Chemical Engineer Petroleum and Patent Consultant: Petroleum Process, Catalysts, Oil Exploration, Oil Field Services and Patent Analysis

Consultant #655

Petroleum refinery patent analysis.
Petroleum exploration and production.
Oil field services, chemicals and processes.
Heterogeneous catalysis (aluminosilicate catalyst synthesis, characterization, modification) for petroleum refinery use.
Coal liquefaction.
Senior researcher in organic chemistry with proven track record of innovative, practical solutions to fundamental problems.
Inventor: Awarded 42 United States patents.

Independent Consultant, 2007 - Present

Schlumberger, Houston, TX,1996 - 2007

Mobil Research & Development Corporation, Central Research Laboratory, Princeton, 1970 - 2007

Research Associate, Organic Geochemistry, 1989 - 2007

Key member of team that conceived, developed and tested quantitative kinetic stoichiometric models for geologic conversion of kerogen to oil and gas.
Identified and supervised use of optimal laboratory procedure for determination of stoichiometric parameters.
Selected and optimized mathematical algorithms and theoretical bases used by team to interpret experimental results.
Successfully field-tested to interpret experimental results.
Improved assessment of potential exploration prospects and created competitive advantage by developing models now used by company affiliates worldwide to predict timing and amounts of hydrocarbon generation/destruction more accurately.
Only chemist on team with geologists; applied thermal and catalytic chemistry experience to great advantage.

Associate, Chemistry, Production Chemicals, 1986 - 1989

Increased potential efficiency of petroleum production in enhanced oil recovery using water and carbon dioxide flooding.
Discovered polymers and surfactants, and processes for their use in profile control under severe conditions.
Developed and supervised use of novel laboratory procedures to study stability and efficacy under adverse temperature and pH conditions.
Extended conditions under which profile control techniques could be employed, enabling company to use them in previously in appropriate fields.

Senior Research Chemist, Alternate Energy Sources, 1980 - 1986

Group leader for developing processes and evaluating competitor's processes for recovery and upgrading of liquid fuels from tar sands, oil shales and heavy oils.
Discovered that recovery differences between Eastern and Western oil shales were due to chemical compositions of oil shale organic kerogens, enabling other group members to assess and improve recovery processes.
Demonstrated that existing and developing processes were not economically competitive at prevailing petroleum prices.
Contributed to key business decision to curtail millions of dollars of investment in property.

Administrator, 1979 - 1980

Rotational/developmental assignment supporting management of division of 130 people in budgeting, contract administration, writing proposals and research reports, planning, recruiting, and special projects.

Senior Research Chemist, Direct Coal Liquefaction, 1976 - 1979

Member of team that conceived, confirmed through experiments and patented short contact time direct coal liquefaction. Process transferred to development division.
Conducted contract work for Electric Power Research Institute; subcontracted work to academic and industrial laboratories. Co-authored book that created positive public image for company.

Professional and Educational Achievements

Geochemistry Division, and Princeton Section, American Chemical Society.
Four years (last as chairman) as Mobil's representative to Coordinating Research Council Committee funding over $1 million industrial and academic smog research.
Represented company in consortium that funded and oversaw over $1 million research effort at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Five years on Mobil's Patent Review Committee.

Publications and Patents