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KENNETH MCNULTY

KENNETH MCNULTY

KATY,TX

Summary

Seeking a new role in education.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Geophysicist

Contractor at TGS Geophysical
12.2023 - 05.2025
  • Decided on suitable seismic data processing techniques.
  • Prepared accurate reports for clients.

Wellsite Geologist

Columbine Corporation
11.2022 - 12.2023
  • Using geological knowledge to characterize rock sample cuttings circulated during the drilling process at client specified intervals on oil rig site
  • Perform chemical tests as needed
  • Monitor total gases from well and maintaining gas monitoring equipment
  • Setting up monitoring equipment at rig site
  • Create mud log records that document rocks, gases, gamma ray, and drilling parameters of the well.
  • Provide daily reports to clients
  • Communicate with drilling operations as needed
  • Was certified in industry standards H2S Clear & SafeLandUSA 2021 Basic

Geophysicist IV

ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION
04.2005 - 07.2022
  • Responsible for all areas of time processing of 2D multi-client marine seismic data, and post-processing of imaged data.
  • Experienced in marine geometry, reflection statics, noise attenuation, 2D SRME, deghosting(Wiband), radon demultiple, Tau-P decon, and ASMA (Apex Shifted Multiple Attenuation)
  • Worked in a team with imagers and interpreters to produce final products
  • Participated in group client meetings to show quality of results and update status
  • Prepared weekly project status reports to upper management and clients
  • Responsible for standardizing and developing workflows for BasinSpan group
  • Supervised multi-cultural teams to reach company goals
  • Delivered training and imparting knowledge of best practices for processing time data and minimizing errors
  • Oversaw processing and imaging of multiple 2D multi-client projects from data loading through to final deliverables
  • Responsible for detailed QC of final products out of our group
  • Remotely supervised processing of a contracting firm in India
  • Worked with MS Project to create time schedules for completion of each stage and the total project
  • Experienced in MS Excel
  • Created detailed technical reports for each project in MS PowerPoint and sometimes MS Word
  • Worked remotely the last 2 years using MS Teams for meetings and collaboration
  • As Processing Team Lead, worked with the imaging lead, to create a preliminary migration of offshore Mexico with an average 8-day turnaround from receiving raw field data. This generated additional sales to clients who had already bought our competitor’s product.

Contractor

GXT /ION Geophysical Corp
08.2003 - 03.2005
  • Marine 2D seismic processing on multi-client data.
  • Improved velocity picking workflow that was then used for all processing teams.
  • Supervised and picked velocities for radon demultiple and the preliminary imaging model.

Senior Analyst

Western Geophysical/WesternGeco
09.1991 - 06.2003
  • Worked on proprietary data on a client-by-client basis.
  • Worked on projects from data loading of seismic, processing, imaging, and delivery of final products of imaged products to clients
  • Experienced in marine 2D, 3D and OBC data
  • Processed land 2D and 3D data including land geometry, uphole and dowhole statics, elevation statics, refraction, and reflection statics
  • My primary responsibility was reprocessing and imaging marine 3D data for AVO analysis from geometry to final imaging.
  • Conducted meetings with clients to demonstrate data quality and status update
  • Successfully developed new company wide workflow, EOMP (Extended Moveout Processing) which was an early form of 4th order moveout
  • Received letter of commendation from client that my work was clearly superior to 9 competitors on a competitive bid
  • Using initiative, I devised a specific workflow for one client, reducing processing expenses by 80% and saving money for the client as well.
  • Chosen to work on special team in Houston office (TAD) for 3 months of 1999, to demonstrate the latest version of Omega processing software on land datasets for a major NOC (National Oil Company). I processed and imaged a single land swath dataset, and contributed to the processing and imaging of the 3D land dataset.

Education

B.S. - Geology, Chemistry

Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, Texas

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Conduct Team Meetings
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • 2D / 3D Seismic Data
  • Project Management
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Seismic Processing

Affiliations

  • American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1982- Present
  • Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 1997- 2022

Languages

American Sign Language
Elementary

Timeline

Senior Geophysicist

Contractor at TGS Geophysical
12.2023 - 05.2025

Wellsite Geologist

Columbine Corporation
11.2022 - 12.2023

Geophysicist IV

ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION
04.2005 - 07.2022

Contractor

GXT /ION Geophysical Corp
08.2003 - 03.2005

Senior Analyst

Western Geophysical/WesternGeco
09.1991 - 06.2003

B.S. - Geology, Chemistry

Hardin-Simmons University

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