Jeroen Kenter currently is a consultant in carbonate reservoir characterization in Houston. He has a MSc from Amsterdam University and a PhD from Free University in The Netherlands, both in Geology.

Jeroen has worked with Chevron ETC on subsurface assets such as Tengiz, Karachaganak, Wafra, McElroy at the interface of R&D and technical deliveries for the business units. Subsequently, with Statoil ASA in Bergen, Norway, he worked on reservoir characterization and rock typing workflows and as subsurface team leader for Kharyaga Field in Russia testing new technologies. During his tenure with ConocoPhillips he held the post of Technical Team Leader Carbonates/UR in the Reservoirs Team at ConocoPhillips and worked on subsalt Angola Exploration and the Bakken/Three Forks Field in North Dakota.

His key interests include:

• Developing petrophysical workflows to improve reservoir characterization in carbonates in prospect, appraisal, development and production scenarios
• Improving prediction of depositional systems from seismic ahead of drill using new concepts on reflection angle and stratal relationships
• Microbial carbonates in a wide range of depositional environments, including those in the Pricaspian, subsalt Brazil and - Angola

Jeroen served as the IODP European Science Chair, mentored (8) PhD students, published more than 50 technical papers and holds one patent in petrophysical rock typing.