Education
Ph.D. Harvard
University, Geology (in the area of cosmochemistry),
1984. Dissertation: The nature and origin of refractory
inclusions in the Allende meteorite.
B.S.
University of Missouri at Rolla, 1974.
Geology.
Industry Experience
Weatherford Laboratories, Houston,
Texas:
Senior PetroleumSystems
Analyst. Interpret data obtained on rock and fluid
samples to evaluate the commercial potential of
unconventional gas and oil reservoirs. Apply geochemistry
technology to support the discovery, appraisal,
development, and management of conventional oil and gas
reservoirs. Provide technical advice to Weatherford
Laboratories managers, staff, and clients (2010-)
Shell International E&P Inc., Houston,
Texas:
Principal Geochemist and Geochemistry Discipline Leader
- Fluids and Basins Center of Expertise, EP Solutions.
Integrated geochemical, geological, petrophysical,
reservoir engineering, and production chemistry data to support a
wide range of E&P projects involving the evaluation, appraisal,
and development of unconventional oil and gas resources in North
America and China. Applied novel technology to extract additional
information about rock and fluid properties for tar sands, oil
shale, and gas shale reservoirs. Championed the application
of reactive transport modeling technology to support CO2
sequestration projects. Collaborated in preparing and
implementing the strategic resourcing plan for the global
geochemistry skill pool, and provided technical coaching and
assurance for Houston-based geochemists supporting conventional and
unconventional E&P projects. Helped organize several
annual technical workshops for the geochemistry and basin modeling
communities. Played an active role assessing the
qualifications of campus recruits and experienced technical
professionals in scientific and engineering disciplines who applied
for positions with Royal Dutch Shell (2005- 2010)
Shell International E&P Inc., Houston,
Texas:
Manager, New Opportunities Group, EP
Solutions. Managed the efforts of ~40 petroleum
engineers, production geologists, and geophysicists in Houston,
Texas and Rijswijk, The Netherlands who performed technical studies
in support of New Business Development projects for Royal Dutch
Shell. As a member of the leadership team of the EP Solutions
organization, collaborated with other leadership team members to
develop and implement the business plan for a multi-disciplinary
organization that provided sub-surface technical services for the
global Royal Dutch Shell organization. HSE focal point
on the EP Solutions leadership team (2003-2005).
Shell International E&P Inc., Houston,
Texas:
Manager, Rock and Fluid Services Group, Shell EP
Technology and Research. Managed the efforts of ~50
geochemists, petroleum engineers, and laboratory technicians who
provided specialized technical services for Royal Dutch Shell by
developing and applying exploration geochemistry, reservoir
geochemistry, and special core analysis technology.
Supervised the efforts of four team leaders based in the USA and
Holland. Successfully led the integration of Rijswijk- and
Houston-based staff following the globalization of the Shell
technology organization, and the significant expansion of their
size and capabilities by approving the allocation of ~$750,000 of
experimental CAPEX and R&D funds per year. As a member of
a leadership team, collaborated with other managers to develop and
implement the business plan for a multi-disciplinary organization
that provided sub-surface specialized technical services for the
global Royal Dutch Shell organization. Organized a biannual
Integrated Subsurface Conference for the Royal Dutch Shell
organization. Led the successful implementation of a
new HSE Management System for the Shell EP Technology and Research
organization (1998-2003).
Deepwater Division, Shell Offshore Inc., New
Orleans, Louisiana:
Staff Geochemist, Core Competencies Group.
Provided geochemistry support for all exploration, appraisal,
and development wells in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Interpreted geochemical data obtained at deepwater petroleum seeps
to evaluate oil and gas charge prior to MMS lease sales.
Collaborated with Shell research staff to develop and implement new
reservoir geochemistry technology to help petroleum, facilities,
and pipeline engineers design and operate costly floating and
subsea production systems and export pipelines. Led a
multi-disciplinary subsurface team that developed new concepts for
evaluating structural and stratigraphic traps, petroleum seals, and
the migration of hydrocarbons and brine in overpressured Gulf of
Mexico turbidite systems. Supervised three geochemistry
interns who successfully completed their projects (1990-1998).
