About Me

Shaun Waite MESci

I am a geoscientist with experience in multiple Oil & Gas and CCS projects, in several countries. The work has involved providing key data and insights to senior stakeholders, be they board members or government departments. My deliverables have been to a high technical standard, and have been provided to a level of detail appropriate to the time frame and issues raised. I have worked on multiple projects simultaneously, both individually and with a variety of teams and specialities.

Degree

University of Liverpool, MESci Geology – 2.1 (2000-2004)

Employment

Copper Rock Geological Consultants LTD 2022 –

Director & Lead Geologist

INEOS Energy Denmark (formally DONG E&P Denmark) 2017 – 2021

Copenhagen, Denmark

Senior Geologist for the Siri Fairway and Syd Arne Producing Assets, Solsort development project, and Nini-West Carbon Storage Study.

Involved in framing sessions, peer reviews and peer assists for assets across 3 countries, including UKNS, West of Shetland, Norwegian Continental Shelf and Denmark.
Established technical speciality groups (Fault Seal Analysis & Uncertainty Modelling and Awareness) and arranged cross-discipline company workshops.
Data management and model auditing.
Construction and maintenance of geomodels and associated datasets.
Annual hydrocarbon reserves update.
Technical expert within Geoscience Specialist team.
Interdisciplinary co-ordination, co-operation and communication.
Increased company utilisation of vintage datasets.
Raised awareness of innovative modelling processes.

DONG E&P Norge 2013 – 2017

Stavanger, Norway

Senior Production Geologist for the producing assets Oselvar & Trym, the partner operated assets Ula, Tambar, Alve, Marulk & Gyda, and the Mjølner development.

Development and refinement of concept models.
Initiated the move to a more data-driven geomodelling methodolgy, incorporating multiple seismic datasets and up-to-date dynamic reservoir responses.
Project Management in Business Development Projects.
Developed a Geological Technical Risk Analysis & Decision Tree.
Co-ordinated feedback from commercial partners and government departments.

RPS Energy 2008 – 2013

London, UK

Geoscientist in Expert Equity & Redetermination Team, working as court appointed expert in multiple countries and advisor to several companies undertaking a redetermination.

Involved in the audit and QC of geomodels, geological concept models and geo-datasets for the purpose of writing Competent Person Reports (CPR).
Geomodelling consultant and advisor to governments, NOCs, and multinationals.
Experience in numerous geological settings and locations, on projects lasting from a few hours to multiple years.

Geomodelling Services LTD 2005-2008

The Hague, Netherlands

Geoscientist working for Sakhalin Energy Investment Company (SEIC).

Role involved providing technical support in mapping and geomodelling for all phase 2 assets (Piltun, Astokh and Lunskoye).
Provided expertise in CPS-3 and Petrel.

Continuing Development

Schlumberger

Petrel Reservoir Engineering

Nautilus Training

An Introduction to Reservoir Engineering for Geoscientists
Geophysics for Subsurface Professionals
Salt Tectonics: Global Styles, Spanish Outcrops (Basque-Cantabrian Pyrenees, Spain)