Ian Thomas Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Southpointe

Southpointe

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Pennsylvania State Certified Geologist with 21 years of professional geoscience experience. Focused technical skillset including expertise in integration of seismic interpretation, geological modeling, well log assessment, and petrophysical analysis. Possess exceptional interpersonal skills gained from a broad background of employment at service and.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Shell AppalachiaStaff Geologist, Sewickley, PA (September 2011 – July 2016)Area Lead Geologist, Northwest Tioga County Utica Development – (early 2014 to July 2016)
• Secured executive-level approval to move 28,000 acres from appraisal to development, releasing significant funds to develop the area; to date the only Shell Appalachia acreage to pass this hurdle.
• Principal author of field-wide development plans integrating knowledge of the subsurface, environmental restrictions, regulatory laws, land considerations and engineering activity sequencing.
• Created and managed wellsite data acquisition programs and coordinated integrated resources to collect stated deliverables.
• Leveraged project management skills to coordinate the promotion of prospective areas from initial concept through to a drilled well.
• Responsible for the coordination of all geological wellsite operations including the leadership of a team of mudlogging, drilling, geosteering, and wireline contractors.Development and Operations Geologist, Marcellus.

Houston, Texas And Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Senior Geologist, Appalachia Asset, Canonsburg, PA (2010–2011)
• Developed Unconventional expertise managing wellsite geological operations on exploration wells.
• Managed wellsite contractors and supervised conventional coring and wireline operations.
• Provided technical leadership and local oversight for joint venture partner, Triana Energy. Senior Geologist, Gulf of Mexico Asset, Houston, TX (2005-2010)
• Produced risked and ranked oil and gas prospect portfolios for Deepwater Gulf of Mexico fields to be used for future drilling decisions and field life extension.
• Coordinated wellsite geological operations of appraisal, development, and exploration wells; worked multiple operated and non-operated fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

London, United Kingdom, Houston, Texas And Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• Managing Geological and Geophysical Consultant, Houston, TX and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2000-2005)
• Developed high level expertise in visualization workflows at bp Houston (2000-2002), working closely with asset teams to ensure efficiency to drive projects through the exploration to development phase.
• Mentored interpreters in employing best techniques and workflows for finding and managing oil and gas reserves at Devon Energy (2002-2005). Efficiently managed priorities while developing high level solutions.Senior.
• Provided onsite technical geological consulting expertise at bp London (1997-2000) and Ranger Oil UK (1996-1997).
• Supported the full suite of Landmark Graphics Geological and Geophysical software.

London, United Kingdom

Designed, ran and interpreted multiphase rifting and domino fault block sandbox models for incorporation into technical manuals for distribution to sponsors for analog reference purposes

Based Out Of London, United Kingdom. Head Office Paris, France

Responsible for wellsite geological analysis of cuttings to identify lithologies and shows, analysis of drilling parameters, pore pressure evaluations, production of master logs and final well reports.

Msc, Basin Evolution And Dynamics, A-Levels In Geology, Biology And Chemistry

Bsc, Geology

A-Levels, Geology, Biology, Chemistry