Exploration Directorate, Shell Development
Inc., Houston, Texas:
Senior Research Geochemist, Geology Research
Department. Executed a multi-year R&D program to
use well-characterized crude oil and source rock samples from the
Monterey Formation to evaluate and calibrate C7
technology developed by Frank Mango to understand the generation of
petroleum. Independently developed new C7
parameters to characterize oil and condensate samples whose
composition has been altered by biodegradation, water washing, or
the loss of volatile compounds. Applied C7
technology to study the origin of natural gas and condensate in the
North Sea while on a special development assignment at the Royal
Dutch Shell E&P research organization in Holland
(1986-1990).
Pacific Frontier Division, Shell Western E&P
Inc., Houston, Texas:
Exploration Geochemist. Applied
exploration geochemistry and basin modeling technology to study the
generation of sour oil by the Monterey Formation in the onshore and
offshore California coastal basins. Participated as a member
of a special task force that clarified key reservoir rock
properties of the Monterey Formation. Completed a field study
of the Ojai oil field (which produces oil from Monterey reservoirs)
(1984-1986).
Weatherford Laboratories,
Houston, Texas:
Senior
Petroleum Systems Analyst. Interpret
data obtained on rock and fluid samples to
evaluate the commercial potential of
unconventional gas and oil reservoirs. Apply
geochemistry technology to support
the discovery, appraisal, development, and management of
conventional oil and gas reservoirs. Provide
technical advice to Weatherford Laboratories managers, staff, and
clients (2010- ).
Shell International E&P
Inc., Houston, Texas:
Principal
Geochemist and Geochemistry Discipline Leader - Fluids and Basins
Center of Expertise, EP Solutions.
Integrated geochemical, geological,
petrophysical, reservoir engineering, and production chemistry data
to support a wide range of E&P projects involving the
evaluation, appraisal, and development of unconventional oil and
gas resources in North America and China. Applied novel technology
to extract additional information about rock and fluid properties
for tar sands, oil shale, and gas shale
reservoirs. Championed the application of
reactive transport modeling technology to support
CO2 sequestration
projects. Collaborated in preparing and
implementing the strategic resourcing plan for the global
geochemistry skill pool, and provided technical coaching and
assurance for Houston-based geochemists supporting conventional and
unconventional E&P projects. Helped organize
several annual technical workshops for the geochemistry and basin
modeling communities. Played an active role
assessing the qualifications of campus recruits and experienced
technical professionals in scientific and engineering disciplines
who applied for positions with Royal Dutch Shell (2005-
2010)
Shell International E&P
Inc., Houston, Texas:
Manager, New
Opportunities Group, EP Solutions.
Managed the efforts of ~40 petroleum engineers, production
geologists, and geophysicists in Houston, Texas and Rijswijk, The
Netherlands who performed technical studies in support of New
Business Development projects for Royal Dutch
Shell. As a member of the leadership team of the
EP Solutions organization, collaborated with other leadership team
members to develop and implement the business plan for a
multi-disciplinary organization that provided sub-surface technical
services for the global Royal Dutch Shell
organization. HSE focal point on the EP
Solutions leadership team
(2003-2005).
Shell International E&P
Inc., Houston, Texas:
Manager,
Rock and Fluid Services Group, Shell EP Technology and
Research. Managed the efforts of ~50
geochemists, petroleum engineers, and laboratory technicians who
provided specialized technical services for Royal Dutch Shell by
developing and applying exploration geochemistry, reservoir
geochemistry, and special core analysis
technology. Supervised the efforts of four team
leaders based in the USA and Holland.
Successfully led the integration of Rijswijk- and Houston-based
staff following the globalization of the Shell technology
organization, and the significant expansion of their size and
capabilities by approving the allocation of ~$750,000 of
experimental CAPEX and R&D funds per year.
As a member of a leadership team, collaborated with other managers
to develop and implement the business plan for a multi-disciplinary
organization that provided sub-surface specialized technical
services for the global Royal Dutch Shell
organization. Organized a biannual Integrated
Subsurface Conference for the Royal Dutch Shell
organization. Led the successful
implementation of a new HSE Management System for the Shell EP
Technology and Research organization (1998-2003).
