David M. Baker, Pg Email & Phone Number

Midland, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Transitioned analytics and data science model code, data and applications from CXO to COP.

An accomplished exploration geologist, data scientist and geotechnologist, helping companies move forward with applied advanced analytics & emerging technologies in geology, geophysics, drilling and production.♦Exploration:☛☛Mid-Continent, Oklahoma Shelf, SCOOP, STACK, Deep Anadarko Basin, Arkoma Basin☛☛Hardeman Basin, South Texas, East Texas Basin, Mississippi Salt Basin, Powder River Basin☛☛Sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, 3D structural interpretation♦Geotechnical:☛☛Predictive analytics & advance data analysis☛☛Feature engineering & machine learning☛☛Complex algorithm & model design☛☛Real-time systems analysis & event detection☛☛Wellbore positioning & geometry☛☛Geodesy & geomatics expertise☛☛Risk assessment & portfolio scenario modeling☛☛Geological workflows & protocols☛☛Geotechnical database design & governance♦Skills:☛☛GeoGraphix, LogArc, IHS Enerdeq, SMT/Kingdom, Rose Tools☛☛dotNet, C#, Python, SQL, R, Hive, Spark, Hadoop, Impala, Linux, Spotfire, scikit-learn☛☛Cloudera University - Data Analyst Training: Using Pig, Hive, and Impala with Hadoop; Developer Training for Spark and Hadoop; Data Scientist Training, Just Enough Scala♦Author of DMBTools Toolkit. A multi-faceted suite of productivity tools used by hundreds of geologists and geotechs, improving workflows, productivity and accuracy in their work.

Midland, Texas, Us

Initiated data science program at CXO, collaborating with business teams to develop and deploy predictive machine learning and multivariate models identifying resources and key production drivers. Counsel and mentor teammates on data science and machine learning best practice. Science advisor on successful buildout of corporate data lake including bring in hi-res drilling and completion data. Built digital empowerment applications for geology, drilling, security and accounting.♦ Azure data lake buildout. Effected implementation of Teradata Quartz drilling and Well Data Labs completion services, Horizontal Stats Pak calculations on thousands of wells in the Permian Basin♦ Log curve aliasing model. Developed and deployed AWS SageMaker Blazing Text supervised model to predict log curve type from LAS data♦ Multivariate stats model, Midland basin. Data exploration and Random Forest model predicting 12-month production, identifying key drivers of production♦ Geo-image term extraction model. An Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services, SharePoint tool to find key terms in document and images for geoscience team. ♦ Competitor Targeting application. Utilize Normalized Landing Point algorithm to predict geologic targets of competitors wells♦ Aries Output DQM ML model. Put into production code to predict user input errors. A SpotFire, MS Flow, Azure Functions, Teams orchestration♦ BitPhotos application. Power Apps and Power BI solution to capture pictures of bits at the rig for analysis by drilling engineers♦ Intelligent Security Log application. Digital transformation from all paper. A Power Apps, SharePoint, MS-Flow solution allowing security officers to record events and report duty time, auto-generating invoices♦ Custom modules and algorithms. Scikit-Learn Bootstrap Corrected Cross Validation module, Accumulated Local Effect PDP plot, Distance Correlation implementation, Simhash for document deduplication depolyed as an Azure Search custom skill

Tulsa, Ok, Us

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Sparked big data revolution at CHK, collaborated closely with business partners, programmers, fellow data scientists and engineers to bring business-focused value through data mining, advanced analytics, predictive modeling, statistics, algorithm development and programming to glean actionable insights from data to solve real problems and effect strategic recommendations.♦Awarded Chesapeake Core Values Award for multi-disciplinary strike team data science work and geoscience counsel, delivering tens of millions in additional value by inventing effectively used wellbore geometry model, identifying $750K per well added incremental value by drilling wells up-dip in Eagle Ford♦Collaborated, as data science lead, with Marketing SMEs and data engineers, developing and implementing tank transport optimization model, allowing CHK to recover $4.2M of stranded oil in Mid-Continent alone♦Created, trained, and deployed text classification model classifying 25K unidentified well log mnemonics, unlocking over $25M in untapped value♦Researched and built data science models, including:☛☛Built compressor downtime prediction, developing unique shapelet-based multivariate time series model, minimizing downtimes and saving thousands of dollars in lost revenue☛☛Crafted Bivariate Spatial Correlation map, identifying regional facies and production trends☛☛Applied Gaussian process, optimizing graph model parameters☛☛Created orthogonal closest-approach lateral wellbore distance measure to incorporate offset distance with wellbore vintage as features in machine-learning models☛☛Extended horizontal stats adding 1st and 2nd order lateral wellbore undulation model and statistics to systematically understand the impact of wellbore tortuosity on drilling and completion performance and productivity♦Wrote training material and educated staff on Random Forest in R, geometry of multicollinearity, nested cross-validation, network optimization, and expected value in decision models

