Paul W. Grover Ph.D.

***** ***** ******* **. ******* TX 77433

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AREA OF EXPERTISE:

Mr. Grover is a Geologist with over 21 years of experience in the upstream conventional and unconventional oil and gas business in reservoir evaluation, oil and gas reserve determination, describing and determining depositional environments from core, thin section, electric log and cutting analysis, development of depositional models that predict reservoir distribution and where the better reservoirs might be found, understanding and recognizing fluvial to macro/meso tidal estuarine deposits, diagenesis, potential formation damage analyses, geochemistry and oil/gas shale evaluation. Mr. Grover has 4 years experience as a Mudlogger with over a full year working in the complex Wyoming Overthrust and two years drilling horizontal wells in the fractured carbonates of the Austin Chalk, Buda and Georgetown in Texas while finishing up his Ph.D. program. Mr. Grover is an expert petrologist and has analyzed well over 5000 thin sections with an emphasis on carbonate petrology, biostratigraphy and unconventional oil shale analysis. Mr. Grover is a good field Geologist and has measured over 83 stratigraphic columns and field scale structural mapping including evaluating breccia pipes for uranium mineralization. Mr. Grover has a proven track record in problem-solving and reservoir evaluation in the Bakken Shale/Three Forks/Lodgepole in Williston Basin, North Dakota, Tengiz Field, Kazakhstan, EagleFord, Barnett and Woodford Shales Texas, turbidite deposits in Offshore Gulf of Mexico and Cabinda, familier with Permian and Anadarko Basin, Rocky Mountains, Middle East, Mexico, Polish Gas Shales and Western Canada. Mr. Grover is also good at writing comprehensive reports that synthesize large volumes of core data quickly and efficiently into useful conclusions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Geologist for Core Laboratories, Houston, Texas (1997- June 2015) For over 17 years has been a Senior Geologist and has produced comprehensive geologic reports that include thin section and core interpretation, SEM, XRD, TOC/Rock Eval, UV/ cathodoluminescence, fracture orientation measurements along with routine and advanced rock properties. Collaborates with engineers and company project managers regarding test selection and project design. Trained and monitored new Geologists on the skills, quality assurance and deadlines required for project completion. Has described carbonate and clastic cores from around the world with extended experience in these fields.

For five years was Project Manager for all carbonate jobs in the Tengiz Field, Kazakhstan.

Analyzed most of the Bakken/Three Forks cores/samples from North Dakota and Montana that have come to Core Lab along with describing 46 Bakken/Lodgepole cores for my dissertation.

Described many limestone cores from the Gulf Coast, Rocky Mountains, Mexico and Saudi Arabia (Wafra, Minagish, Khuff and Yeman (Rub Al Khali Basin)).

Described many EagleFord cores and did an EagleFord Regional project.

Described all the Polish gas shale cores for Marathon Oil.

Interpreted many cores from the Permian Basin and produced a Red Lake Field project for Devon which included detailed facies analysis, core studies, well logs and stratigraphic correlation.

Wellsite Geologist for Acculog (1995-1997) Bryan, TX Responsible for logging personnel, calling tops, evaluating shows, electric log interpretation, making sure we kept in the right zone, plotting well trajectory and logging while drilling. Logged horizontal wells in the Austin Chalk, Buda and Georgetown while I was finishing up my Ph.D.

Research and Teaching Geologist at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (1991-1996). Responsible for preparing and running XRD, mass spectrometer, microprobe, UV cathodoluminescence. Described 46 cores, 650 thin sections and correlated over 200 electric logs and successfully predicted the reef trend location. Documented the diagenesis of how hydrocarbon maturation affected limestone diagenesis. Proposed and received $10,000 DuPont/Conoco Educational Fellowship.

Research Geologist at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona (1984-1989). My master research involved the stratigraphy, depositional environment and diagenesis of the Late Mississippian Surprise Canyon Formation, a carbonate/ clastic macrotidal estuarine deposit in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. This work includes stratigraphic correlation of 83 measured sections, conodont biostratigraphy, petrographic analysis of 350 thin sections and stratigraphic correlation to the Indian Springs Formation. This research was funded by a $56,000 National Science Foundation grant.

