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Geochemist

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Houston, TX

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February 23, 2021

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Dr. M. Ashley Bigge

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918-***-**** (Cell)

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Houston, TX, 77077

Email: adkfny@r.postjobfree.com

Nationality: UK & US citizenships

Summary

With many years of oil industry experience in rig, laboratory and office environments I believe I could be a major asset to any team, but most especially in a fluid analysis environment where my geochemical and geological experiences could provide unique insights.

I possess a unique training and research history in academia and industry involving: organic geochemistry, fluid inclusions, diagenesis studies and PVT modeling integrated to basin modeling and migration models. Also the interpretation of fluid inclusion microthermometry and FIS data integrated to basin studies in both conventional and non conventional hydrocarbon plays. I have a background in basin modeling processes and petroleum systems analysis. All of which is founded on a solid base of technical competence and computer skills, I represent a unique skill base for work in the hydrocarbon exploitation industry.

I have broad and deep knowledge skills in general geological systems. I have a mature approach to both my own knowledge base and to my evolving skills, the deepening and broadening of my own skill set. I am experienced in reservoir geochemistry, the processes geologically and chemically undergone over geological and reservoir production time scales. I am also experienced in drilling processes from years spent at rig locations both onshore and offshore as a mud logging geologist. I have an extensive back ground in fluid inclusion studies (both aqueous and petroleum), looking at both bulk geochemical and individual properties and placing them in a geological context. I have a lot of petroleum geochemical back ground acquired during both MSc and PhD at the university of Newcastle upon Tyne.

I would like to increase my awareness of other disciplines and how they interact with geochemistry.

Employment History

2019 – May to July

ADNOC - Upstream

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Senior Geochemist. Short project on a biogenic gas economic evaluation study.

2016 – Present

Independent Consultant

Houston, TX, USA

Petroleum Geochemist/Geologist. Performing fluid inclusion microthermometry and interpretative studies.

2011-2016

Shell International E&P

Houston, TX, USA

Geochemist. Many of my projects have been on the production side of the business in both deep water and unconventional assets, plus extensive experience in exploration. I have also worked offshore sampling seeps in the Gulf of Mexico, both surface slick/sheen sampling and direct seep sampling using ROV to catch oil and pushcores (2015 with all current offshore certifications).

Most of my projects have involved complete reservoir surveillance including continuity/connectivity of reservoir fluids as well as production allocation and commingling feasibilities. Designing programs to assess sampling strategies for future surveillance in new assets. Major training has been taken in petrophysics, reservoir engineering and fluid sampling courses as well as all required offshore training (including TWIC certification).

1998-2011

Fluid Inclusion Technologies, Inc.

Tulsa, OK, USA

Petroleum Geochemist/Geologist. Some of my working functions include:- (1) Performing fluid inclusion microthermometry and managing the microscope capability of the company, (2) Fluid Inclusion Stratigraphy (FIS) analysis and interpretation, (3) Interpretation and integration of direct crush gas chromatograms in fluid inclusion geochemistry, (4) Report writing and compilation of regional study projects including the integration of many classical geological and geochemical analyses performed outside of FIT, (5) Coordination with clients from initial contact through sample prep, to final report delivery, (6) Hydrothermal laboratory experiments simulating reservoir P & T conditions to study diagenetic processes and the effects of oil emplacement on these processes, (7) Developing hydrothermal experiments to produce petroleum fluid inclusions at reservoir equivalent PTX conditions to assess hydrocarbon fluid inclusion analysis techniques such as CLSM/PVT simulation, API measurement and crush-leach GC/GCMS biomarker assessment, (8) Interpretation of real time data from the wellsite DQ1000 mass spectrometer on presently drilling wells. (9) Laboratory management, equipment maintenance and sample distribution.

1993-1994

Dept. Of Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry

University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Research Assistant. Performing fluid inclusion microthermometry and fluid inclusion crush GC as part of the European Union sponsored THERMIE project in conjunction with BP Sunbury, GEOLAB NOR, Institute Francais du Petrole and the University of Manchester.

1991-1992

Halliburton Australia

Adelaide, Australia.

Logging Geologist and Unit Manager. Geological interpretation, monitoring and maintenance of electronic sensors, running of on-line and off-line computer systems, daily and end of well report writing and compilation. Unit manager - equipment acquisition and maintenance for work unit and personnel.

1989-1991

Halliburton Geodata

Aberdeen, UK.