Deepwater Division, Shell
Offshore Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana:
Staff
Geochemist, Core Competencies Group.
Provided geochemistry support for all exploration, appraisal, and
development wells in the deepwater Gulf of
Mexico. Interpreted geochemical data obtained at
deepwater petroleum seeps to evaluate oil and gas charge prior to
MMS lease sales. Collaborated with Shell
research staff to develop and implement new reservoir geochemistry
technology to help petroleum, facilities, and pipeline engineers
design and operate costly floating and subsea production systems
and export pipelines. Led a multi-disciplinary
subsurface team that developed new concepts for evaluating
structural and stratigraphic traps, petroleum seals, and the
migration of hydrocarbons and brine in overpressured Gulf of Mexico
turbidite systems. Supervised three geochemistry
interns who successfully completed their projects
(1990-1998)
Exploration Directorate, Shell
Development Inc., Houston, Texas:
Senior
Research Geochemist, Geology Research
Department. Executed a multi-year
R&D program to use well-characterized crude oil and source rock
samples from the Monterey Formation to evaluate and calibrate
C7 technology developed by Frank Mango to
understand the generation of petroleum.
Independently developed new C7 parameters
to characterize oil and condensate samples whose composition has
been altered by biodegradation, water washing, or the loss of
volatile compounds. Applied
C7 technology to study the origin of
natural gas and condensate in the North Sea while on a special
development assignment at the Royal Dutch Shell E&P research
organization in Holland (1986-1990)
Pacific Frontier Division,
Shell Western E&P Inc., Houston,
Texas:
Exploration
Geochemist. Applied
exploration geochemistry and basin modeling technology to study the
generation of sour oil by the Monterey Formation in the onshore and
offshore California coastal basins. Participated
as a member of a special task force that clarified key reservoir
rock properties of the Monterey Formation.
Completed a field study of the Ojai oil field (which produces oil
from Monterey reservoirs) (1984-1986).
Additional Experience and Credentials
Military Service: US Army
(active duty): Platoon leader in the 3rd
Battalion/81st Field Artillery, 4th Missile
Command, Republic of Korea (1975). Platoon leader and
operations officer in Signal Company, 10th Special
Forces Group (Airborne) (1976-1977). US Army
Reserve: Executive officer and commander of SFODA 115,
Company A, 1st Battalion/11th Special Forces
Group (Airborne) (1977-1981). Operations officer for Company
A, 1st Battalion/11th Special Forces Group
(Airborne) (1981-1983). Special Forces staff officer assigned
as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the US Pacific Command
(1987-1993); the US Special Operations Command (1994-1995); and the
Special Operations Directorate, J-33, Joint Staff
(1996-1997). Retired from the US Army Reserve with the rank
of lieutenant colonel (1997).
Military Education: Graduated from the
Signal Officer Basic Course (1974), the Signal Officer Advanced
Course (1980), the US Army Command and General Staff College
(1990), and the US Army War College (1997).
Awards: Awarded a professional degree in
geology and geophysics by Missouri University of Science and
Technology (2008).
Professional Contributions:
Member, Scientific Advisory
Committee, Center for Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO2;
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California
(2010).
Litigation
Support: As a Consulting Expert in gas
fingerprinting
Publications
Novosel, I., Buker, C., Kornacki, A.S., and Dieckmann, V.
(2010), Evaluating the gas shale potential of the Hilliard/Baxter
Formation in the Green River Basin, Wyoming: Abstract
accepted for AAPG 2011 Annual Convention, Houston, Texas, April
10-13, 2011.
Fuex, N., Kornacki, A. S., Dindoruk, B., El-Azhary, A., and
Leischner, K. (2010), PVT and geo-chemical properties of wet gas in
the Barnett Formation, Fort Worth Basin, Texas:
Presented at AAPG/SPE/SPWLA Hedberg
Conference on Critical Assessment of Shale Resource Plays, Austin,
Texas, December 5-10, 2010.
