Education
M.S. University of Wyoming, Geology,
1982.
B.S. University of Michigan, Geology,
1979.
Industry Experience
OilTracers, LLC, Dallas, Texas:
Senior Petroleum Systems Analyst. Technical
service to substantially reduce oil and gas exploration risk
(2007-Present).
Independent Consultant, Colorado
Springs, Colorado:
Providing geochemical project management, modeling and integrated
interpretations in support of regional, license and field
evaluations. Principal work areas: Deepwater Gulf of Mexico,
Nigeria, Angola, Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Brazil, Trinidad, Alaska
North Slope, China, Norway & Egypt. (2003-2006).
ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas:
Geological Advisor, ConocoPhillips Structure &
Basin Modeling Group. Geochemical data acquisition and
interpretation and geochemical basin modeling focusing on
identification and reduction of critical risk elements in new
ventures, license and field evaluations: Deepwater Gulf of Mexico,
Nigeria, Libya, Norway, and Sabah (2001-2003).
Conoco, Lafayette, Louisiana:
Geological Advisor, Conoco Gulf Region.
Geochemical data acquisition and interpretation and geochemical
basin modeling in field development, license and new ventures
evaluations: deepwater Gulf of Mexico (1998-2000).
Norske Conoco, Stavanger,
Norway:
Senior Geologist. Geochemical data acquisition and
interpretation and geochemical basin modeling: Norwegian/Danish
Basin, northern North Sea, Barents Sea, Mid-Norway, Vøring &
Møre Basins and the Central Graben (1994-1998).
Conoco Worldwide Exploration Services ,
Ponca City, Oklahoma:
Senior Geologist. Technical services in surface
and conventional geochemical data acquisition and interpretation
and geochemical basin modeling: Tunisia, Egypt, Nigeria, Angola,
Congo, Gabon, Indonesia, UK and Norway (1989 - 1994).
Conoco Hobbs Division, Hobbs, New Mexico:
Staff Geologist, Field development studies, well
site support, geologic support to engineering studies and prospect
development: Northwest Shelf. (1987 - 1989).
Conoco Exploration Research, Ponca City,
Oklahoma:
Research Geologist. Technical services and
research in sandstone depositional environments, log analysis,
petrography and diagenesis, principally in support of onshore
Louisiana projects (1985 - 1987).
Conoco Midland Exploration
Division, Midland, Texas:
Geologist. Field development studies, prospect
development, and well-site work: Palo Duro Basin and Eastern Shelf
(1984 - 1985).
Conoco Exploration Research, Ponca City,
Oklahoma:
Research Geologist, Technical services and
research in sandstone depositional environments, petrography and
diagenesis: Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Mexico, Indonesia, and New Mexico
(1981 - 1984).
Additional Credentials
Awards: 1991 recipient of the A.A.P.G. Jules
Braunstein Best Poster Award for poster "Caveats and pitfalls in
surface light hydrocarbon surveying. Amer. Assoc. Petrol.
Geol. Bull., 73, 692.
Publications: Senior or co-author of 17 articles
(listed below) on petroleum geochemistry, basin modeling, and
hydrocarbon surface geochemistry surveys.
Publications
Weissenburger, K.S. & Borbas, T. 2004. Fluid properties,
phase and compartmentalization - Magnolia Field case study,
deepwater Gulf of Mexico, USA. In: Cubbit, J.M., England, W.A.
& Larter, S. (eds) 2004, Understanding Petroleum Reservoirs:
towards an Integrated Reservoir Engineering and Geochemical
Approach. Geological Society of London, Special Publications, 237,
231-255.
Weissenburger, K.S. & Michael, G.E. 2003. Maturity and
microbial influences on reservoir gases: Magnolia field case study,
deepwater Gulf of Mexico. American Chemical Society.
Weissenburger, K.S. & MacDonald, I.M. 2002. Natural fluid
seepage in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico: petroleum systems,
environment and ecology. Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Ann. Mtg.,
Houston.
Welte, D. H., Hantschel, T., Wygrala, B.P., Weissenburger, K.S.
& Carruthers, D. 2000. Modelling of geological processes -
aspects of petroleum migration. Geofluids III, July 2000,
Barcelona.
Skjervøy, A., Sylta, Ø. & Weissenburger, K.S. 2000. From
basin modelling to basin management: reuse of basin scale
simulations. In: K. Ofstad, J.E. Kittilsen & P.
Alexander-Marrack (eds.) NPF Special Publication 9,
Exploration Learnings from the Past., 141-157.
Weissenburger, K.S., Michael, G.E. & Kuo, L-C. 1997.
Application of hydrocarbon cracking kinetics in prospect appraisal,
examples from contrasting settings: U.S. Gulf Coast, West of
Shetlands, and Møre Basin. IFE Norwegian Volcanic Margins
Conference, Oslo.
Weissenburger, K.S., Walker, I., Bruce, J., Berry, K. &
Snow, J. 1995. Geochemical modelling in the Vøring Basin:
approaches in a data-poor area. IKU Post-Triassic Workshop,
Norwegian Sea - East Greenland, Trondheim.
Weissenburger, K.S. 1994. Occurrence and characteristics of
diagenetically formed low-molecular weight hydrocarbons in surface
environments. IKU Surface Geochemistry Workshop, Stavanger.
Weissenburger, K.S. 1993. Interpretation guidelines for surface
hydrocarbon surveys. In: Schumacher & Weissenburger, Surface
Exploration for Oil and Gas: Advances of the Eighties, Applications
for the Nineties. AAPG Short Course Notes.
Hermeston, S.A. & Weissenburger, K.S., 1992. Constraints on
thermal histories based on the results of the Tarim-1 well, Papua
New Guinea. Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Bull., 76, 54-55.
Weissenburger, K.S. 1991. Caveats and pitfalls in surface light
hydrocarbon surveying. Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Bull., 73,
692.
Weissenburger, K.S. & Parry, C.C. 1989. Surface light
hydrocarbon exploration in Tunisia, a case study. Geologie
Appliquee a la Reserche Hydrocarbures, Tunis, Tunisia, Proceedings,
15 pp.
Hayes, M.O., Sexton, W.J. & Sippel, K.N. 1984. Fluid bearing
capacity of strandline sand deposits, implications for hydrocarbon
exploration. Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Geol., Bull.,68, 485.
Huff, D.W., Sippel, K.N. & Scott, S.A. 1984. Geology and
geophysics of Green Canyon Block 184. Characteristics of Gulf Basin
Deep Water Sediments and their Exploration Potential: 5th Annual
Research Conf., Gulf Coast Section of the S.E.P.M. Foundation,
Austin, Texas.
Schmitt, J.G. & Sippel, K.N. 1983. Synorogenic sedimentation
associated with development of the Paris-Willard Thrust system,
Wyoming-Idaho-Utah Thrust Belt. Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Bull.,
67,1354.
Sippel, K.N. & Schmitt, J.G. 1982. Early Cretaceous
depositional and structural development of the Wyoming-Idaho-Utah
foreland basin. Amer. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Bull., 66, 631.
Sippel, K.N., Schmitt, J.G. & Wallem, D.B. 1981. Upper
Jurassic through lowermost Cretaceous sedimentation in the
Wyoming-Idaho-Utah Thrust Belt: Part I, depositional environments
& facies distribution, Part II, provenance and tectonic
implications. Sedimentary Tectonics: Principles & Applications,
UW, WGA, GSW Joint Meeting.