Experience

Tamboran Resources Corporation

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geoscience Technical Advisor

  • May 2021 - Present



Currently Seeking New Opportunity

• Currently Seeking Senior-Level Geologist or Geoscience Manager Position

  • Oct 2020 - May 2021



Pioneer Natural Resources Company

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Geologist, Permian Asset Team, Midland Basin

  • May 2019 - Oct 2020

  Project lead on a team tasked with generating a 3D static geocellular facies model of the San Andres disposal interval for the Midland Basin for use in numerical flow modeling, pressure prediction, and remaining disposal capacity estimation; the resulting model was a synthesis of learnings brought about by integrating whole cores, developing depositional models, generating a core-calibrated petrophysical model, generating basin-wide facies maps for genetically related depositional packages, and incorporating facies specific core-to-log porosity/permeability relationshipsCompleted a Permian Basin (Delaware + Midland Basin) evaluation of Mississippian age organic-rich shale reservoirs (Woodford, Barnett, Lower Miss); mapped resource-in-place, lithologic/facies changes, and high-graded areas for oil production using thermal maturity and oil geochemistry

• Geoscience Supervisor, Pioneer Water Management Subsurface, Midland Basin

  • Feb 2017 - May 2019

  Lead a team of geoscientists with the aim of characterizing saltwater disposal zones in the Midland BasinCompleted full geologic characterization of shallow San Andres / Grayburg and deep Ellenburger disposal reservoirs; lead in planning for and acquiring > 1000 ft of San Andres core, open hole logs, pressure data, and step-rate data; lead in the development of depositional, diagenetic, and porosity evolution models for both San Andres and Ellenburger intervalsPlanned and successfully drilled Pioneer’s first deep Ellenburger saltwater disposal wells as an alternative to shallow disposalDeveloped a methodology for estimating and mapping dynamic pressure gradient in the San Andres disposal zone across Midland Basin for use in pioneer’s Wellbore Stability Models Was appointed by EVP Permian Operations to a special task force (I-Team) with 5 other technical staff members to characterize the drilling environment of Pioneer’s wells, specifically for the intermediate section; defined the geomechanical environment (drilling window) and developed workflow for selecting intermediate casing points, resulting in drilling costs savings of ~$250,000 per wellMy team authored and presented papers at 2019 URTeC Denver, outlining depositional systems and porosity development mechanisms for both the San Andres and Ellenburger disposal reservoirsWilson, T., Handke, M.J., Loughry, D.F., Waite, L., and Lowe, B., 2019, Regional Geologic Characterization of the Grayburg-San Andres Reservoir for Salt Water Disposal Management, Midland Basin, TX, Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, CO, URTeC #902.Sanchez, T.B., Loughry, D.F., and Coringrato, V.J., 2019, Evaluating the Ellenburger Reservoir for Salt Water Disposal in the Midland Basin: An Assessment of Porosity Distribution Beyond the Scale of Karsts, Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver, CO, URTeC #600.

• Regional Geologist, Wolfcamp/Spraberry Unconventional Play, Midland Basin, TX

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2017

  Geologic, petrophysical, and geomechanical mapping and analysis for appraisal and development of Permian-age Wolfcamp and Spraberry formations in the Midland Basin of west TexasGenerated basin-wide, three dimensional pore pressure model of the Midland Basin using completion data from ~8600 vertical completions; identified pore pressure as a primary regional driver of well performance, resulting in a shift in drilling strategy for the asset that increased well performance year over yearIntegration of multi-source data (well logs, production, microseismic, completions, drilling) to identify and map well performance drivers on multiple scales to guide development strategyGeomechanical mapping of major frac barriers within Wolfcamp strata for completions/development optimizationDefined and generated a set of geologically analogous areas across the Midland Basin that provided the necessary context for analyzing completions/spacing tests during Pioneer’s early development optimization efforts Presented papers below at various industry conferences:Loughry, D.F., Epps, D., and Forrest, J., 2015, Using Pad ISIP, DFIT, and ESP Data to Generate a Pore Pressure Model for the Midland Basin, Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, San Antonio, TX, URTeC #2162973.Loughry, D.F., Clarke, P.R., and Barzola, G.J., 2016, Scale-Dependent Performance Drivers in the Wolfcamp Shale of the Midland Basin, West Texas, AAPG/SEG International Conference & Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain, Search and Discovery Article #90255.Loughry, D.F., Lancaster, D., Clarke, P.R., and Torres, A., 2017, Permian Basin Wolfcamp Formation, Geologic Characterization, and Well Performance Drivers, Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Austin, TX, Special Session, Midland Basin: From Characterization to Collaboration, A View from Pioneer Natural Resources.

• Operations/Development Geologist, Barnett Shale Liquids-Rich Combo Play, Fort Worth Basin

  • May 2010 - Jan 2013

  Geologic prognosis preparation for horizontal drilling and technical geosteering of wellsSubsurface mapping and well planning for horizonal well development optimizationPetrophysical analysis of the Barnett Shale unconventional reservoir including delta LogR calculations for pay height determinations and OIP mappingDeveloped a model that predicted horizontal well performance (6-month and 12-month cumulative oil production) at pad-scale resolution using mud log gas data to verify presence of liquid hydrocarbons and surface curvature from 3D seismic to approximate open natural fracture orientation; lead planning, design, and execution of a horizontal well completion experiment to verify model; use of model resulted in increased net asset value through time, leading to asset divestiturePresented paper at 2013 SW AAPG Fredricksburg, TX, outlining workflow for modelLoughry, D.F. and Stephens, A.R, 2013, Using Surface Curvature and Mud Gas Data to Predict Liquid Hydrocarbon Production in the Barnett Shale, Fort Worth Basin, TX, SW Section AAPG, Fredericksburg, TX, Search and Discovery Article #90164.



University of Kentucky

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2008 - May 2010

  Assisted in geological field mapping, igneous and metamorphic petrology, and Earth dynamics courses. Assisted in geological field mapping, igneous and metamorphic petrology, and Earth dynamics courses.



West Jessamine Middle School

• Science Teacher

  • Aug 1998 - May 2008

  Taught 8th Grade Integrated Science, regular and gifted students; Science Department Chair; Science Mentor for new teacher internship program; Science Fair Administrator; Head Football Coach. Taught 8th Grade Integrated Science, regular and gifted students; Science Department Chair; Science Mentor for new teacher internship program; Science Fair Administrator; Head Football Coach.