Steve Lyster
Senior Geostatistician - Modelling and Resources at Alberta Geological Survey- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Professional Engineer
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta
Experience
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Alberta Geological Survey
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Canada
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Geostatistician - Modelling and Resources
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Feb 2020 - Present
I have been working on a project to characterize the lithium and helium prospectivity in Alberta. This includes finding and wrangling data from various sources including published work, old PDFs, and databases; placing the data into the proper geospatial context of x,y,z coordinates and geological units; and interpreting multivariate data to identify different flow regimes. I have also been working to coordinate a sampling program to gather more geochemical data from oilfield brines in Alberta to help characterize brine-hosted mineral resources.
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Geostatistician - Geomodelling
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Jun 2016 - Feb 2020
I focused on formation-scale 3D property models of important geological units in Alberta, primarily the Montney and Duvernay but also contributing to the Paskapoo, Cardium, Belly River, and Spirit River. The models include rock properties (shale volume, porosity), fluid properties (water saturation, gas-oil ratio), and reservoir properties (pressure and temperature gradient).
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Geostatistician - Petroleum Systems and Earth Resources
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Jun 2013 - Jun 2016
During this time I was part of a team that investigated potential geological origins of odours and emissions from oil sands development in the Peace River area. I also updated the resource estimates of the Montney and Duvernay formations and disseminated much of the work on shale resource modelling, including a methodology report and many presentations at conferences, workshops, and luncheons.
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Geostatistician - Energy Resource Appraisal
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Jan 2011 - Jun 2013
I modelled the shale and siltstone hosted hydrocarbon potential in Alberta. This work included the Duvernay, Montney, Exshaw, Muskwa, Banff, Nordegg, and Wilrich units. I designed and implemented an integrated modelling approach to account for the uncertainty in all of the input data and assumptions.
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Geostatistician - Groundwater
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Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
Working with the hydrogeologists and geologists at the AGS I created a model of the Paskapoo Formation for identification of hydrostratigraphic units. I also contributed to mapping for the Edmonton-Calgary corridor groundwater atlas. I modelled the bedrock topography surface over most of Alberta, incorporating a wide variety of data sources.
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University of Alberta
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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PhD Candidate
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Sep 2005 - Dec 2008
I carried out research on geostatistical modelling of facies for oil and gas reservoirs or mining operations. I wrote numerous research papers and presented at several conferences. I also consulted on a resource model of a large SAGD project in the Fort McMurray oil sands. I carried out research on geostatistical modelling of facies for oil and gas reservoirs or mining operations. I wrote numerous research papers and presented at several conferences. I also consulted on a resource model of a large SAGD project in the Fort McMurray oil sands.
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ConocoPhillips
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Upstream Engineering Intern
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May 2008 - Jul 2008
I carried out a focused research project on using multiple-point statistics in modelling oil and gas reservoirs. I carried out a focused research project on using multiple-point statistics in modelling oil and gas reservoirs.
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North American Construction Group
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Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Field Engineer
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May 2005 - Aug 2005
I estimated the costs associated with various change orders submitted by the client on the CNRL Horizon site while it was under construction. I estimated the costs associated with various change orders submitted by the client on the CNRL Horizon site while it was under construction.
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University of Alberta
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jan 2004 - Aug 2004
I carried out directed research on a variety of topics in geostatistics and geological modelling. I carried out directed research on a variety of topics in geostatistics and geological modelling.
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Summer Student
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May 2003 - Aug 2003
On the short-range planning team I designed blasthole patterns for drilling and blasting and sampled the grain sizes of crushed material to be used in dyke construction. On the short-range planning team I designed blasthole patterns for drilling and blasting and sampled the grain sizes of crushed material to be used in dyke construction.
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Suncor
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Canada
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Co-op Student
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May 2002 - Dec 2002
On the surveying and short-range planning teams I laid out mine plans for operators to follow, surveyed as-built layouts, and did a study to match haul truck productivity predictions to actual performance. On the surveying and short-range planning teams I laid out mine plans for operators to follow, surveyed as-built layouts, and did a study to match haul truck productivity predictions to actual performance.
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Education
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2005 - 2009
University of Alberta
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mining Engineering (Geostatistics) -
2000 - 2005
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mining Engineering
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