Zhang, G. and Kornacki, A. S. (2010), Geochemical reactive
transport modeling of dryout processes during injection of
supercritical CO2 into deep saline formations:
Abstract, AAPG Geosciences Technology Workshop on Carbon Capture
and Sequestration, Denver, Colorado, August 10-12, 2010.
Kornacki, A. S. (2010), Composition of produced gas and mud gas
samples from Greater Sabine Bossier and Haynesville gas-shale
reservoirs, Northern Louisiana, USA: Abstract, AAPG 2010 Annual
Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 11-14, 2010.
Novosel, I., Manzano-Kareah, K., and Kornacki, A. S. (2010),
Characterization of source rocks in the Greater Sabine Bossier and
Haynesville Formations, Northern Louisiana, USA: Abstract, AAPG
2010 Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 11-14,
2010.
Kornacki, A. S. and Nelson, K. C. (1998), Assessing the mix and
the quality of crude oil and natural gas in the deepwater Gulf of
Mexico: Abstract, AAPG Hedberg Conference on Integration of
Geological Models for Understanding Risk in the Gulf of Mexico,
Galveston, Texas, September 20-24, 1998.
Titus, M. W., Kornacki, A. S., and Mahaffie, M. J. (1997),
Fill'er up, Mac…and check the oil: Petroleum migration into
pay sands at the Mars field: Transactions GCAGS
47, pp. 647-648.
Kornacki, A. S. (1996), Petroleum geology and geochemistry of
Miocene source rocks and heavy petroleum samples from Huasna Basin,
California. In Hydrocarbon Migration and Its Near-Surface
Expression (Edited by D. Schumacher and M.A. Abrams), AAPG
Memoir 66, pp. 413-430.
Kornacki, A. S. and Mango, F. D. (1996), C7 chemistry
of biodegraded Monterey oils from the southwestern margin of the
Los Angeles Basin, California: Abstract, AAPG 1996 Annual
Convention, San Diego, California, May 19-22, 1996.
Kornacki, A. S. and McNeil, R. I. (1996), Chemistry and origin
of Miocene and Eocene oils and tars in the onshore and offshore
Santa Cruz Basins, California: Abstract, AAPG 1996 Annual
Convention, San Diego, California, May 19-22, 1996.
Kornacki, A. S., Allie, A. D., and Holman, W. E. (1996), Wet
bacterial gas in the northern Gulf of Mexico Basin: Abstract, GCAGS
1996 Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas, October 2-4, 1996.
Kornacki, A. S., McNeil, R. I., Russell, S. J., Knigge, P. O.,
and Halpern, H. I. (1995), Oil quality and value in the deepwater
Gulf of Mexico - Its influence on exploration, production, and
transportation strategies: Abstract, AAPG 1995 Annual Convention,
Houston, Texas, March 5-8, 1995.
Kornacki, A. S., Kendrick, J. W., and Berry, J. L. (1994),
Impact of oil and gas vents on petroleum exploration in the
deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Geo-Marine
Letters,14, 160-169.
Shew, R. D., Tennant, S. H., Kornacki, A. S., and Rollins, D. R.
(1994), Seal capacity measurements and description of mudrocks from
the Gulf of Mexico: Abstract, AAPG 1994 Annual Convention, Denver,
Colorado, June 12-15, 1994.
Kornacki, A. S. (1993), C7 chemistry of Monterey oils
and source rocks from the Santa Maria Basin, California:
Abstract, AAPG 1993 Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana,
April 25-28, 1993.
Kornacki, A. S., Halpern, H. I., and Steffans, G. S. (1993),
Petroleum source potential of Miocene and Eocene shales from the
continental slope of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico:
Abstract, GCAGS 1993 Annual Convention, Shreveport, Louisiana,
October 20-22, 1993.
Kornacki, A. S. (1989), Geological and geochemical evaluation of
the origin of heavy oil in the Salinas Basin, California:
Abstract, AAPG 1989 Annual Convention.
Kornacki, A. S. and Fegley, B. (1986), The abundance and
relative volatility of refractory trace elements in Allende
Ca,Al-rich inclusions: Implications for chemical and physical
processes in the solar nebula. Earth and Planetary
Science Letters, 79, 217-234.
