Ken Simpson

Ken Simpson

Formation Evaluation Geologist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Petrophysical Director at Simpson Petrophysics Inc.

  • Education

    • The University of Calgary

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      Education Secondary Education and Teaching
    • University of Alberta

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      Bachelor's degree (Honors) Geology
  • Experience

    • Chevron

      Jan 1987 - Jan 1992
      Formation Evaluation Geologist

      Log Quality control, interpretation and choosing test intervals - all in the middle of the night on a weekend it seemed.

    • Technica

      Jan 1992 - Jan 1995
      Sr Petrophysicist

      Team member on a Exploitation Team which set up development plans on numerous oil fields in North Africa.

    • Core Labs

      Jan 1995 - Jan 1997
      Senior Petrophysicist

      Project work including Rock - Log integration on numerous Alberta Formations along with log quality control at wellsite on many wildcat wells for Talisman Energy, Amoco, North Rock and others.

    • Talisman Energy

      Nov 1997 - Apr 2014
      Sr. Petrophysicist

      Project work experience in Indonesia, Vietnam, North Sea, Poland, South America, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, North Africa and Colombia internationally along with North America in both conventional and unconventional petrophysics.

    • Talisman Energy (part of Repsol)

      Apr 2014 - Feb 2016
      Senior Petrophysical Advisor

      Conventional and Unconventional Petrophysics - both Domestically {Wilrich Fm, Montney Fm. etc. and Internationally. Teaching Petrophysics courses to Talisman staff.

    • Simpson Petrophysics Inc.

      Mar 2016 - now
      Director of Petrophysics

      Director of Petrophysical activity for Simpson Petrophysics Inc. which involves both International and Domestic Petrophysical Project work. Also I enjoy presenting Petrophysical Course material.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Petroleum Gelogist AAPG

      American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Building houses in El Salvador

      Issued by Shelter Canada on Nov 2014
      Shelter CanadaAssociated with Ken Simpson
    • Presenter

      Issued by University of Alberta on Mar 2022
      University of AlbertaAssociated with Ken Simpson
    • Basic Well Logging Instructor

      Issued by Canadian Well Logging Society on May 2016
      Canadian Well Logging SocietyAssociated with Ken Simpson