Joshua Kull has over 15 years of experience in reservoir characterization, development planning, drilling and completions, and production oversight for conventional and unconventional oil and gas assets. He has extensive experience evaluating primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery systems using petrophysical analysis, seismic interpretation, reservoir modeling, and production data integration. Kull has managed development projects involving over 100 wells for conventional oil and gas companies in the US and provided remote consulting services for international asset evaluation and workover planning.
1. JOSHUA KULL
1 Boxall Place
Churchlands, WA 6018, Australia
joshkull@gmail.com
(+61) 4 9959 9082
I have extensive experience with a wide array of reservoir and depositional systems including primary,
secondary, and tertiary development. Key skills and abilities include drilling and completions planning
and execution, operational oversight, petrophysical analysis, reservoir characterization and volumetrics,
seismic interpretation, and A&D evaluation.
Experience
2014 – 2016 LINN ENERGY, LLC PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Remote Consulting Geologist, Permian NM & TX
• Performed field-specific and regional review of business unit’s assets, leading to multi-year
capital development programs including drilling and workovers.
• Being remote, all analysis was completed independently and reviewed with team via phone
conference.
• Developed a standardized waterflood evaluation methodology
2005 – 2013 CITATION OIL & GAS CORP. HOUSTON, TX
Staff Geologist
Citation O&G is one of the largest US private independent oil and gas companies. Their
focus is on acquiring mature producing properties and executing development projects to
maximize ROI.
• Collaborated in multidisciplinary team to manage E&P projects in the Mid-Continent &
Rockies; specifically, asset management, project generation, and reservoir characterization
• Assigned assets included many different reservoirs under various stages of development
including primary, secondary, and tertiary recovery
• Proposed, planned, and oversaw the drilling and completion of over 100 new wells and 200
workovers in IL, KS, UT, & CO
• Created subsurface maps including structure, net pay, etc to assist development planning
• Performed petrophysical analysis and worked with engineering staff to develop completion
procedures on all newly drilled wells
• Oversaw well site operations including mudlogging, coring, and logging operations
• Integrated core, geophysical, petrophysical, production, and engineering data into a coherent
framework for workstation evaluation
• Performed volumetric, reserve, and A&D evaluations
• Proposed, acquired, and interpreted several 3-D seismic volumes
2. • Communicated development plans and procedures to management
• Testified as an expert witness before government regulatory agencies in IL and KS
EOR Geologist
Part of a multidisciplinary team tasked with the design and execution of a surfactant-polymer
EOR pilot along with JV partner, academia, and industry consulting firms
• Oversaw acquisition, integration, and dissemination of geological and petrophysical data
with team, management, and partners
• Performed extensive petrophysical analyses including design and execution of: 1) log-inject-
log project to evaluate residual oil saturation, 2) interpretation of time-lapse resistivity logs in
fiberglass cased wells to evaluate overall pilot performance, 3) extensive core analysis, and
4) numerous core floods during surfactant-polymer formulation trials
• Worked with academia and consulting firms to build a geologic and multi-phase reservoir
simulation model for evaluation of the project’s performance
2005-2005 SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES HOUSTON, TX
Geological Image Interpreter
• Processed and interpreted micro-resistivity log data (FMI/OBMI)
• Provided clients with log-based structural, stratigraphic, and geomechanical interpretations to
optimize well placement, drilling practices, and completion methods
2000-2003 SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES NEW IBERIA, LA
Wireline Field Engineer
• Onsite acquisition, quality control, and interpretation of open-hole logs for Gulf Coast
clientele
• Enhanced log analysis proficiency through self-directed study of specialized tools including
FMI, OBMI, DSI, CMR, RFT/MDT, SWC, VSP, HPHT, and Slim Hole
• Managed a crew of three operators with a focus on safety and operational proficiency
• Honed various skills including troubleshooting, multitasking, and critical decision making
Education
2003 – 2005 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE, LA
Master of Science – Geology
• Awarded Board of Regents Fellowship
• Thesis: “Logfacies Distribution of the Wilcox Coal-Bearing Interval in North-Central
Louisiana: A Quick-Look Technique for Coalbed Methane Resource Evaluation”
1996-2000 AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN, AL
Bachelor of Science – Geology
• Graduated Cum Laude
3. • Worked as a Geology Department Field & Lab technician
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