Douglas Reif has over 35 years of experience as a geologist and geophysicist. He is currently an advisor geologist for CONSOL Energy, where he assists with identifying key geological parameters and ranking exploration prospects. Previously, he held senior geologist roles with Dominion Exploration & Production and other energy companies, where he was responsible for geological evaluation and prospect generation. He has extensive experience interpreting seismic and well data to define structures and map formations across multiple basins.

1. Douglas M. Reif
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Objective
Geologist/Geophysicist responsible for generating and evaluating exploration and development
prospects.
Work Experience
May 2010 – July 2015 CONSOL Energy Inc. Canonsburg, PA
Advisor Geologist: Canonsburg, PA
Lead geologist for the Southern Marcellus Asset Team.
 Assist team in identifying key geologic parameters, defining AOI’s, determining key ranking
parameters, and presentation to peers and management.
Represent CONSOL at industry events.
 Participate in the Potential Gas Committee NE Assessment Area Review.
 Attend Utica hale Research Consortia meetings.
 Session judge at the AAPG eastern Section Meeting.
 Attend community outreach events.
Provide information and share knowledge with asset teams, EPT Group and the Business Development
Group.
Participate in partner technical meetings.
Mentor within the geoscience staff.
 Provide direction and information to younger staff when required to help them accomplish goals.
 Be a sounding board for ideas and problems.
 Help improve communication between disciplines.
Senior Staff Geologist: Jane Lew, WV
Responsible for geologic and geophysical evaluation of the Marcellus Shale and exploration projects
outside the scope of CONSOL’s traditional development drilling programs.
 Coordinate stratigraphic correlation and rock property evaluation of the Marcellus Shale.
 Coordinate seismic acquisition, processing and mapping.
 Monitor and record nonoperated Marcellus activity by partners.
 Evaluation of exploration plays and joint ventures.
April 2001 – April 2010 Dominion Exploration & Production, Inc. Jane Lew, WV
Senior Staff Geologist:
Responsible for geologic and geophysical evaluation of projects outside the scope of Dominion’s
traditional development drilling programs.

2.  Geologic mapping and recommendation to support drilling 237 Antrim Shale wells, manage a
future well data base with 700 locations and provide support data for the 2007 Michigan reserve
audit and asset sale.
 Generated 10 drilled Huntersville/Oriskany prospects, 8 Huntersville recompletion candidates and
3 farm out recommendations.
 Member of Trenton/Black River Exploration Team responsible for geophysical mapping in West
Virginia and well site supervision in Pennsylvania resulting in the recommendation to participate in
3 joint venture wells.
 Supervise Marcellus Shale program including stratigraphic tests, drill-cutting, sidewall core and
whole core analysis, geologic mapping and development program.
 Managed acquisition and interpretation of a seismic program to assist a development program
targeting fault/fracture plays in southern West Virginia.
 Provide technical support for new development plays and exploration opportunities.
 Mentor geology interns and provide technical assistance on thesis projects.
June 1997 – March 2001 Petroleum Consultant Bridgeport, WV
 Generated an Onondaga Structure map over South Burns Chapel Field through the integration of
well control and seismic data identifying 9 development locations and evaluating 10 proposed
locations.
 Generated a Geographix database and Onondaga Structure map over Rager Mountain Gas Storage Field
integrating well control and seismic data to define field limits and identify underutilized areas for
additional drilling.
 Interpreted a regional seismic database and generated key structure maps targeting lead areas for
Ordovician objectives in West Virginia.
 Interpreted a 3000-mile seismic data base and generated an Onondaga Structure map identifying over 100
lead areas targeting the Oriskany Sandstone. Responsible for seismic reprocessing in 22 lead areas
yielding 5 drill sites for 2000.
 Generated 3 exploration projects targeting the Oriskany Sandstone involving the creation of a
geological data base in Geographix and generation of cross-sections and key subsurface geological
maps defining geological trends and lead areas.
 Provided recommendations and geologic support for drilling projects and property evaluations targeting
the Ravencliff and Maxton Sandstones in Raleigh Co., WV resulting in 3 successful development wells.
October 1993 – May 1997 Alamco, Inc. Clarksburg, WV
Senior Geologist:
Responsible for prospect generation, geophysical processing and interpretation, regional geologic mapping,
review of prospect submittals and acquisition opportunities, geological justification and prognosis for
proposed wells, and well site supervision.
 Generated maps and geologic justification for over 50 exploration and development wells in WV, KY,
and TN, targeting Mississippian, Upper and Lower Devonian and Ordovician objectives.
 Supervised 59 well sites.
 Generated and maintained geological and geophysical maps supporting development drilling in South
Burns Chapel Field, WV and the Carden Property, TN.
 Provided recommendations and geologic support for four exploratory wells in KY and TN, with three
drilled, resulting in one economic and two uneconomic discoveries.
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3.  Prepared regional studies and subsurface maps supporting evaluation of core properties identifying infill
locations, uphole recompletions and salt-water disposal candidates.
