Brian Brennan's Bio
Brian received his Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Geology and a Master's degree in Geoscience from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and started working as a geophysicist with Unocal in Houston in 1984. Below is a more complete list of his experience, skills, and clients.
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Work Experience
2017- present Brennan Consulting/Third Wave Geophysics Lafayette, LA
Owner – Geophysical Consultancy
2013-2016 Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas Lafayette, LA
Development Geophysicist – Deep Water Gulf of Mexico
2007-2012 Plains Exploration Lafayette, LA
Exploration Geophysicist – Onshore LA/DW GOM
2004-2006 Stone Energy Lafayette, LA
Exploration Geophysicist – Deep Water Gulf of Mexico
2001-2004 Stone Energy Lafayette, LA
Development Geophysicist – Acquisitions
1999–2001 Unocal Lafayette, LA
Development Geophysicist
1994–1999 Unocal Indonesia Balikpapan, Indonesia
Development/Operations Geophysicist
1985–1994 Unocal Lafayette, LA
Exploration Geophysicist
1984–1985 Unocal Houston, TX
Data Processing Geophysicist
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Software Expertise
IHS Kingdom – Expert user of 2D3D PAK, EarthPAK, VuPAK, AVOPAK, SynPAK
ArcMap - GIS software
JTips – Full suite of synthetic and AVO modeling software
OpendTect – Open source interpretation, attribute generation, and visualization software
Pre-Stack Pro – Cloud-based gather conditioning and processing software
Education
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
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M.S., Geological Sciences
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B.S., Geology
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Client List
Orbit Energy – Onshore Louisiana
Hise Exploration – Onshore Louisiana
Pennington Oil and Gas Interests – Onshore Louisiana
Mack Energy – Onshore Louisiana
Krewe Exploration – Shallow Water GOM
Beacon Offshore Energy – Deep Water Gulf of Mexico
Armor Energy – Eagle Ford
Fortuna Resources – Permian Basin
Kinnickinnick Exploration – Onshore Louisiana
Covington Exploration – Onshore Louisiana
Krewe Energy – Shallow Water GOM
Lobo Operating – Shallow Water GOM
Crescent Drilling – Onshore Louisiana
Key Operating – Onshore Louisiana
Cantium LLC – Shallow water GOM
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Technical Presentations
1989 – Unocal Technical Forum, Brea, California
Use of Geophysical Workstation for 2D Seismic Interpretation in the Gulf of Mexico
1993 - Landmark Users Group Meeting, Houston, Texas
Scaling of Seismic Data for Interpretation Workstation Applications
1998 – Unocal Indonesia Internal Forum, Balikpapan, Indonesia
Planning and Acquiring Balikpapan Bay Multi-Sensor 3D Seismic Survey
2017 – Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society (SWLGS), Lafayette, Louisiana
Quantitative Seismic Interpretation For The Masses
2022 – Society of Applied Geoscientists and Engineers (SAGE), Lafayette, Louisiana
Tools and Techniques For Advanced Seismic Interpretation
2023 – Society of Independent Petroleum Earth Scientists (SIPES), Lafayette, Louisiana
A Deeper Understanding of Seismic Data (Co-Author)
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