Kornacki, A. S. and Wood, J. A. (1985), Mineral chemistry and
origin of spinel-rich inclusions in the Allende CV3
chondrite. Geochemica et Cosmochemica Acta,
49, 1219-1237.
Kornacki, A. S. and Wood, J. A. (1985), The identification of
Group II inclusions in carbonaceous chondrites by electron probe
microanalysis of perovskite. Earth and Planetary Science
Letters, 72, 74-86.
Kornacki, A. S. and Wood, J. A. (1984), The mineral chemistry
and origin of inclusion matrix and meteorite matrix in the Allende
CV3 chondrite. Geochemica et Cosmochemica Acta,
48, 1663-1676.
Fegley, B. and Kornacki, A. S. (1984), The geochemical behavior
of refractory noble metals and lithophile trace elements in
refractory trace elements in carbonaceous chondrites.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 68,
181-197.
Kornacki, A. S. and Wood, J. A. (1984), Petrography and
classification of Ca,Al-rich and olivine-rich inclusions in the
Allende CV3 chondrite. Proceedings 14th Lunar
and Planetary Science Conference, in Journal of
Geophysical Research, 89, B573-B587.
Fegley, B. and Kornacki, A. S. (1984), Origin of spinel-rich
chondrules and inclusions in carbonaceous and ordinary
chondrites. Proceedings 14th Lunar and
Planetary Science Conference, in Journal of Geophysical
Research, 89, B588-B596.
Cohen, R. E., Kornacki, A. S., and Wood, J. A. (1983),
Mineralogy and petrology of chondrules and inclusions in the Mokoia
CV3 chondrite. Geochemica et Cosmochemica Acta,
47, 1739-1757.
Novosel, I., Buker, C., Kornacki, A.S., and Dieckmann, V.
(2010), Evaluating the gas shale potential of the Hilliard/Baxter
Formation in the Green River Basin, Wyoming:
Abstract accepted for AAPG 2011 Annual Convention, Houston, Texas,
April 10-13, 2011.
Fuex, N., Kornacki, A. S., Dindoruk, B., El-Azhary, A.,
and Leischner, K. (2010), PVT and geo-chemical properties of wet
gas in the Barnett Formation, Fort Worth Basin,
Texas:
Presented at AAPG/SPE/SPWLA
Hedberg Conference on Critical Assessment of Shale Resource Plays,
Austin, Texas, December 5-10, 2010.
Zhang, G. and Kornacki, A. S. (2010), Geochemical reactive
transport modeling of dryout processes during injection of
supercritical CO2 into deep saline
formations: Abstract, AAPG Geosciences
Technology Workshop on Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Denver,
Colorado, August 10-12, 2010.
Kornacki, A. S. (2010), Composition of produced gas and
mud gas samples from Greater Sabine Bossier and Haynesville
gas-shale reservoirs, Northern Louisiana, USA: Abstract, AAPG 2010
Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 11-14,
2010.
Novosel, I., Manzano-Kareah, K., and Kornacki, A. S.
(2010), Characterization of source rocks in the Greater Sabine
Bossier and Haynesville Formations, Northern Louisiana, USA:
Abstract, AAPG 2010 Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana,
April 11-14, 2010.
Kornacki, A. S. and Nelson, K. C. (1998), Assessing the
mix and the quality of crude oil and natural gas in the deepwater
Gulf of Mexico: Abstract, AAPG Hedberg
Conference on Integration of Geological Models for Understanding
Risk in the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston, Texas, September 20-24,
1998.
Titus, M. W., Kornacki, A. S., and Mahaffie, M. J. (1997),
Fill'er up, Mac…and check the oil: Petroleum
migration into pay sands at the Mars field: Transactions GCAGS
47, pp.
647-648.
Kornacki, A. S. (1996), Petroleum geology and geochemistry
of Miocene source rocks and heavy petroleum samples from Huasna
Basin, California. In Hydrocarbon Migration and Its
Near-Surface Expression (Edited by D. Schumacher and M.A.
Abrams), AAPG Memoir
66, pp.
413-430.
