JOHN MARSHALL GUTHRIE
Katy, Texas 713-***-**** adg1id@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hess Corporation, Houston, Texas 2008 - 2020
Senior Geological Advisor – Production Geochemist 2017 – 2020
Gulf of Mexico
Reservoir compartmentalization and production allocation studies
Production geochemistry surveillance
Geochemical characterization of fluids, cuttings, core, and fluid inclusions
Asphaltene plugging issues and mitigation
Mud gas composition and isotope well profiling
Water chemistry surveillance
Bakken Producing Assets
Bakken Shale production contribution studies
Core description and analysis
Geochemical analysis of core and produced fluids
Petroleum geochemistry instructor for geological training
Senior Geological Advisor Petroleum Systems – E&P Technology 2010 – 2017
Projects in US Eagle Ford and Utica shales, West of Shetlands, offshore West Africa, Gulf of Mexico, Russia, Indonesia Semai V, Malaysia, NW Shelf Australia
Source rock characterization
Geochemical characterization of oil and gas
Reservoir compartmentalization studies
Fluid property analysis and prediction of oil quality
Fluid inclusion stratigraphy
Mud gas composition and isotope well profiling
Basin modeling using Zetaware (Genesis and Trinity)
Integration of geochemical data into basin models
Petroleum geochemistry instructor for geological training
Geological Advisor Petroleum Systems – E&P Technology 2008 – 2010
Projects in Santos Basin and equatorial margin basins offshore Brazil, Northern Red Sea, West Med, Gulf of Mexico, West Africa Ghana, Samara region Russia, offshore Mozambique East Africa
Source rock characterization
Geochemical characterization of oil and gas
Reservoir compartmentalization studies
Fluid property analysis and prediction of oil quality
Fluid inclusion stratigraphy
Mud gas composition and isotope well profiling
Basin modeling using Zetaware (Genesis and Trinity)
Integration of geochemical data into basin models
Petroleum geochemistry instructor for geological training
ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, Texas 2004 – 2008
Exploration Geologist/Petroleum Systems Expert - South America
Projects in offshore Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana
Construction of 1D and 3D basin models to assess hydrocarbon charge
Source rock characterization and mapping for regional studies
Oil to source rock correlation studies using geochemical analyses
Integration of geochemical data into basin models
Fluid property analysis and prediction of oil quality
Fluid inclusion stratigraphy
Play element assessment to quantify risk
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, Texas 2000 - 2004
Research Specialist, Petroleum Geochemistry
Projects in the United States, South America, Canada, Middle East, and West Africa
Research related to source rock depositional models and sequence stratigraphy
Oil to oil and oil to source rock correlation studies
Research on the application of carbon isotopes to oil and gas studies
Studies on biodegradation and the prediction of oil quality
Reservoir geochemistry to determine compartmentalization
Managed collection of samples and geochemical analysis programs
Mobil Technology Company, Dallas, Texas 1996 - 2000
Research Geochemist
Projects in Venezuela, Brazil, Canada, Algeria, offshore Nigeria
Managed isotope geochemistry laboratory
Geochemical studies to support regional exploration work and reservoir studies
Development of geochemical techniques to characterize heavy oil
Source rock characterization and mapping
Petrobras Research Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1994 - 1996
Petroleum Geochemist
Projects in offshore Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia
Managed analysis program for the isotope geochemistry laboratory
Application of advanced geochemical techniques to oil and gas studies
PRIOR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Ph.D. Student
Teaching and Research Assistant
Indiana Geological Survey, Bloomington, Indiana
Research Geochemist
Bunn and Bunn Oil Company, Olney, Illinois
Consulting Geologist
Venus Oil Company, San Antonio, Texas
Assistant Geologist
Defense Mapping Agency, San Antonio, Texas
Cartographer
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., Geology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
M.S., Geology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
B.A., Geology, Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish
HONORS AND AWARDS
AAPG 2013 EMD Frank Kottlowski Memorial Presentation Award, Co-Author
Outstanding Mentor Award at ExxonMobil, 2003
SEPM Best Poster Award at San Diego AAPG Meeting, 1996
Geological Sciences Academic Achievement Award, 1994
John Teagle Memorial Award - AAPG Grants-in-Aid, 1991
Geological Society of America research grant, 1990
John Patton Award from Indiana University to support Ph. D. research
Hawn Mirabile Memorial Award, best student oral presentation at AAPG, 1989
Sustained Superior Performance Award from the Defense Mapping Agency
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
European Association of Organic Geochemists
PUBLISHED PAPERS - Available upon request