Specialist in unconventional evaluations both domestically and internationally as both lead geologist and geophysicist. Lead geoscientist on a large offshore gas field development project involving multiple reservoirs and geo-modeling to develop the FDP; evaluations of exploration acreage for conventional and unconventional gas and oil prospects\farm-in opportunities; evaluation of a large CBM geo-model to simulation model for reserve certification. Reserve, resource and asset evaluations in the USA (Rockies, California, Appalachia, Mid-Continent), Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, China, Kyrgyzstan). Court certified for expert witness testimony.
- 1977 – B.Sc. Geology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., USA
- 1983 – M.Sc. Geology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Sproule
- 2023-Present – Principal Geoscientist, Sproule, Denver
- 2019-23 – Senior Geoscientist, Sproule, Denver
- 2013-19 – Partner, Vice President, MHA Petorleum Consultants, Denver
- 2012-13 – Portfolio Manager, Dart Energy, Singapore
- 2011-12 – Head of Exploration, Dart Energy, Singapore
- 2008-11 – Executive Vice President, Greenpark Energy, Chesterfield, U.K.
- 2005-08 – Chief Geologist, PetroSA, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2004-05 – President, Energy Resource Advisors, Denver
- 1998-2004 – Chief Geologist, Forest Oil International, Denver and Houston
- 1993-98 – Geoscientist, Maxus Energy, Jakarta, Indonesia
- 1990-93 – Geoscientist, Maxus Energy, Dallas
- 1979-90 – Geologist to Senior Geoscientist, Pennzoil E&P, Houston
A selected list of peer-reviewed titles.
- 2009 – “Seismic Interpretation Distribution and Numerical Modeling of Natural Gas Leakage on Block 2 of the Orange Basin Offshore South Africa,” 11th SAGA Biennia Technical Meeting 2009 (co-author)
- 2000 – “A Win-Win Commercialization of Marginal Fields in Indonesia by Pertamina, Migas, and YPF-Maxus Energy,” International Oil and Gas Ventures: A Business Perspective, AAPG (co-author)
- 1998 – “Petroleum Systems of the Asri Basin, Java Sea, Indonesia,” I.P.A. Proceeding of the 26th Annual Convention (co-author)
- 1995 – “Paleogene Basin Architecture of the Sunda and Asri Basins and Associated Non-Marine Sequence Stratigraphy,” I.P.A. Proceeding of the International Symposium on Sequence Stratigraphy in S.E. Asia, Jakarta (co-author) 1992 – “The Stratigraphy of the Hi-Lo #1 Exploration Well, Tikaboo Valley, Nevada: Proof of Thrust Tectonics,” Annual Field Guide, Nevada Petroleum Society (co-author)
- 1979 – “Hydrothermal Alteration of Remnant Arc Basalts: DSDP Site 448, Leg 59,” Initial Reports of the IPOD-DSDP Leg 59, vol. 59 (co-author)