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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Trevor Johnson B.Sc., M.Sc., FGS. - Exploration Specialist
'In the Ultimate Analysis Oil & Gas is Found in the Mind'
What I Offer
Trevor Johnson - Exploration Specialist
As a 30 year plus experienced Exploration Specialist I can provide, on an as required basis, competent sub-surface evaluations covering a broad range of evaluations from Regional Scale over views to Play Lead and Prospect evaluations. Areas of specialization include detailed Prospect generation / assessment with a focus on 3D definition of Environments of Deposition yielding data supported reservoir and seal pair determinations. Detailed trap definition is a natural product of the detailed reservoir systems mapping. Given my 'Broad Earth Sciences Education and Industry Experience', combined with an endless inquiring and questioning attitude, combine to result in high quality evaluations and accompanying realistic and balanced hydrocarbon elements Risk Assessments.
Work Ethos
During my time in the exploration business, I have observed a twofold division of Explorationists; those that approach an opportunity seeking ways to ‘make it work’ and those who seek to degrade an opportunity, only to progress it if it survives. The latter approach stifles imagination and flare and certainly would exclude progressing some of the more subtle and obscure plays that have in the past been successful. In this business one can always find some reason why a well should not be drilled. The former approach pushes the boundaries of perceived current wisdom and has the potential to make a real difference to a company’s exploration success. My position is in keeping with the former view combined with the belief that a good Explorationist is one that detects what others miss. Following this theme it is my strongly held view and practice that following often significant efforts and investments in acquiring data (particularly 3D seismic) that an interpreter should work the data to it’s full extent, and not be satisfied with just a simplistic evaluation of currently identified plays. An environment, in which ideas, radical or conservative, are exchanged and evaluated, is one that I would thrive in. In addition to the concept of a full and thorough evaluation my education and experience is one that brings to bear all available data to solve a problem and not be reliant on a single tool. On a personal level, I am always open and receptive to ideas and views that run contrary to my own. This is particularly valuable in the context of interacting with partnerships, where I always take the view that no one interpretation is necessarily correct; but that one should take all opinions into account and then make a measured judgement.
As I have progressed in my career into increasingly senior technical positions I have had opportunity to try and convey my work philosophy, and approach, to junior members of our exploration staff. The benefit of this is to blend the high intelligence and drive of young professionals with the perspective and insight of experience. One key area that I have observed, and that I personally regard as requiring careful management, is the tendency in young staff to be eager to ‘accept the answers’ that modern technology and software readily, and graphically spectacularly, provides. I like to continually convey to fellow explorers that any interpretation, and evaluation, is only as good as the level of critical thought, and detailed review of the available data, that has gone into it. Modern software and work flows allow for very rapid automated or semi automated interpretations at the expense of never really looking at the data available (especially in large 3D seismic volumes). My philosophy is to use the power of modern tools and technologies, but never stop using the most powerful tool available to us all which is our own mind, insight, and ability to ask questions and to conceive of opportunities.
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