Kornacki, A. S. and Mango, F. D. (1996),
C7 chemistry of biodegraded Monterey oils
from the southwestern margin of the Los Angeles Basin,
California: Abstract, AAPG 1996 Annual
Convention, San Diego, California, May 19-22, 1996.
Kornacki, A. S. and McNeil, R. I. (1996), Chemistry and
origin of Miocene and Eocene oils and tars in the onshore and
offshore Santa Cruz Basins, California: Abstract, AAPG 1996 Annual
Convention, San Diego, California, May 19-22,
1996.
Kornacki, A. S., Allie, A. D., and Holman, W. E. (1996),
Wet bacterial gas in the northern Gulf of Mexico Basin: Abstract,
GCAGS 1996 Annual Convention, San Antonio, Texas, October 2-4,
1996.
Kornacki, A. S., McNeil, R. I., Russell, S. J., Knigge, P.
O., and Halpern, H. I. (1995), Oil quality and value in the
deepwater Gulf of Mexico - Its influence on exploration,
production, and transportation strategies: Abstract, AAPG 1995
Annual Convention, Houston, Texas, March 5-8, 1995.
Kornacki, A. S., Kendrick, J. W., and Berry, J. L. (1994),
Impact of oil and gas vents on petroleum exploration in the
deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Geo-Marine
Letters,14,
160-169.
Shew, R. D., Tennant, S. H., Kornacki, A. S., and Rollins,
D. R. (1994), Seal capacity measurements and description of
mudrocks from the Gulf of Mexico: Abstract, AAPG 1994 Annual
Convention, Denver, Colorado, June 12-15, 1994.
Kornacki, A. S. (1993), C7
chemistry of Monterey oils and source rocks from the Santa Maria
Basin, California: Abstract, AAPG 1993 Annual
Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25-28,
1993.
Kornacki, A. S., Halpern, H. I., and Steffans, G. S.
(1993), Petroleum source potential of Miocene and Eocene shales
from the continental slope of the northwestern Gulf of
Mexico: Abstract, GCAGS 1993 Annual Convention,
Shreveport, Louisiana, October 20-22, 1993.
Kornacki, A. S. (1989), Geological and geochemical
evaluation of the origin of heavy oil in the Salinas Basin,
California: Abstract, AAPG 1989 Annual
Convention.
Kornacki, A. S. and Fegley, B. (1986), The abundance and
relative volatility of refractory trace elements in Allende
Ca,Al-rich inclusions: Implications for chemical
and physical processes in the solar nebula. Earth and Planetary Science
Letters, 79,
217-234.
Kornacki, A. S. and Wood, J. A. (1985), Mineral chemistry
and origin of spinel-rich inclusions in the Allende CV3
chondrite. Geochemica et Cosmochemica
Acta, 49,
1219-1237.
Kornacki, A. S. and Wood, J. A. (1985), The identification
of Group II inclusions in carbonaceous chondrites by electron probe
microanalysis of perovskite. Earth and Planetary Science
Letters, 72,
74-86.
Kornacki, A. S. and Wood, J. A. (1984), The mineral
chemistry and origin of inclusion matrix and meteorite matrix in
the Allende CV3 chondrite. Geochemica et Cosmochemica
Acta, 48,
1663-1676.
Fegley, B. and Kornacki, A. S. (1984), The geochemical
behavior of refractory noble metals and lithophile trace elements
in refractory trace elements in carbonaceous
chondrites. Earth and Planetary Science
Letters, 68,
181-197.
Kornacki, A. S. and Wood, J. A. (1984), Petrography and
classification of Ca,Al-rich and olivine-rich inclusions in the
Allende CV3 chondrite. Proceedings 14th
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, in Journal of Geophysical
Research, 89,
B573-B587.
Fegley, B. and Kornacki, A. S. (1984), Origin of
spinel-rich chondrules and inclusions in carbonaceous and ordinary
chondrites. Proceedings 14th
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, in Journal of Geophysical
Research, 89,
B588-B596.
Cohen, R. E., Kornacki, A. S., and Wood, J. A. (1983),
Mineralogy and petrology of chondrules and inclusions in the Mokoia
CV3 chondrite. Geochemica et Cosmochemica
Acta, 47,
1739-1757.