Andrea Nolting
Lakewood,CO
Summary
Petroleum Geologist who demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth. Subject Matter Expert that integrates multiple specialties including carbonate depositional systems, deformation, geomechanics, fracture and fault mechanics, sequence stratigraphy, numerical modeling, image log and petrophysical analysis, sea-level change, fluid flow, sweep, and excesses permeability.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Geomechanics Core Team
ExxonMobil
06.2024 - Current
- Work directly with shareholders (business units) to develop and investigate various topics that directly affect daily operations, recovery, and in-situ resources including evaluating induced seismicity, fracture distribution and intensity, concerns with drilling (lost returns, mud weight evaluations, stress determinations, etc.), dynamic behavior and performance, history matching, in-place volumes determinations, stratigraphic evaluations and geomechanical modeling
Low Carbon Solutions Business Development
ExxonMobil
07.2022 - 06.2024
- As part of the carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) new ventures team, I performed large scale regional evaluations focused on basin and reservoir characterization to aid in identification of new prospects for CCS
- Evaluate risks associated with prospects (top seal, reservoir continuity, plume extent, geomechanics) to permit high grading within LCS portfolio
Upstream Business development
ExxonMobil
02.2020 - 06.2024
- Carbonate stratigraphy specialist working the Pre-salt Brazil Prospect Maturation/operations team
- Lead geoscientist on image log interpretation and assimilation for nine exploration wells drilled in 2020-2022
- Provide integration and interpretation of drilling data (DDR’s and lost returns) permeability features, borehole image log facies and possible connectivity/enhanced fluid flow in various prospects
- Prospect and regional seismic interpretation for large scale regional stratigraphic framework and lake level trends
- Evaluated potential zones prone to excess permeability using numerical geomechanical modeling
Upstream Research Company
ExxonMobil
06.2018 - 02.2020
- As part of Carbonate Reservoir Performance team (Research, Technology and Development) addressed several business critical research questions and direct business needs on numerous carbonate assets
- Integrated image logs, core, and thin sections to identify the controls on the development of non-matrix features (caves, fractures, faults, vuggy porosity) in the subsurface
- Constructed geomechanical numerical models to address fracturing and planes of weakness related to EUR applicable to North Caspian Carbonate fields;
- Described cores for Middle Eastern fields to aid in field assessment and recoverable volumes and in-fill drilling program
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Research Assistant, Reservoir Characterization Research Laboratory
University of Texas at Austin
08.2013 - 12.2017
- Assist in research by working in IHS Petra, preparing and drafting figures and maps, editing abstracts
- Helping with RCRL field trip planning, organization, and guide book compilation
Geology intern on the Carbonate Reservoir Performance team
ExxonMobil
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Evaluating the preservation potential of early-formed caves at significant burial depths
- Constructed geomechanical models with a finite element software package (ELFEN) to evaluate cave conditions under which caves collapse or are preserved from shallow to kilometers deep burial depth to evaluate impact on STOOIP
Research Center Austin Geology Intern
Equinor (Statoil)
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Regional study of Gulf Coast Smackover formation: depositional environments, sequence stratigraphy, structure and tectonics, and diagenetic history
- Emphasis on pinpointing controls on reservoir quality to aid in exploration of potential play concepts in Mexico
- Described 1000+ feet of Smackover core
- Integration of data published in literature, well logs and core logs to improve understanding of regional variability of the Smackover formation
Research, Development and Innovation Geology Intern
Equinor (Statoil)
05.2014 - 08.2014
- Using Petrel to interpret seismic horizons for offshore Nova Scotia, Canada
- Focused on the interaction between base Jurassic autochthonous salt/basement and allochthonous salt, and Jurassic carbonate build ups to aid in the understanding of their morphologies and effect on depositional environment
- Particular interest paid to the structural complexities the steeply-rimmed carbonate margin has undergone in the three separate rifting events and how the current day tectonic regime could affect long term play concepts
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Geological Sciences
The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences
12.2017
Bachelor of Science - Engineering, Geology specialty
Colorado School of Mines
05.2013
Associates of Science -
Red Rocks Community College
12.2009
Skills
- Stratigraphy, specializing in carbonate depositional systems
- Fluid flow characterization
- Geologic mapping
- Core logging and petrography
- Facies analysis
- Seismic interpretation
- Geomechanical numerical modeling,stress field evaluation & fracture prediction
- Image log analysis
- Well log interpretations
- Reservoir quality evaluation
- Profeient in: Petrel, WellCAD, ELFEN, Global Mapper, Tableau, IHS Petra, Kingdom, Matlab, Paleoscan
Basin And Field Experience
- Experience in Permian basin (Delaware & Midland Basins), Gulf of Mexico, Illinois Basin and Mid-continent, Santos and Campos Basins (off shore Brazil), Guyana and Suriname, Persian Gulf (Middle east), offshore eastern Canada.
- Field experience with carbonate reservoir analogs such as Southern Spain (Almeria), West Texas (Van Horn, I10), Turks and Caicos, British West Indies, San Salvador Island, Bahamas, and the Guadalupe Mountains, Western Colorado, and Moab, Utah.
- Proficient in traditional methods of geologic mapping as well as digital mapping using DGPS.
Timeline
Geomechanics Core Team
ExxonMobil
06.2024 - Current
Low Carbon Solutions Business Development
ExxonMobil
07.2022 - 06.2024
Upstream Business development
ExxonMobil
02.2020 - 06.2024
Upstream Research Company
ExxonMobil
06.2018 - 02.2020
Geology intern on the Carbonate Reservoir Performance team
ExxonMobil
05.2017 - 08.2017
Research Center Austin Geology Intern
Equinor (Statoil)
05.2016 - 08.2016
Research, Development and Innovation Geology Intern
Equinor (Statoil)
05.2014 - 08.2014
Research Assistant, Reservoir Characterization Research Laboratory
University of Texas at Austin
08.2013 - 12.2017
Associates of Science -
Red Rocks Community College
Doctor of Philosophy - Geological Sciences
The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences
Bachelor of Science - Engineering, Geology specialty
Colorado School of Mines
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