Logging Geologist and Data Engineer. As above

Education

1994-1998

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Department of Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Ph.D. (sponsored by the Geosciences Project into Overpressure (GeoPOP), including industrial sponsors Agip, Amerada Hess, Amoco, Arco, Chevron, Conoco, Elf, Enterprise Oil, Mobil, Norsk Hydro, Phillips Petroleum Co., Statoil and Total, plus the Universities of Durham and Heriot Watt)- The Analysis of Petroleum Fluid Inclusions - Applications and Limitations in Diagenetic Environments.

My Ph.D. consisted of an integrated study involving (1) method development, based on GC and GCMS techniques for on-line and off-line analysis of petroleum bearing fluid inclusions, developed crush injectors for GC and GCMS units; (2) microthermometric and confocal scanning laser microscope techniques to evaluate temperature, salinity and gas:liquid volume measurements; (3) input of data into PVT simulation software to allow simulation of palaeo temperature and pressure evaluations; (4) geochemical evaluation of formation fluids and comparison with inclusion entrapped fluids; and (5) integration with geological, petroleum engineering and basin modeling data to evaluate palaeo change in reservoir of maturing oils over field history and allow direction, timing and volumetric constraints to be emplaced. The basis of all of which is to extend the understanding in any given petroleum geology context.

1992-1993

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Department of Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

MSc Petroleum Geochemistry. (sponsored by NERC)

Principal subjects included the analysis of organic matter in sediments, deposition of organic matter in sediments, optical examination of organic matter, organic diagenesis, generation of oil and gas, migration and alteration of petroleum in sedimentary basins, computerized modeling in applied petroleum geochemistry. Individual research project (6 months) undertaken entitled: Variability of migrated hydrocarbons in the Bencliff Grit exposure, Osmington Mills, Dorset.

1986-1989

University of Bedfordshire

Luton, Bedfordshire, UK

BSc Geology and Geography.

Principal subjects included paleontology, mineralogy, structural geology, economic geology, petroleum geology, economic geography, geochemistry and a final year dissertation on the heavy metal stream geochemistry of a Scottish valley.

Publications

Aplin, A.C., Macleod, G., Larter, S.R., Jones, D.M., Chen, M., Bigge, A., Pedersen, K.S., Sorensen, H., Booth, T., (1997) Petroleum fluid inclusions: improved analytical methods enhance their use as a tool in petroleum geoscience. In: Hendry, J.P., Carey, P.F., Parnell, J., Ruffell, A.H. and Worden, R.H. (eds.) Geofluids II '97. Contributions to the second international conference on fluid evolution, migration and interaction in sedimentary basins and orogenic belts, pp. 260-263.

Macleod, G., Larter, S.R., Aplin, A.C., Fleet, A.J., Bigge, A.M., Petch, G.S. (1996) Palaeo-compartmentalisation of the Bruce Field, UK North Sea. AAPG Compartmentalized Reservoirs Meeting, Houston, October 1996.

Macleod, G., Larter, S.R., Aplin, A.C., Bigge, A.M. (1995) The application of petroleum bearing fluid inclusions to tracking petroleum evolution in the subsurface. EAPG 57th Conference and Technical Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland. Extended abstracts, Vol. 2, F033.

Macleod, G., Larter, S.R., Aplin, A.C., Bigge, A.M., Petch, G.S., 1997, Evolution of Fluid Composition and Pressure in compartmentalised North Sea, Gas-Condensate Reservoirs. Geology of North West Europe, Barbican London October 1997.

Bigge, M.A., Petch, G.S., Macleod, G., Larter, S.R., Aplin, A.C. (1995) Quantitative geochemical analysis of petroleum fluid inclusions: Problems and Developments. In: Grimalt, J.O. and Dorronsoro, C. (eds.), Organic Geochemistry: developments and applications to energy, climate, environment and human history, A.I.G.O.A., San Sebastian, pp. 757-759

Bigge, M.A., Petch, G.S., Macleod, G., Larter, S.R., Aplin, A.C. (1994) A new method for on-line crush gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of petroleum containing fluid inclusions., EAPG, Aberdeen.

Corbett P.W.M., Ringrose P.R., Bigge, M.A., (1993) Reservoir description of the Bencliff Grit: Field Guide. Unpublished.

Bigge, M.A. (1993) Variability of migrated hydrocarbons in the Bencliff Grit exposure, Osmington Mills, Dorset. Unpublished MSc. Dissertation, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Bigge, M.A. & Farrimond, P. (1998) Biodegradation of seep oils in the Wessex Basin - a complication for correlation. In: Underhill, J.R. (ed.) Development and Evolution of the Wessex Basin, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 133, 373-386.

