG, Distinguished Lecturer

2001

AMGP and APPEX, international steering committees

1999-2005

Education Committee, field seminar sub-committee chairman

1997-99

AAPG BULLETIN, associate editor

1997-98

Distinguished Lecturer

1998; 2000

Field seminar leader

1994; 2001; 2004

Annual Convention, session chair

Affiliated and Associated Societies and Sections

2000-present

Austin Geological Society, President, 2002-03

1999-present

Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, Technical Program Chairman and Steering Committee, 2002; Secretary, 2002

1997-present

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

1984-present

Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

1993-present

West Texas Geological Society

Other Professional Organizations

2003-present

European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers; Geological Society of America; National Research Council, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems

2001-present

American Geological Institute Foundation Trustee; American Institute of Professional Geologists, Certified Professional Geologist #10564; Texas Oil Field Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee

2000-present

Association of American State Geologists, President, 2006-07; Society of Exploration Geophysicists; Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, RLO director, Texas

1997-present

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

1982-present

Society of Petroleum Engineers; Texas Certified Professional Geoscientist #1049

 

Honors and Awards

2006

National Petroleum Council Appointment

2005

AAPG Distinguished Service Award

2002

WTGS Distinguished Service Award

1998

AAPG J.C. “Cam” Sproule Memorial Award

1998

SEPM Best Paper in JSR

1998; 1999

Marathon Oil Co., Achievement of Company Excellence

Publications

• Over two hundred public lectures; many keynote and invited.
• Over one hundred published books, articles and abstracts.
• Dozens of published interviews, op eds, and invited federal and state testimony.

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Why I accepted the invitation to be a candidate for AAPG Office

by Neil F. Hurley

I accepted the invitation to be a candidate for President-Elect of AAPG because I am proud of our society, and I would like to help maintain its leadership role in the petroleum industry. During five of the past 10 years, I have served as an AAPG officer – four years as Editor and one year as Vice President. I truly appreciate the chance to once again serve the membership as President-Elect.

First and foremost, I am a scientist. My academic degrees are in geology and petroleum engineering. I strive for technical excellence in wide-ranging interdisciplinary studies, and I interact on a daily basis with geologists, geophysicists and petroleum engineers. On the personal side, I bring common sense, respect, patience and a sense of humor to the organization. In addition, I am a team worker with many creative ideas.

My career as a working geoscientist includes all sectors of our industry: major oil companies, academia, consulting and service companies. Initially, I worked 14 years for Conoco Inc. and Marathon Oil Co. in oil and gas exploration, production and research. In 1996, I received the Charles Boettcher Distinguished Chair in Petroleum Geology at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). For nearly 11 years, I focused on educating and mentoring current and future generations of petroleum geoscientists. At CSM, I advised or co-advised nearly 70 completed master’s and doctorate degrees. All of my former students now work in the oil industry or academia, around the world. At the same time, I ran a successful consulting business, teaching industry short courses worldwide. I currently work on carbonate reservoir studies and petrophysics at the Schlumberger Doll Research Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

I recognize and respect the growing importance of the international regions to AAPG. I have a strong international orientation, as I have lived and worked in the United States, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Tunisia, Egypt and Scotland. I see the need to make AAPG membership more available to international petroleum geologists. As one approach, I would like to pursue more corporate and government sponsorships of AAPG memberships for international geologists.

I firmly believe that the greatest advances in science are to be made at the interfaces between the various disciplines. The same is true about inter-society cooperation. My membership, diverse background, and strong record of activities with SPE, SEG, SEPM, SPWLA and EAGE motivate me to work with our sister societies. Specific areas of interest are joint meetings, publications, continuing education, and lecture programs.

In summary, I look forward to the opportunity to serve as President-Elect of AAPG. I will work closely with AAPG’s staff to run a successful and budget-conscious business. I will propose initiatives in many areas, with a special focus on strengthening international regions, building and retaining membership among early career members, continuing education, publications and improved cooperation with our sister societies.

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Why I accepted the invitation to be a candidate for AAPG Office

by Scott W. Tinker

Energy and globalization are among the great issues of our time. Oil and natural gas satisfy 60 percent of global energy demand, decreasing only 2 percent per decade. With global energy demand increasing under most scenarios, oil and natural gas will remain a vital part of the energy portfolio throughout the 21st Century. As conventional oil production plateaus, development of frontier oil and gas resources will increase, driving demand for research, technology and talent to unprecedented highs and creating tremendous opportunities for the AAPG.

It is a wonderful time to be a geologist!

In the United States, independent operators are the backbone of the exploration and production business. Globally

• International oil companies and large independents shoulder much of the exploration risk.
• Service companies develop much of the technology.
• State oil companies own 90 percent of the conventional reserves.
• Universities educate future employees.

Each of these stakeholders is critical to AAPG and I have been affiliated directly with many of them throughout my career.

I was born in the Illinois Basin into a Shell Oil family and lived in many U.S. basins before settling in Houston in 1970. From 1982 to 2000, I worked for a small independent, large independent and small major in regional exploration, field development and integrated 3-D reservoir characterization. In 2000, I became director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, where I have been broadly engaged in international energy and environmental research. My career has prepared me well to balance the ceremonial, administrative, executive and visionary duties required of an effective AAPG president.

I have been fortunate to have many mentors – Tom Tinker, Ed Roy, Bob Sneider, James Lee Wilson, Dave Eby, Charlie Kerans and Bill Fisher – and other outstanding colleagues who have helped me understand the importance of rocks; multidisciplinary teams; business and public policy; and the complex interplay between energy, environment, the economy and education. I try to give back by speaking frequently to a wide variety of ages and audiences on the strategic role of oil and gas.

Personal contact does make a difference.

The past two decades saw corporate employment and university enrollments decline substantially. AAPG membership followed. U.S. trends are stabilizing and global trends are positive; there is a rich pool of international member candidates. If AAPG sets itself apart with forward-looking conferences, high-quality technical publications and global member services and defines itself as the leading global technical professional society, membership will grow. I have had the good fortune to visit countless AAPG sections and regions, universities, companies, government agencies and sister societies and made many friends along the way. I would enjoy serving as an emissary for the AAPG.

I am excited to be a candidate for president-elect of the AAPG. I accepted because I am passionate about geology and the opportunity for AAPG to help shape the global energy future.

If elected, I will dedicate considerable personal energy to build on the outstanding work of recent presidents and implement our well-considered strategic and business plans. It would be an honor to serve.