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References, detailed coursework, and additional work history is available upon request.
BENJAMIN THORPE
1150 Front St. | Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601 | 541-892-5643 |thorpe.benjamin.d@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Logging Geologist IV (Lead/Training Logger)
Horizon Well Logging, LLC. 87hrs/wk, $14.75/hr & per diem
October 2013 to present
• Over 60 wells logged in the Utica, Permian, Marcellus, and Bakken.
• Frequent travel to remote and rugged locations to establish logging units.
• Reviews all samples with laboratory equipment for composition and oil content.
• Constant maintenance of drilling data logs synthesized from multiple onsite data streams.
• Regular technical report writing for review by operations geologist, engineers, and investors.
Core Technician Student Intern
Oregon State Marine Geologic Repository
Spring 2013
• Split and analyze deep ocean piston cores.
• Aided in the general operation of the repository.
• Troubleshooting problems with logging and imaging hardware.
• Sampled, imaged, and took paleomagnetic readings from each core.
EDUCATION
Geology, Bachelors of Science
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Graduation: June 2013
GPA: 3.23
RELEVANT COURSE WORK
• Sedimentology
• Hydrogeology
• Geomorphology
• GIS
• Geophysics
• Petrography
• Statistics
• Remote Sensing
• Advanced Field Geology
• Neotectonic Field Methods
• Structural Geology
• Map and Image Interpretation
SKILLS & ABILITIES
• Mud Logging
• Core Logging
• Geologic Mapping
• Thin section analysis
• Minor mechanical repair
• Extensive outdoor and field experience
• CPR, AED, and First Aid Certified,
• Rescue Diver
SOFTWARE & EQUIPMENT
• Wellsight 6
• Main Log v. 16
• mPlot
• Litho-Logic
• ArcGIS v. 10
• Microsoft Office
• GeoTek XZ Line Scan Camera
• Petrographic microscope
• Flame Ionization Detector (FID)
• Blood Hound IR gas analyzer