Nicolas O. Brissette is a geoscientist based in Fort Worth, Texas. He is widely experienced in upstream facets including exploration and development geology, well site geology, geomechanics and drilling engineering.
After graduate school, he immediately hired on with Gunn Oil Company in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he worked with wildcatter RD Gunn for 10 years. Nic became fascinated with the unknown and the risk of exploration by watching and learning from his mentor.
He is currently a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) and is past vice president of Southwest Section AAPG. He also belongs to the National AAPG Continuing Education Committee, the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), and the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE).
He earned his master’s in geology in 2004 from Ball State University and his bachelor’s in geology from DePauw University in 2000.
- 2004: M.S., Geology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
- 2000: B.A., Geology, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
MDC Texas Energy, Midland, Texas
- 2019-Present: MDC Texas Energy, Geological Manager, Midland, Texas
- 2017-18: Oakspring Energy, LLC, Senior Geologist, Edmond, Oklahoma
- 2015-17: Delta Oil and Gas, Petroleum Geologist, Breckenridge, Texas
- 2005-15: Gunn Oil Company, Petroleum Geologist, Wichita Falls, Texas