Years of Geology Professional Experience
Nathan Blythe
Houston,TX
Summary
Practical and detailed Petroleum Geologist with experience in exploration, oil-field appraisal, US and international new ventures, and academic research. Results-oriented and passionate about providing succinct data integration, interpretation and presentation to leadership, positively impacting corporate success. Skilled in Landmark DSG, Petrel, GeoX, ESRI GIS, Petra, Geographix, Trinity, MS Suite.
Overview
12
12
Work History
Business Owner/Operator
TinaMax Transport LLC
01.2017 - Current
- Manage auto procurement, sales, repair, restoration, and transport, processing more than 40 cars per year
Development Geologist
Galveston Bay Operating LLC
04.2019 - 06.2019
- Delivered risked workover targets for 2 wells in Gulf of Mexico producing fields. Team member planning well operations.
Geoscience Consultant
Third Bridge
01.2017 - 04.2017
- Hosted 3 online investor guidance forums for marketed Deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets
Senior Geologist
Cobalt International Energy
04.2014 - 11.2016
- Led a technical team planning and executing 2 Sub-Salt Gulf of Mexico Wilcox appraisal wells
- Generated risking and interpretation products for project maturation on 3 projects
- Managed technical projects for well data acquisition, interpretation, and integration for 3 wells
- Delivered frequent data room, executive, and partner presentations
Senior Geologist
Marathon Oil Corporation
12.2006 - 03.2014
- Generated and matured prospects for 4 large lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico
- Matured prospects, generated well plans, and led geologic operations for 2 high impact exploration wells in the Gulf of Mexico and Kurdistan
- Led new ventures efforts in Indonesia in country for 1 year, including lease sale evaluation, partner and government relations, and asset farm-out
Geologist
Pioneer Natural Resources
09.2004 - 11.2006
- Generated a portfolio of prospects for near-field exploration in the Gulf of Mexico Pliocene-Miocene amplitude play
- Evaluated unconventional shale plays in multiple US onshore basins, including Ft. Worth, Arkoma and Delaware basins, leading to basin entry executive guidance
Education
Master of Science - Geology
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff AZ05.2005
Bachelor of Science - Geology
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR08.2001
Skills
- Basin to Prospect 3-D Seismic Interpretation, Salt Tectonics, Structure and Reservoir Modeling
- New Ventures, Prospect Maturation, and Risk/Resource Evaluation
- Geologic Well Planning and Operations, Salt Hazards and Reservoir Characterization
- Gulf of Mexico Miocene/Pliocene Amplitude, Miocene and Wilcox Turbidite, and Mesozoic Plays
- Southeast Asia Regional Tectonics and Carbonate Reservoirs in Indonesia and Kurdistan
- Technical Project Management, Geoscience Mentoring, and Data Room Hosting
- Leadership
Affiliations
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Selected Publications
- Development of the Salt Spring Wash Basin in a reentrant in the hanging wall of the South Virgin White Hills detachment fault, Lake Mead domain, northwest Arizona, Blythe, N., Umhoefer, P.J., Duebendorfer, E.M., McIntosh, W.C., Peters, L., Geological Society of America Special Paper, 463, 61-85, 10.1130/2010.2463, https://doi.org/10.1130/2010.2463
- Compaction and Quartz Cementation Modeling for Reservoir Quality Prediction in Subsalt Reservoirs of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Blythe, N., Eichkoff, D., AAPG Annual Conference, 90104
- Basin analysis associated with middle-Miocene detachment faulting, eastern Lake Mead region, Blythe, N., MA thesis, Northern Arizona University
Professional Development
- Applied Geodynamics Laboratory (Salt Tectonics), University of Texas, 2014, 2016
- Nautilus Field Training, Scotland, France, North Carolina, Utah, Ireland, Mexico, 2005, 2014
- Project Management Fundamentals Course, UDEMY, 2023
Timeline
Development Geologist
Galveston Bay Operating LLC
04.2019 - 06.2019
Business Owner/Operator
TinaMax Transport LLC
01.2017 - Current
Geoscience Consultant
Third Bridge
01.2017 - 04.2017
Senior Geologist
Cobalt International Energy
04.2014 - 11.2016
Senior Geologist
Marathon Oil Corporation
12.2006 - 03.2014
Geologist
Pioneer Natural Resources
09.2004 - 11.2006
Master of Science - Geology
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Science - Geology
University of Arkansas
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