Kyle B. Christiansen

*** ******** ******* *****, *** 9322 414-***-****

Houston, TX 77007 acvn7z@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Experienced geologist with more than four years of experience, seeking a position with a diversified petroleum exploration/production company providing industry training and assignments of increasing responsibility with career-advancement potential.

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - Operations Geologist - The Woodlands, TX September 29, 2014 – March 11, 2016

Provided 24/7 geosteering coverage, simultaneously directing two to three rigs while providing operational support to Geology, Geophysics and drilling departments for Anadarko’s (NYSE: APC) Delaware Basin growth asset

Prepared geologic prognosis, cross sections, pre-spud presentations prior to drilling a well

Successfully geosteered 28 horizontal wells in the Delaware Basin with >92% in zone average working in the unconventional Bone Spring and Wolfcamp oil plays

Communicated target line changes, anticipated formation structure, and geohazards with drilling engineers and field operations

Advised asset on vendor and tool selection for wireline, coring, MWD/LWD, and mud logging operations

Oversaw wireline and coring operations at the rig site for three pilot holes in the Delaware Basin. Supervised rotary steerable operations.

Conducted quality-control assessments of vendor logs, digital data, and reports.

Assigned to a new role in the company on the Growth and Technology team as a non-op geologist to help the team understand what competitors had been targeting and competitor trends within the asset

Assisted the Delaware Basin Group using online databases (TGS, IHS, RRC, etc.) to verify horizontal targeting, drilling parameters and spacing practices used by competitors

Developed an in-house database to collect and manage well logs and digital data recovered from the online sources

Backsteered more than 75 competitor wells in the Delaware Basin.

Core Laboratories - Core Analyst I - Denver, CO November 15, 2012 to June 21, 2013

Laboratory responsibilities included physical analysis, documentation and preparation of cores for sampling.

Completed core gamma logging, core extraction, documentation of hydrocarbon cut and fluorescence, plugging and slabbing core samples for analysis and the set-up and operation of Dean-Starks and batch extraction units.

Lead for well-site core retrieval, preservation and analysis, as well as the processing and preparation of cores for shipment.

Nomac Services LLC. Subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy - Field Geologist II December 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012

Logged more than 15 horizontal wells in the Anadarko and Permian basins for Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK)

Worked with Keen Energy Services, Trinidad Drilling and Nomac Drilling, providing lithologic descriptions of well cuttings and monitored both penetration rates and mud gas concentrations in horizontal wells targeting various formations.

Was responsible for interaction with and communication of data to client representatives and wellsite personnel.

Trained new loggers, introducing them to basic logging fundamentals including the use of Wellsite software and the set-up, maintenance and troubleshooting of logging equipment.

Horizon Well Logging – Mud Logger August 1, 2011 to December 1, 2011

Described well cuttings and monitoring gas data collected from horizontal wells targeting the Mississippi Limestone and Cleveland Sandstone for SandRidge Energy, Inc. and Chesapeake Energy.

ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Clean Harbors - Environmental Technician July 15, 2013 to August 22, 2014

Responsible for hazardous waste management including emergency response and spill clean-up, demolition, boom-lift operation, handling of hazardous materials, decontamination of personnel and equipment, safety compliance and environmental inspections.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, TRAINING, AND INDUSTRY COURSEWORK

Software: Petra geologic software, Spotfire, Stoner Engineering Software, Rock Pilot Geosteering

Wellsight system software experience including Mud.log 6, Horizontal.log 6 and Wellsight Log Viewer 6.

Proficient in the set-up, operation and maintenance of the Iball Bloodhound gas detection equipment and cavitator gas extractor.

Logging trailer setup / takedown and equipment maintenance / troubleshooting.

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point)

H2S Training and Safe Land certified - Colston Safety & Training, The Woodlands, TX

Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping – SCA & Structure & Depositional Features of the Austin Chalk Field Trip

Petra Fundamentals

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, May 2011: University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

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