Petroleum Systems and Exploration/Development Geochemistry - Instructor

Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Peters

◆ Science Advisor (Petroleum Geochemistry) I am excited by the challenge of combining the least expensive yet most effective technology to solve practical exploration and production problems for our clients, while gaining trust, credibility, and profitable business associations for Schlumberger. I also enjoy teaching bright young students and 'giving back' to our science.

◆ Assignment History /Experience • 2008 Sep-present Science Advisor (Petroleum Geochemistry) WG Houston Technology Center • 2002-2008 Research Geologist, Western Region Earth Surface Processes Energy Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. • 1999-2002 Senior Research Associate, Geochemistry and Migration, Trap, and Charge Groups, Hydrocarbon Systems Analysis Division; ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX. • 1996-2000 Instructor (concurrent with Mobil and ExxonMobil) Oil and Gas Consultants International, Tulsa, OK. • 1993-1999 Associate Geochemical Advisor and Senior Geochemical Research Advisor, Basin Analysis Group, Mobil Technology Company, Dallas, TX. • 1990-1993 Biomarker Coordinator, Exploration Evaluation Group, Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc., San Ramon, CA. • 1989-1990 Geochemical Coordinator, Chevron U.S.A., San Ramon, CA. • 1986-1989 Senior Research Geochemist, Biomarker Group, Chevron Richmond Refinery, Richmond, CA. • 1978-1986 Research Geochemist and Senior Research Geochemist, Chevron Oil Field Research Company, La Habra, CA. Professional Experience

◆ Education • 1972 B.A. in Geology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California • 1975 M.A. in Geology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California • 1978 Ph.D. in Geochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Petroleum Systems and Exploration/Development Geochemistry - Instructor

◆ Honors - Awards • Best Paper Award - Organic Geochemistry Div., Geochemical Society 1978 (pub. 6). • Best Paper Award - Organic Geochemistry Div., Geochemical Society 1989 (pub. 22). • Chairman 1998 Gordon Research Conference on Organic Geochemistry • Elected Board of Directors of The Geochemical Society -2001-2003 • Chairman American Association of Petroleum Geologists Research Committee –2007-2010 • Schlumberger Henri Doll Prize for Innovation - 2009 • Alfred E. Treibs Award (Organic Geochemistry Division of the Geochemical Society) -2009

◆ Professional Affiliations - Activities • Ken Peters is Scientific Advisor for Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS). He uses geochemistry and numerical modeling to study petroleum systems. He has more than 30 years of experience working for Chevron, Mobil, ExxonMobil, USGS, and Schlumberger and has taught petroleum geochemistry and basin modeling at Chevron, Mobil, ExxonMobil, Oil & Gas Consultants International, UC Berkeley, and Stanford University. Ken is principal author of The Biomarker Guide (2005, Cambridge U. Press) and Consulting Professor in the Geological & Environmental Sciences Department at Stanford University where he leads the Basin and Petroleum System Modeling Industrial Affiliates Program. He is Chair of the AAPG Research Committee, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer for 2009 and 2010, Associate Editor for AAPG Bulletin and Organic Geochemistry, and editor for the just-released 2009 AAPG compact disk “Getting Started in Basin and Petroleum System Modeling”. Ken was the principal organizer of the 2009 AAPG Hedberg Research Conference on Basin and Petroleum System Modeling held in Napa, California. In 2009, he received (1) the Schlumberger Henri Doll Prize for Innovation and (2) the Alfred E. Treibs Award presented on behalf of the Organic Geochemistry Division of the Geochemical Society to scientists who have had a major impact on the field of organic geochemistry through long-standing contributions. Ken has B.S. and M.S. degrees in geology from UCSB and a Ph.D. in geochemistry from UCLA. • Membership in professional societies: • 1980-Present AAPG • 1980-Present The Geochemical Society • 1980-Present European Association of Organic Geochemists • 1981-Present American Chemical Society • 2003-Present Geological Society of America