Instructors
Armentrout, John M., presently has his own consulting company, Cascade Stratigraphics, in Clackamas, Oregon. John received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Washington in 1973. He worked for Mobil for 26 years before retiring in 2000. He has worked with interpretation teams on analysis of more than 28 basins worldwide, and has conducted field work in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Korea, Japan, People’s Republic of China, Vietnam and Trinidad. His most recent publications have focused on Gulf of Mexico and Niger Delta gravity-flow depositional systems and sequence biostratigraphy. During 1992-93 he was an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer, and served the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) as president during 1996-97. TOP
Asquith, George B., with Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, received his B.S. in geology from Texas Tech, and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He has 25 years of petroleum experience with such companies as Atlantic-Richfield, ALPAR Resources, Search Drilling CO, Pioneer Production Corp., and Mesa Limited Partnership. He is co-author of the AAPG book on Basic Well Log Analysis for Geologists, and has taught AAPG courses for over 20 years. TOP
Banks, Richard, Scientific Computer Applications, Inc., Tulsa, OK, received his Engineer of Geophysics degree in 1953 from Colorado School of Mines and an MS in Petroleum Engineering in 1957 from the University of Texas. He started his professional experience as a geophysicist for Carter Oil Company in 1953. After a two-year Korean hiatus, he got a degree in petroleum engineering and worked for Amoco as a petroleum engineer for 12 years before forming Scientific Computer Applications in 1969. SCAI develops and markets exploration and production software for the energy industry, as well as doing petroleum engineering and geological consulting. SCAI has done geological and engineering consulting around the world. Dick is a registered professional engineer in OK and TX. TOP
Barnolas, Antonio, is Senior Researcher at the Geological Survey of Spain in Madrid. He has been involved in the Geological Map of Spain since1976 as Project Manager for the Pyrenees and Ebro Basin. His research is focused on basin analysis, with emphasis in tectonics and sedimentation. He has experience in the Pyrenees, Balearic Islands, Antarctica and the Gulf of Cadiz. With a great number of publications, 16 of which in international journals, he has been co-editor of the French-Spanish venture Synthèse Géologique et Géophysique des Pyrénées (BRGM-IGME), and of the Pyrenees chapter of the book Geología de España published by the Geological Society of Spain and the Geological Survey. TOP
Beaumont, Edward A. (Ted), is an independent petroleum geologist in Tulsa, OK. He has lectured in the U.S., China, and Australia on creative exploration techniques. Previously he was as an exploration geologist with Cities Service Oil Company and was Science Director of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). He served as President of the Tulsa Geological Society 2003-2004. Beaumont holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology from the University of New Mexico and the University of Kansas, respectively. He has received the AAPG Distinguished Service Award and the Award of Special Recognition. He currently serves on the AAPG Executive Committee as the 2007-2009 elected Secretary. TOP
Bilotti, Frank, is the structural geology team leader in Chevron's Energy Technology Company. Frank received a Ph.D. in structural geology from Princeton University and a B.S. degree in geology and mathematics from the University of Miami. He worked as a structural consultant in Texaco Exploration Technology and was most recently a structural geology specialist at Unocal E&E Technology. Frank's current technical interests are in Niger Delta fold-and-thrusts belts, Gulf of Mexico salt tectonics and three-dimensional restoration technology. TOP
Boyer, Steven E., is a consultant, Tacoma, Washington, specializing in research related to structural, tectonic, and seismic interpretations. He has been involved with the Rocky Mountain Thrust Belt, Alaska Brooks Range, and the back-arc region of the Indonesian Island chain. He has worked for ARCO and SOHIO in the past and consulted with numerous international oil companies. He has been an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer. He received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1978. TOP
Boyles, J. Michael, currently with Shell International E&P in Houston, graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a B.S. in Geological Engineering. Following his undergraduate studies, he studied modern shallow marine facies and trace fossils at Skidaway Oceanographic Institute and then worked for the USGS as a field assistant and geologist. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Texas for his work on the Mancos Shale and Mesaverde Group in northwestern Colorado. Mike has over 23 years of industry experience as a technical specialist in the fields of applied clastic sedimentology and stratigraphy utilizing outcrop, well and seismic data for Cities Service Company, Research Planning Institute of Texas, Shell Oil Company, Union Pacific Resources and ConocoPhillips Company. Prior to joining Shell, Mike was a researcher at the University of Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute where he worked on issues related to EOR in Wyoming, including building geologic models for reservoir simulation. TOP
Brown, P. Jeffrey (Jeff), is a partner in the Exploration and Production practice of Decision Strategies, Incorporated. Prior to that, he formed his own consultancy, Exploration Analysis, Incorporated, after working for more than 21 years with Mobil and more than 2 years for Rose and Associates, LLP. During his career he has been involved in the assessment of chance of success, volumes, and value for literally hundreds of prospects, concessions, and plays worldwide. He has consulted on play analysis techniques for dozens of companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and Pemex. Brown is an AAPG-Certified Petroleum Geologist (#5734) and holds a B.A. with Distinction in Geology from Duke University, and a M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. TOP