Cody Draper Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas

• Created value through well log interpretation in explored and unexplored aquifers for over 30 clients in all areas of Texas
• Pioneered novel use cases of seismic data by leveraging existing seismic data to map and explore shallow aquifers
• Provided direct on-rig oversight for drillers on 24/7 drill schedule through problems such as total mud losses and rig failure
• Designed seismic surveys, and provided subsequent oversight on acquisition and processing
• Performed advanced structural and stratigraphic seismic analysis to exploit reservoir features in underdeveloped aquifers

• Led a session in the 2019 RCRL core workshop, showcasing the Wolfcampian Hueco Fm. on the Central Basin Platform
• Performed LiDAR analysis of modern carbonate platforms in the Southeast United States and in the Caribbean
• Taught and assisted field camp director on several projects, including several prominent Permian Basin outcrops

Artesia, NM

• Synthesized core, log, and production data to develop new potential targets on the NW Shelf
• Collaborated with engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists toward appraisal and recommendation

Spring, TX

• Synthesized tectono-sedimentary model for a Pre-Salt field
• Identified potential constraints on reservoir quality distribution away from well-control using insights from seismic data
• Collaborated with geologists, geophysicists, geological modelers, and engineers to develop, model, and plan appraisal wells

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

• Synthesized core, log, and production data to develop new potential target in the Delaware Basin
• Mitigated risk from sulfur gas presence
• Collaborated with engineers, geologists, geophysicists, and petrophysicists toward appraisal and recommendation

Austin, Texas

• Achieved proficiency in standard lab techniques in the High Temperature Stable Isotope Lab
• Collaborated as part of a multi-university coalition to conduct field work in Sequoia National Park, CA
• Utilized tools including LA-ICP-MS, ESEM, and TC/EA

State College, Pennsylvania Area

• Gathered sulfur isotope compositions via fluorination and mass spectrometry at the University of Maryland
• Obtained samples in coordination with faculty at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa
• Prepared a poster for presentation at a major conference (Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting)

Master'S Degree, Geological Sciences

Bachelor’S Degree, General Geology, Honors, 3.57

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Geological SocietyAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologist, Student Chapter