Ursula Hammes Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

Geologic consulting, training and prospect evaluation:I. Geologic Consulting: Shale/mudrock analyses Carbonate and clastic sedimentology and stratigraphy Reservoir characterization Seismic and wireline-log interpretations Short-course Instructor (shale-gas/oil; reservoir characterization)II. Prospect Evaluation: Evaluation of international and domestic prospects.III. Training:Provide academic and professional instruction in unconventional resource evaluation.

Austin, Texas Area

As Halbouty Visiting Chair I am teaching a mudrocks short course, co-teach a mudrocks class with Dr. Julia Reece in the Spring, continue Eagle Ford modeling work with Dr. John Pantano's group, and advise students.

Austin, Tx

Resource assessment of Eagle Ford and Bakken shale oil plays providing regional mapping for team of engineers, economists, and data analysts funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.Mapping of Eagle Ford is published: Hammes et al. (2016), Interpretation, Vol. 4, No. 1 (February 2016); http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/INT-2015-0099.1

Potsdam Area, Germany

Coordinated shale-gas research for GeoEn (GeoEnergy) project of Brandenburg State of Germany. Supervised students and post-doctoral scholars. Conducted research on German shale gas/oil potential of the Upper Permian Zechstein mudrocks at the University of Potsdam in Germany. Geochemistry and sequence stratigraphic interpretation of basinal carbonates in Upper Permian Zechstein basin of Germany and The Netherlands.

Austin, Texas Area

Co-Principle Investigator of Mudrock Systems Research Laboratory (MSRL): Mudrock analyses of Upper Jurassic Haynesville Formation in East Texas and Western Louisiana and other mudrock systems in Texas (e.g., Eagle Ford, Bone Spring Formations); application of sequence stratigraphic, sedimentologic and geochemical principals to characterize mudrock systems and identification for sweet spots. Interaction with industry partners and seeking consortium participants. Organizing workshops and annual meetings.Co-Principle Investigator of State of Texas Advanced Resource Recovery Project (STARR): Generating revenue for State of Texas and managing $3 million budget as well as supervising research team. Reservoir characterization of conventional and unconventional reservoirs in Texas; sequence stratigraphy and reservoir characterization of the Oligocene Frio Formation, South Texas; stratigraphic forward modeling of growth-faulted subbasins. Sequence stratigraphy and seismic and wire-log interpretations in Tertiary clastic sediments along the Texas Gulf Coast; prospect generation and training of operators in sequence stratigraphic analysis of wireline logs and seismic.

Houston, Texas Area

GOM Group: Basin and prospect evaluation of the Mesozoic Eastern Gulf of Mexico, including basin modeling, 2D/3D seismic interpretations, and prospect generation. World Wide Business Development Group: conducted studies on exploration potential for different countries and petroleum provinces around the world (e.g., Nigeria, Iran, Colombia, Hungary, Ecuador, Morocco, Mauritania). Evaluated deals and prospects. Development Group: Prospect development in Kansas and Oklahoma; responsible for identifying prospects in the Hugoton Basin, selecting well locations and supervising drilling. Basin Studies Group: Conducted basin analyses and petroleum system assessment (source rock analyses, reservoir quality, structural analysis) for exploration potential of West Greenland, Southeast Australia, and Southeast Canada. Responsible for interpreting FMI/EMI logs in different geologic settings using Z&S log interpretation software (Recall). Working knowledge of UNIX-based applications (Landmark, Z&S Recall software; FAPS fault analysis) and PC applications (Geographix, Petra, SeisVision, Freehand).

Houston, Texas Area

Conduct geochemical soil tests for Mercury and PCB contaminated sites along Tenneco gas pipelines. Preparation of proposals, reports, and environmental audits.

Greater Denver Area

Established diagenetic and geochemical model in a sandstone reservoir of the Celtic Sea. 87Sr/86Sr isotopes of Miocene carbonates of the Red Sea. Reservoir characterization of the Smackover Formation, U.S.A.Sedimentology and diagenesis of the Cretaceous Shuaiba Formation, Oman.

Research Scientist, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Ph.D., Geology

Activities and Societies: AAPG SEPM GCSSEPM

Diploma (M.Sc.), Geology