BRETT MONTAGUE
contact me at: brettmontague@aigeoscience.com
EDUCATION
Data Science (Various)
- Remote Machine Learning Course w/ Andrew Ng, 2017 (Stanford University / Coursera)
- Applied Machine Learning (Dat203.3x), 2016, (Microsoft)
- Programming with Python for Data Science (Dat210x), 2016 (Microsoft)
- Programming in R for Data Science (DAT209x), 2016 (Microsoft)
- Principles of Machine Learning (DAT203.2x), 2016 (Microsoft)
- Introduction to Python for Data Science (DAT208x), 2016 (Microsoft)
- Statistical Thinking for Data Science and Analytics (DS101X), 2016 (Columbia University / edX)
- Statistical Learning w/ Hastie & Tibshirani, 2016, (Stanford)
University of Regina Regina, SK
BSc. Geology w/ APEGA & APEGS Requirements Winter, 2010
Scholarships and Awards:
- 2010 APEGS Gold Medal for Geoscience at the University of Regina
- World Petroleum Council Millennium Scholarship, Winter 2010
- Academic Silver Scholarship, Winter 2008
- Dean's Honour List, Fall 2007
Undergraduate Research Projects:
- Sedimentology, diagenesis, and reservoir characterization of the Mississippian Alida Beds, Arcola Field, Southeastern Saskatchewan.
- Petroleum Geochemistry in the Reservoir: Biodegradation effects, maturation and deasphalting.
- Marine controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) geophysical methods for hydrocarbon exploration/exploitation.
- Diagenesis characterization and ichnofacies identification in Dolomitic Ordovician limestone of the Red River Formation, Southern Saskatchewan.
WORK EXPERIENCE
AI Geoscience. (https://aigeoscience.com) Calgary, AB
Founder / President - May 2018 - Current
Brett Montague Consulting Inc. *via* Cabra Consulting LTD. Calgary, AB
Geologist - Oct 2010 - Current
During my employment through Cabra, I have been responsible for identification of oil and gas zones in core and cuttings for vertical, directional and horizontal wells, correlation with offset wells to identify geological markers and core points, supervision of logging while drilling and the use of core and cuttings along with drilling parameters, gas detector and MWD data to determine optimal wellbore placement. My role also requires the witnessing and supervision of wireline, wireline log interpretation, conventional, wireline and sidewall coring and preparation of striplogs and end of well geological reports. Operated in a variety of plays across the WCSB, including the Viking, Bakken, Mannville, Wilrich and Muskwa.
ARC Resources (S.E. Saskatchewan Team). Calgary, AB
Summer-Student Geologist May 2010 - Sept 2010
At ARC, I worked on a variety of projects under the supervision of two geologists. I was engaged in geological mapping, core and cuttings analysis and interpretation, as well as reservoir characterization and exploration projects. As a major summer project, I participated in developing a geological prospect through exploration, seismic acquisition, landsale and geologic prognosis phases, including supporting engineering and geophysical work on the prospect. Projects were based within the Williston Basin, centered on S.E. Saskatchewan and S.W. Manitoba.
AFFILIATIONS
- Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), Associate Member, 2009-Present
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS), G.I.T., 2012-Present
- American Geophysical Union (AGU), Member, 2008-Present
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Associate Member, 2007-Present
SKILLS
- Proficient in Python programming, including the use of Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib, Bokeh amongst other packages and APIs.
- Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite, including advanced Excel, Word and Powerpoint ability and familiarity with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and Office.js/Apps for office programming.
- Ability to synthesize rock cuttings, geophysical data, wellsite gas detector information, and drilling parameters in order to navigate wellbores into optimal production zones and identify geological markers for coring and exploration projects.
- Proven leadership skill. Ability to develop and support staff, providing direction with clear and open communication, including acting as the interface between energy company geological departments and field engineering /directional / MWD and rig workers.
- Experience logging core, interpreting geophysical well logs, performing stratigraphic correlations and picking tops.
- Trained and experienced in the use of Wellcore, Geostrip, Wellsight, Accumap, Geoscout, Surfer and Straterra Logmanager software.
- Proficient in a wide range of computer systems, languages, tools and methodologies.
- Experience creating structural cross sections with the goal of finding and interpreting structural hydrocarbon traps.
- Can analyze and describe drill cuttings, core, and rock in thin section.
- Experience interpreting and developing isopach, structural, net pay and o/w contact maps.
- Experience interpreting gamma, spectral gamma, resistivity, ECS, sp, pe, neutron and density porosity, and other geophysical logs.
Running total: 164 wells across the WCSB.