July 1993 - October 1993 Petroleum Consultant Pittsburgh, PA
Managed Douglas Oil & Gas, Inc.’s Oriskany projects, bringing two prospects to drillable status.
October 1990 – June 1993 Douglas Oil and Gas, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA
Exploration Manager – Western Region:
Responsible for directing exploration efforts in basins not currently worked by Douglas Oil & Gas and for
geophysical projects in the Appalachian Basin such as the Oriskany Sandstone.
 Co-developed a corporate exploration strategy.
 Initiated and managed a $3 million Oriskany exploration plan resulting in 14 drillable prospects for the
1992-1993 drilling program. 10 prospects were drilled with 5 successful completions.
December 1986 – September 1990 CNG Development Co. Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Geologist: Pittsburgh, PA
Responsible for prospect generation, acreage evaluation, and regional geologic mapping in the Oriskany
Sandstone play. Directly responsible, as the Oriskany Team Captain, for CNG’s Oriskany drilling
program.
 Coordinated interdepartmental activities resulting in the successful drilling of four exploratory and two
developmental Oriskany wells out of seven wells drilled.
 Recommended dropping over 100,000 acres of unprospective leasehold to save CNG the expense of
rental payments.
Geologist: Pittsburgh, PA
Responsible for Oriskany prospect generation and regional geologic studies.
 Co-authored Appalachian Basin Huntersville and Oriskany stratigraphic study used to prioritize Oriskany
prospects and identify areas with exploration potential.
 Generated six wildcat and three development Oriskany discoveries with over 8 Bcf reserve potential and
over 30 prospects for inventory.
April 1986 – November 1986 Petroleum Consultant Denver, CO
 Generated and sold a Devonian Duperow prospect in the Williston Basin.
 Organized, evaluated, and made recommendations for exploration prospects in the Rocky Mountain
Region acquired by Nerco Oil and Gas.
March 1985 – March 1986 Cimarron Resources, Inc. Denver, CO
Geologist:
Responsible for prospect generation, screening acquisition opportunities, and presentation of prospects to
obtain drilling partners in the Williston Basin and Green River Basin. Main areas of activity included:
• Williston Basin (Fryberg, Duperow, and Red River)
• Green River Basin (Dakota and Mesaverde)
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4.  Developed a seismic mapping technique used to generate 15 quality Mission Canyon prospects.
June 1981 – February 1985 Koch Exploration Co. Denver, CO
Geologist:
Responsible for geophysical and geological prospect generation throughout the Rocky Mountain region and
screening acquisition opportunities. Main areas of activity included:
• Williston Basin (Mission Canyon and Duperow)
• Piceance Basin (Mesaverde, Cozzette, Corcoran, Dakota)
• Uinta Basin (Green River)
 Evaluated a 500,000-acre acquisition in the Williston Basin resulting in over 50 leads and prospects.
 Prospect generation resulting in three wildcat discoveries and six successful development wells in the
Piceance Basin.
 Developed corporate exploration strategy for the Green River, Paradox, and South Park Basins through
regional stratigraphic and structural evaluation of geologic and geophysical data.
 Generated three exploration prospects in the Chama Basin.
June 1978 – May 1981 Phillips Petroleum Co. Denver, CO
Staff Geophysicist: Denver, CO
Responsible for seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation, covering project areas in Arizona,
Utah, Colorado and Wyoming.
 Prospect generation in Arizona resulted in one wildcat and an eight well stratigraphic program.
Geologist: Denver, CO
Responsible for ongoing exploration and geologic studies covering project areas in Arizona, Nevada, Utah,
Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Initial activity included a corporate training program with formal lectures,
well site experience, land training and development and exploration project assignments in Bartlesville, OK,
Oklahoma City, OK, and Denver, CO.
 Co-authored a reserve potential study for the Wyoming overthrust justifying Phillips exploration efforts.
 Recommended participation in a subthrust exploration well in the Bighorn Basin.
Education
MS Geology, 1978; Arizona State University
BS Geology, 1976; Iowa State University
Certification
 Registered Professional Geologist, Kentucky #1290
 Registered Professional Geologist, Pennsylvania PG-000392-G
 AAPG Certified Petroleum Geologist #3438
Professional Membership
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5.  American Association of Petroleum Geologists
 Geophysical Society of Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists
Publications
Reif, Douglas M., and Robinson, Jamie P., 1981, Geophysical, Geochemical and Petrographic Data and
Regional Correlation from the Arizona State A-1 Well, Pinal County, Arizona: Arizona Geol. Soc. Digest, V.
13, P. 99-109.
Reif, Douglas M., and Slatt, Roger M., 1979, Red Bed Members of the Lower Triassic Moenkopi Formation,
Southern Nevada; Sedimentology and Paleogeography of a Muddy Tidal Flat Deposit: Jour. Sed. Petrology,
V. 49, No. 3, P. 869-890.
Reif, Douglas M., 1978, Depositional Environments and Paleogeography of the Red Bed Members,
Moenkopi Formation, Nevada (Masters Thesis): Tempe, Arizona State University, P. 263.
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