Dr. Fred Aminzadeh PhD
Owner and Senior Advisor, dGB-USA
Member of the Natural Resources Council
Council Member Biography
Fred Aminzadeh is the Owner and Senior Advisor of dGB-USA, a geophysical contracting firm. Previously, Dr. Aminzadeh was the President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Prior to that, he was a Manager at Unocal Corporation. Dr. Aminzadeh has consulted on risk, reserves and other investment issues in the petroleum industry. He is experienced in US onshore, Gulf of Mexico, Caspian, Middle East, Asia, and Latin America and is knowledgeable about geological, geophysical, drilling and engineering issues. He is a member of AAPG, and SPE and has also served as a member of DOE's Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee. Dr. Aminzadeh has been featured in Oil and Gas Journal and AOGR. He is now the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Western Standard Energy Corp. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2008 - Unspecified
- Owner and Senior Advisor, dGB-USA
- 2007 - 2008
- President, SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS
- 1999 - 2008
- President and Chief Executive Officer, dGB-USA
- 1989 - 2007
- President and Chief Executive Officer, FACT Inc
- 1982 - 1999
- Manager, UNOCAL CORPORATION
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Fred Aminzadeh(?)
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Seismic While Drilling is Emerging as a Practical Tool to Reduce Drilling Cost
August 17, 2009
Seismic-while-drilling technology advance hailed | www.ogj.com
Nick Snow, Washington Editor of the Oil and Gas Journal reports of a breakthrough in practical implementation of the seismic while drilling technology. Technology International Inc. of Kingwood, Tex., has developed a breakthrough borehole imaging system that is nearly commercial, according to the DOE. SeismicPulser system provides more accurate geosteering for oil and gas discoveries, facilitating field development and improving well economics.
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Seismic technology contributed to successful sub-salt drilling in the GOM
July 28, 2009
BP Heralds Gulf of Mexico Prospects | online.wsj.com
Oil and Gas Journal reported a successful appraisal well drilling by BP PLC. This well was drilled in a previously untested southern segment of Mad Dog field in the Gulf of Mexico. The 826-5 well was drilled on Green Canyon Block 826 about 100 miles south of Grand Isle, La. The well found 280 net ft of hydrocarbons in the objective Miocene hydrocarbon-bearing sands. In 2008, BP drilled the A-7 well in the western part of the field, with 275 ft of net pay.
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Largest discovery in California in 34 years
July 24, 2009
Oxy adds California gas-condensate giant | www.pennenergy.com
HOUSTON, July 23 -- Occidental Petroleum Corp. has drilled six wells in an apparent giant gas-condensate field in California’s San Joaquin basin that has an estimated 150-250 million boe recoverable. The discovery identified a new play concept that Oxy officials compared with an offshore deepwater structure. They said the concept is prospective underneath Oxy’s giant Elk Hills field southwest of Bakersfield and indicated it may be exploitable by other operators in the basin.
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GLG Study Groups with Fred Aminzadeh(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Drilling Rig Experts | 409 |
| Former C-level Executives in the Energy & Industrials Councils in Member Programs | 381 |
| Natural Gas Experts (North America) | 265 |
GLG Live Meetings with Fred Aminzadeh(?)
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