HOD Candidates: Secretary/Editor
Erik P. Mason
Education
- BA Geology, Principia College
- MS Geology, Oklahoma State University
Experience
- 2006 to present
- Shell E&P, Houston, Manager New Ventures West, Gulf of Mexico
- 2005-06
- Shell E&P, Houston, Gulf of Mexico Exploration Strategy and Planning Manager
- 2002-05
- Shell E&P, Houston, Exploration Team Leader, Western Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
- 1988-2002
- Shell E&P, New Orleans
- 2001-02
- Area Exploration Manager, Western Shelf Gulf of Mexico
- 1996-2001
- Staff and Senior Staff Geologist, Western and Eastern Gulf of Mexico Exploration
- 1988-96
- Senior and Staff Geologist, Production
- 1982-88
- Phillips Petroleum, Houston, Bartlesville
Professional Affiliations:
HGS, AAPG, NOGS, AAPG Certified Petroleum Geologist
Honors and Awards
- 2006-07
- AAPG Distinguished Service Award
- 2000
- AAPG Certificate of Merit (Hedberg Conference co-convener),
- 2000
- AAPG Certificate of Merit (general chairman, AAPG Convention in New Orleans)
- 1999-2000
- New Orleans Geological Society Outstanding Service Award
- 1998
- AAPG Certificate of Merit (Reservoir Development Committee chairman)
- 1995
- New Orleans Geological Society President’s Award
- 1994-95
- Houston Geological Society “Best Speaker”
- 1992-93
- New Orleans Geological Society “Best Paper”
- 1987
- Houston Geological Society Presidents Award
Professional Activities
HGS (member since 1984)
- 2005-07
- HGS Director
- 2003
- APPEX Advisory committee
- 1986-87
- chairman, Continuing Education Committee
- 1984-87
- Continuing Education Committee
New Orleans Geological Society (member since 1989)
- 1996-99
- AAPG delegate representing NOGS
- 1997-98
- Vice President
- 1995-97
- Continuing Education Committee, chairman
AAPG (member since 1981, CPG, EMD, DEG, DPA)
- 2007-present
- International Conventions Committee (ICE) Co-Chairman
- 2003-04
- AAPG Vice President
- 2000-01
- Budget Review and Finance Committee
- 1999-2000
- General chairman, Convention and Annual Meeting, New Orleans
- 1999
- Hedberg Conference co-convener, Horizontal Wells – Focus on the Reservoir
- 1998-2004
- Convention Coordinating Committee, (committee chairman 2001 – 2004)
- 1996-2001
- Technical Program Committee
- 1993-2000
- Reservoir Development Committee, (committee chairman 1997-1998)
AAPG delegate from New Orleans and Houston at various times since the mid 1990s
Technical session co-chair at Annual meetings in San Diego (1996), Dallas (1997), Denver (2001), Houston (2002) and the International Conferences in Birmingham (1999) and Cancun (2004)
- 1996
- GCSEPM Research Conference Program Advisory Committee Member