John Evans, P. Geoph

Experience

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  Chevron Canada Limited

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2020

  Sr. Staff Geophysicist

  Led all geophysical work in a small multidisciplinary team to facilitate decisions for a 12-horizontal well exploration program, 20-pad (4 horizontals / pad) appraisal program, and an initial 250-well development program for Kaybob Duvernay Unconventional Shale Project:✦ Mapped key subsurface risks, achieving successful licensing of 300K+ acre exploration land blocks. Completed data room geophysical analysis that aided decision-making for acquiring 2 aligned land assets. Set up data room and facilitated reviews for successful partnering effort.✦ Designed and implemented seismic and microseismic acquisition, processing, and interpretation for key project decisions; implemented a twelve 3D survey merge processing project for reservoir uncertainty management and development drilling decision-making.✦ Developed Chevron corporate induced seismicity management protocols, enabling Chevron Canada as a leader in industry efforts to minimize seismicity risks. Led several Canadian industry / academia / regulatory induced seismicity collaborative efforts. Show less