Experience

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  Flywheel Resources Corp.

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Vice President Exploration and Co-Founder

    • Jun 2021 - Present
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Flywheel Resources is a private start-up oil company whose core area is in the Southern Clearwater.

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  Saudi Aramco

  • Regional Geophysicist (Eastern Unconventional Gas Development Division)

    • Mar 2018 - Jul 2020

    Regional geophysicist focused on the interpretation of the Jurassic carbonates (Arab, Hith, Tuwaiq Mtn) within the Furuq/Rish basin (west flank of Ghawar) and the Jafurah basin (east flank of Ghawar). Worked in conjunction with Stratigraphers and Basin Modelers to high grade exploratory locations in the Furuq/Rish basin by utilizing VSP data to create seismically driven depth surfaces with little well control.Provided seismic interpretations in Petrel to IOC (Independent Operations Centre) for the geosteering of 6 drilling rigs in the newly discovered Jafurah Basin

  • Regional Geophysicist (Northern Arabia Unconventional Gas Development Division)

    • Jul 2017 - Mar 2018

    Regional geophysicist focused on the interpretation of the Paleozoic clastics (Sarah, Qasim, Qusaiba) within the Nafud basin in Northwest Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Jordan.Provided seismic framework for a 243,000km2 (35% of Alberta) Petrel basin model. Provided seismically driven Silurian volcanic interpretation for the basin model to adjust thermal maturity predictions. Created reconstructed seismic cross sections in Petrel for erosional estimates and maximum overburden.

  • Regional/Develoment Geophysicist (South Ghawar Unconventional Gas Development Division)

    • Feb 2014 - Jul 2017

    Geophysicist responsible for the progression of the Harmaliyah tight gas sand play from exploration into development phase. Expanded area of focus through the Jafurah Basin, and into Faydah and Rub Al Khali Basin east to Oman and the UAE covering a 373,000km2 (56% of Alberta) area. Principle Geophysicist involved in the full field development of the Harmaliyah Unconventional Gas Project. Utilized walk around VSP and Petrel fracture attributes (Ant Tracker) to aid in the cost effective planning of the project.

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  Penn West Exploration

  • District Geophysicist (Carbonates Resource Play)

    • Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

    Integrated structural and stratigraphic seismic interpretation with existing drilling, completion, and production data to further develop long term plans for the exploitation of Northern Alberta Devonian Slave Point carbonate play.Recorded microseismic on the hydraulic fracture completion of 3 horizontal well bores, to aid in the long term planning and development of the the field.

  • District Geophysicist (Unconventional Shale Gas)

    • Jun 2007 - Jul 2012

    Provided structural and stratigraphic input based on newly acquired 3D data, aiding in the discovery of a unconventional shale gas play within the Cordova Embayment in NE BC.Acquired 408 km2 of 3D seismic (multicomponent) over a 5 year period, in a geographically challenging, limited seasonal access location in Northern BC, to further delineate areas with higher OGIP, and minimize fracture and drilling risk.Recorded borehole microseismic for 45 days on 96 stages of an 8 well horzontal completions determining fracture height and halflengthInstalled a permanent surface array of 91 seismic geophones to further monitor a nine well horizontal completion within the Muskwa formation

  • District Geophysicist (Mississippian and Devonian Gas)

    • May 2006 - Jun 2007

    Provided geophysical support for the evaluation of the Helmut Mississippian Debolt pool.

  • Geophysicist (Cretaceous Clastics)

    • Mar 2003 - May 2006