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AUTHORS
Alex Bromhead , Principal Geoscientist — Core Regional Geoscience , Halliburton Landmark
Alex started his career with Neftex Petroleum Consultants in 2013 . He worked across a diverse range of teams and geological provinces before focusing on unconventionals , leading projects concerned with the screening and resource assessment of unconventional plays . Within the Core Regional Geoscience Team , he is involved in both exploration and thought leadership projects . Alex holds an MSci degree in Geology from the University of Southampton , UK .
Dr . Frans van Buchem — Principal Advisor , Geoscience , Halliburton Landmark
Frans works as a G & G researcher with a focus on the integration of Neftex ® geological insights within the Landmark interpretation software suites . He has 30 years of industry experience , including various research and management positions in Exploration and Production at the French Petroleum Institute ( IFP ), Maersk Oil , and Halliburton . He is a specialist in sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy , possessing in-depth knowledge of the carbonate petroleum systems of the Arabian Plate . Frans holds MSc degrees in Biology and Geology from Utrecht University , Netherlands , and a PhD degree from Cambridge University , UK .
Dr . Mike Simmons , Technology Fellow , Halliburton Landmark
Mike is responsible for the investigation into innovation in geoscience related to hydrocarbon exploration . Previously , he was Earth Model Director at Neftex and before that worked for BP , Aberdeen University , and CASP at Cambridge University . His main interests are applied stratigraphy and the geology of the Tethyan region . Mike teaches at a number of universities , where he promotes the value of sequence stratigraphy in the exploration process .
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