Bigge, M.A., Macleod, G., Aplin, A.C. and Larter, S.R. (1998) Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy and its application to the evaluation of Palaeo Reservoir conditions using fluid inclusions. American Chemical Society, March 29th to April 2nd 1998. Dallas, TX, USA.

Swarbrick, R.E., Osborne, M.J., Yardley, G.S., Macleod, G., Bigge, M.A., Grunberger, D., Aplin, A.C. & Larter, S.R. (1998) Integrated study of an overpressured Central North Sea oil/gas field. Proceedings - Bulletin Des Centres De Reshershe, Overpressures in Petroleum Exploration Workshop, April 7th to 8th 1998. Elf Aquitaine research centre, Avenue Larribau - Pau, France.

Bigge, M.A., Sterner, S.M. and Hall, D.L. (1998) A fluid inclusion toolbox for petroleum exploration and production. VI Congreso Latinoamericano de Geoquímica Orgánica, ALAGO 98.

Hall, D.L., Bigge, M.A., Larese, R., Bonnell, L. and Lander, R. (1999) Impact of Hydrocarbon Emplacement on Quartz Overgrowth Development. AAPG/SEPM Clastic diagenesis research group meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, April 11th 1999.

Bigge, M.A., Hall, D.L., Larese, R., Bonnell, L., Lander, R., Larter, S.R. and Aplin, A.C. (2000) Integrated geochemical, PVT and modelling study of a northern North Sea petroleum reservoir. American Chemical Society, March 26th to 30th 2000. San Francisco, CA, USA.

Bigge, M.A., Hall, D.L., Larese, R., Bonnell, L., Lander, R., Larter, S.R. and Aplin, A.C. (2000) The geochemical role in assessing the impact of hydrocarbon emplacement on quartz overgrowth development. AAPG, New Orleans, LA, USA, April 16th to 19th 2000.

Aplin, A.C., Bhullar, A.G., Bigge, M.A., Jones, D.M., Lloyd, R., Macleod, G., Larter, S.R., Zwach, C., Telnaes, N. and Di-Primio, R. (2000). Reservoir Charge and Pressure Histories from Petroleum Fluid Inclusions. 7th. Norwegian Organic Geochemical Society Meeting, 8-9 June

Aplin, A.C., Larter, S.R., Bigge, M.A., Macleod, G., Swarbrick, R.E. and Grunberger, D. (2000) PVTX history of the North Sea's Judy oilfield. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 69-70, 641-644.

Bhullar, A.G., Aplin, A.C., Larter, S.R., Macleod, G., Bigge, M.A. and Lloyd, R. (2000). Determination of pressure and temperature histories of reservoirs and the effective composition of petroleum through time by combined use of Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy and PVT simulation. SPE Applied Technology Workshop, Milan, 7-10 May.

Bigge, M.A. (2000) Investigations of Petroleum-Bearing Fluid Inclusions. Unpublished PhD Dissertation, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Aplin, A.C., Bigge, M.A., Macleod, G., Swarbrick, R.E., Grunberger, D. and Larter, S.R. (2000) Confocal microscopy of fluid inclusions reveals fluid-pressure histories of sediments and an unexpected origin of gas condensate. Geology, Vol. 28, no. 11, 1047-1050.

Bigge, M.A. (2001) The Application of Fluid Inclusion Analyses and Diagenetic Modeling in the Assessment of Reservoir History in Alwyn Field, North Sea. AAPG, Denver, CO, June 3rd to 6th 2001.

Aplin, A.C, Larter, S., Macleod, G., Bigge, M.A., Lloyd, R., Swarbrick, R.E., Yardley, G.S. (2003) Evolution of fluid pressure and compositional histories revealed by fluid inclusions. AAPG Discovery series, Vol. 7 pp. 355-356.

Hall, D.L., Bigge, M.A., Jarvie, D.M. (2002) Fluid inclusion evidence for alteration of crude oils. AAPG, Houston, TX, pp.70.

Hall, D.L., Sterner, S.M., Shentwu, W., Bigge, M.A. (2003) Fluid inclusions in petroleum exploration and field development; case studies of successful application. Midcontinent section AAPG, Tulsa, OK

References

Paul N. Taylor Ph.D

Ex Team Leader ICE/AG – Houston

Shell International E&P

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Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NR

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Sven Scholten

Ex Principal Basin Modeller – Now Team Leader ICE/AG - Houston

Shell International E&P

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