On Call Consulting Geologist for LUCO Limited Partnership evaluating gravel and gold prospects

(1984-1988) and in the summer of 1987 I did uranium surveys for the USGS in the Grand Canyon.

Head Coach and Manager at Smithson Gymnastics, Flagstaff, Arizona (1983-1991). While taking courses at NAU worked part time as an Assistant Gymnastics Coach and was later promoted to Head Coach and Manager of the largest gymnastics school in Northern Arizona. Increased enrollment to 300-400 student, managed 3-4 Assistant Coaches and had competitive girls and boys teams.

Wellsite Geologist for Analex (1981-1983) Denver, Colorado Responsible for logging personnel, calling tops, evaluating shows, electric log interpretation, drill stem tests, and marking cores. Logged wells in these basins: Wyoming Overthrust, Uinta, San Juan, Paradox, Rock Springs, Williston and Bull Mountain.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Petroleum Geology, Texas A&M University (1996), Dissertation: Stratigraphy and Diagenesis of the Mississippian Bakken Shale-Lodgepole Limestone Sequence, Williston Basin, North Dakota.

MS Geology, Northern Arizona University (1989), Thesis: Stratigraphy and Depositional Environment of the Surprise Canyon Formation, an Upper Mississippian Carbonate-Clastic Estuarine Deposit, Grand Canyon, Arizona.

BS Geology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (1981)

PRESENTATIONS OF MY RESEARCH:

Comparison of Chesterian Age channel deposits in Haskell and Seward counties in Kansas to the Chesterian Age Surprise Canyon Formation in the Grand Canyon Arizona.

Petrographic recognition of artificially induced microfractures verses natural microfractures in oil/gas shales.

Stratigraphic analysis of Waulsortian Mounds and predicting fracture porosity in the Lodgepole Limestone and Bakken Shale in the Williston Basin, North Dakota.

Geologic and special core analysis of an ooidic shoal bank deposit in Northern Texas.

SPECIAL SKILLS:

Manage project teams efficiently and effectively meet deadlines and bring the appropriate resources to solve problems and meet client’s deliverables.

When the first Waulsortian mound was discovered in the Dickenson Field I created a structure contour map and showed it to Dr. Berg and predicted where the next mounds would be found and that map did predict the location of the Eland Field. I have since expanded that map and it clearly shows where other mounds might be found.

Use WellCad and Powerlog to describe cores and manipulate and correlate electric log data.

Use Excel, Power Point, Word, Photoshop and most Office programs to generate reports and presentations.

For 20 years have used an SEM with EDS spectrums. For 4 years used a Cameca SX50 electron microprobe with WDS spectrums and ran samples on X-ray diffractometer and mass spectrometer.

For 23 years have analyzed thin sections using plane light, UV light and cathodoluminescence along with taking photomicrographs using Leica and Zeiss Acuvision programs.

Can identify and age date forams in thin section for biostratigraphy.

As a supervising Wellsite Geologist have described cuttings, marked cores, logged DST’s, created computer generated mudlogs, maintained both FID and Analytical hotwires and gas chromatographs. Because I have looked at so many thin sections I can describe and interpret cuttings with increased accuracy.

Incorporate Special Core Analysis data like rock-typing, mercury injection, NMR data, relative permeability and rock mechanics data into reservoir evaluation conclusions.

Use a goniometer, Rock Works, CT scans and hand held instruments to do fracture studies

I know the geochemistry and organic geochemistry (TOC/Rock Eval) of organic rich shales.

ADDITIONAL COURSES:

Have completed John Dacy’s week long course on “Using Core Data in Formation Evaluation” and integration of special core analysis into comprehensive reports.

Completed George Pemberton’s week long course on trace fossils.

Completed course on WellCad core description and described cores with WellCad.

Completed Electric Log Interpretation course with Core Lab and Electric Log courses at Texas A&M. Use PowerLog to manipulate electric logs and FMI logs and correlate them to cores.

Have taken two courses and one seminar on seismic interpretation.

At Texas A&M have taken, Introduction to Geochemistry, Stable Isotopes in Geology, Aqueous and Sedimentary Geochemistry and Isotopes in Groundwater.

REFERENCES:

Drew Dickert Barrett Riess

Core Laboratories, Core Laboratories

6316 Windfern Rd. 6316 Windfern Rd.

Houston, Texas 77040 Houston, Texas 77040

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