Kate S. Weissenburger

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.

 

Contact Ms. Weissenburger at weissenburger@oiltracers.com.