George Pemberton
George Pemberton has over 35 years of teaching experience in the areas of oil and gas exploration, exploitation and research. He is currently a Canada Research Chair in Petroleum Geology in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta. He is a recognized expert in sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, and ichnology (animal-sediment interactions). He has pioneered the use of integrated sedimentological-ichnological models to recognize paralic environments in both clastic and carbonate systems.
Experience
George's most recent work is on the application of ichnology to the flow of fluids through the reservoir in both clastic and carbonate settings. He has actively worked on major hydrocarbon bearing units in Australia, Taiwan, China, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Gulf of Mexico, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Columbia, Trinidad, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the United States and Alaska, the North Sea, Algeria, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Angola and Nigeria. This work has been done in conjunction with most of the largest multi-national and national oil companies in the world. George’s work in ichnofacies controls in production has resulted in multiple trillions of cubic feet new booked reserves in a variety of projects in both carbonates and clastics. In addition, he is actively involved in researching gas shale productivity as it relates to subtle ichnological controls on primary permeability and fracture propagation in unconventional plays.
Professional societies, publications and awards:
- Canada Research Chair in Petroleum Geology
- Fellow of the Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada
- R. C. Moore Medal for Excellence in Paleontology, presented by the Society for Sedimentary Research
- Grover Murray Distinguished Educator Award presented by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
- AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
- Medal of Merit, Best Paper in Canadian Petroleum Geology, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
- Past President's Medal, Geological Association of Canada
- 10 Best Paper or Best Presentation Awards
- 218 published articles, 9 Field Guides, 7 Books edited or co-edited and 268 presentations at National and International Meetings
- While at the University of Alberta George has graduated 42 M.Sc. students and 7 PhD students.
- Conducted 87 industry oriented short courses in ichnology, sedimentology, and sequence stratigraphy for private companies and Societies.
Education:
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Hons. BSc. Geological Sciences Queen’s University
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MSc. Geology McMaster University
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PhD McMaster University