Donald G. "Don"
Candidate for President-Elect
(2020-21)

Donald G. "Don" Burdick

CEO
  • 1984: M.Sc. Geology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
  • 1982: B.Sc. Geology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
  • 2017-Present: Olifant Energy I, CEO, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 2013-17: Panther Energy II, VP Geology/New Ventures, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 2009-13: Laredo Petroleum, Manager A&D, Tulsa, Oklahoma 
  • 1984-2009: Various other technical and managerial positions with Cimarex, Questar, Vintage Petroleum, Samson and Marathon Oil
Olifant Energy I, Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Joined AAPG 1982; Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG), 1993; DEG Charter Member; Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) CPG# 5801, 2002; DPA Mid-Continent Section MoneyMaker Speaker, 2019; DPA Membership Committee Co-Chair, 2014-15; Chair, 2013-14; DPA Mid-Continent Council Member, 2013-16; 2019-22
  • AAPG Foundation, Trustee Associate, 2018-Present
  • Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE) Speaker, San Antonio, Texas, 2019
  • ACE Speaker, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018
  • AAPG Mid-Continent Section (MCS) Officer, MCS Past President, 2015-17; MCS President, 2013-15; MCS Annual Meeting General Chair, 2013, Wichita, Kansas; MCS Vice President, 2011-13; MCS Treasurer, 2009-11
  • Sections Committee, MCS President, 2013-15
  • AAPG House of Delegates (HoD), Tulsa Geological Society (TGS) Delegate, 2010-16;  HoD Nomination and Election Committee, 2014-15; HoD Honors and Awards Committee, 2012-13; TGS Alternate Delegate, 2007-10
  • Membership Career Services Committee, 2009-16
  • AAPG Certificate of Merit, Mid-Continent Section President, 2015
  • AAPG Certificate of Appreciation, Mid-Continent Section Vice President, 2013
  • AAPG Certificate of Appreciation, Mid-Continent Section Treasurer, 2011

  • Professional Affiliations:
    • ADAM-Houston, Board Member, 2015-Present
    • ADAM-Oklahoma City, Founding Board Member, 2016-Present
    • ADAM-Tulsa, Founder; Past President, 2011-17 
    • The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma (OIPA), OIPA Board Member, 2018-19
    • Tulsa Geological Society (TGS)


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