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McQuaid, Sean

Registered Consultant

Qualification Summary

Ten years experience in technical, training and academic positions in geology and in the oil and gas industry.

Quantified uncertainty in the interpretation of sub-seismic scale geterogeneities to be incorporated into multiple full-field simulations on a North Field, including 1-D Synthetic Matchin, 3-D Sparse Spike Acoustic Impedance Inversion, Impedance Interpretation, Geostatic Simulation, 3-D Seismic Windowed Attribute Analysis, and Image Analysis.

Developed mature field and related prospects in Mexico using Rock Property Analysis, Tuning Analysis, and Forward Modeling.

Led a multi-disciplinary team to develop and decument best practices in carbonate exploitation.

Constructed, as part of Multi-disciplinary task force, a two box set of standards for technical journalism for entire company. This included an analysis of company's skills and test done on geophysical techniques in order to give the company a technical edge.

Expanded seismic processing capabilities from 2-D to 3-D seismic data.

Appraised fractured reservoir and two carbonate buildups in S.E. Asia, which led to the development courses in geophysics in Carbonate Exploitation, a review of fractured reservoirs.

Lent geotechnical support for Vietnam drilling operations.

Employment Experience

LPF Seismic Ltd., London, England - Seismic Consultant (1994-pr)

British Petroleum - Team Leader (1988-94)

Ensign Geophysical Ltd. - 3-D Seismic Processor (1984-88)

Education/Membership

MBA - City University

B.A. in Physics - Oxford University, Oxford, England