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Collaborated with, advised and brought together geologists and engineers and created solutions on wellbore targeting and completions, improving well productivity. Worked with industry partners to evangelize standards, governance and data quality while building technical operational data store for geoscientists, emphasizing need to quantify uncertainty to mitigate costly hazards. Highest technical position in the company. First employee awarded this position.♦Geologic database design expert:☛☛ Designed technical data store for CHK and industry well data☛☛ Architected integration between geosteering system and geomodel, allowing forward and inverse drill bit targeting, increasing steering accuracy♦Wellbore positioning and modeling:☛☛ Invented Normalized Landing Point and Horizontal Stats Pak, systematically calculating, for 1000s of wellbores, beginning of lateral and concomitant lateral geometry statistics key for modeling and predicting production performance and drilling efficiencies☛☛ Wrote enhanced minimum curvature algorithm "The Arc-2-Chord Method," simplifying wellbore position calculations while increasing accuracy, critical for preventing wellbore collisions☛☛ Developed soft landing tools to minimize risk of expensive sidetracks and allow more accurate targeting☛☛ Invented transvection-based 3D Inverse Model for Gamma Ray Geo-steering. Allows gamma ray correlation to be directly applied in geomodels☛☛ Collaborated on ellipsoid orthogonal distance calculation for anti-collision probability estimate♦Geodesy and geomatics expert:☛☛ Authored "CHK Spatial Data Assessment," protocol for estimating location and position uncertainty of offset wells, increasing safety while decreasing cost through prudent anti-collision assessment☛☛ Created universal grid convergence algorithm, saving millions of dollars by avoiding lease line encroachment and inaccurate wellbore positions in geo-models

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Co-built Geoscience Service Department, supporting over 150 geoscience professionals and geotechnical staff. Grew by reputation to service many other professionals throughout company. Mentored and coached young geoscience staff to be more effective by bringing together geology and technology.♦Geoscience workflows, best practices, and integrations implementation:Developed DMBTools Toolkit, highly sought-after suite of geologic data management utilities and productivity tools, bringing greater efficiencies to geologic workflowsDesigned Interval Calculator, 1st ever systematic analysis of length-in-zone to lateral-length from geo-steering data♦Geo-Steering:☛☛ Chief Architect Teton Geo-Steering, highly collaborative internal system capable of handling steering 100s of wells simultaneously:☛☛ Developed 3D inverse gamma ray algorithm for greater landing and in-zone accuracy☛☛ First-of-kind steering database for massive targeting analytics♦Senior advisor on multi-disciplinary team, building Real-time Operations Center able to manage 100s of wells drilling at one time:☛☛ Initialized Mobilize engagement, leading directly to CHK's WITSML store

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Prolific explorationist. Successfully generated, evaluated and drilled high-value prospects in Oklahoma and Texas with focus on the current SCOOP / STACK play area.♦Supervised and managed work of in-house geotechnical staff♦Areas worked:☛☛ Morrow, Springer and Cherokee in the Watonga-Chickasha trend☛☛ Cherokee, Chester, Mississippi Lime and Hunton on the Northern Shelf of the Anadarko Basin☛☛ Cleveland horizontal play, Texas Panhandle and Western Anadarko Basin

Managed geologic operations, projects and drilling in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountains.♦Brought CPC into Deep Mountain Front Morrow / Springer discovery that produced over 75 MMCFGPD♦Record performance in 2003 after 3 years of growth from developing and implementing risk assessment and portfolio management system covering projects from Offshore Gulf Coast and the lower 48 up into Canada♦Developed Muddy prospects along the Moxa Arch applying sequence stratigraphic model and high-resolution 3D seismic♦Coordinated geological and geophysical modeling♦Authored the North American Resource Assessment to identify promising geologic provinces with undeveloped conventional and unconventional resources, and to direct future successful exploration efforts♦Previous positions:☛☛ Senior Geologist – Drilled and steered multiple horizontal wells in South Texas, the Fort Worth Basin and Sooner Trend. Worked seismic interpretation projects in East Texas, Mississippi Salt and Hardeman Basins. Managed consulting team charged with finding viable opportunities in the James Lime and Cotton Valley Reef Plays☛☛ Staff Geologist – Generated and marketed numerous drilling deals in the Arkoma, Nemaha Ridge, Golden Trend, Sooner Trend, Northern Oklahoma Shelf. Developed early sequence stratigraphic and sedimentological model of the Red Fork and fracture model of the Mississippi Lime