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Turko Tectonics and Structural Geology

Experience

May 2021-Present

Structural Geologist • Devon Energy • Oklahoma City, Ok

·Structural geology consultant for incoming projects including seismic interpretation, core fracture analysis, fracture modeling, and tectonic history reports  

·Project areas include Delaware, Powder River, Onshore Gulf Coast, and Anadarko Basins


September 2020-Present

Structural Geology Expert • Applied Stratigraphix • Denver, CO

·Structural geology consultant for incoming projects including seismic interpretation, core fracture analysis, and tectonic history reports

·Instructor for multiple online and in-house structural geology courses including Seismic Expression of Structural Styles, Understanding Risk from a Structural Geology Perspective, Structure Map Basics, and Fractures 101

·Instructor for structural geology field courses including Petroleum Systems of Fold and Thrust Belts (southern Oklahoma and Arkansas) and Structural Styles and Hydrocarbon Entrapment (southern Nevada)


June 2011-September 2020

Structural Geologist • Chesapeake Energy • OKC, OK

·Structural geology SME for multiple basins: Anadarko, South Texas Maverick, Gulf Coast (East Texas and North Louisiana), Appalachia, & Powder River 

·Over 50 core fracture analyses conducted with results tied to image logs and spatial trends in 3D seismic data

·Numerical modeling of stress/strain relationships around faults to predict fracturing using Petrel

·Wellbore stability team member; identified issues and solutions related to structure, chemical effects, mechanical earth models, and changes in stress 

·Part of the Petroleum Systems Team; provided feedback and risk assessment of trap, seal, fault seal, and migration. 15+ plays and prospects analyzed in 2020 alone 

·Basin wide stress orientation and stress regime maps constructed using image log, microseismic, and earthquake data (moment tensor/focal mech.)

 ·Regional mapping of source rock horizons in Rocky Mountain Basins using wells, seismic, gravity, and magnetic data as part of the Western Exploration team. Maps were converted to source rock maturity using depth and temperature data for developing new play concepts

·Appalachia in West Virginia and Kentucky 

·Instructor for in-house Structural Geology and Fracture Analyses courses; helped develop and lead the annual Structure Field Trip in Nevada (Valley of Fire, Muddy Mountains, & Springer Mountains) and Death Valley  

·Advisor and mentor to geoscience roles in the company  

  

January 2009—August 2009

Geoscience Technician • Muirfield Resources • Tulsa, Ok

·Data management for acreage, well locations, and operation reports

·Generated acreage and well location maps using PETRA® 

·Summarized daily field reports for company president 


August 2009—May 2011

Graduate Teaching Assistant • University of Tulsa • Tulsa, Ok

·Teaching assistant for Structural Geology, ArcGIS, and Geology 101 

Graded papers, tests and quizzes while teaching labs and guiding field trips  



Education

  

December 2019

Ph.D. • Geology • University of Oklahoma 

Dissertation: A structural analysis of the Wichita Uplift and structures in the Anadarko Basin, Southern Oklahoma

Ø Using a regional 2D and 3D seismic data set we concluded the structural styles are controlled by the location of Precambrian pre-existing rift-related faults, the mechanical stratigraphy, and a rotation in the stress field during the Pennsylvanian Orogeny.


May 2011

M.S. • Geology • University of Tulsa 

Thesis: A structural analysis of the Sho-Vel-Tum Field, Ardmore Basin, Oklahoma

Ø This complex field was mapped, and cross sections were constructed using well logs and 2D seismic data to show that deformation intensity increased to the southwest making it a proxy to Arbuckle Uplift just north of the field.


May 2009

B.S. • Geology • University of Tulsa 

Senior Project: Carter County subcrop map, southern Oklahoma

Ø A pre-Pennsylvanian subcrop map was constructed by mapping the Permian Unconformity and formations immediately below it, creating a pseudo surface geology map immediately south of the Pennsylvanian-age Arbuckle Uplift.



Courses Taught

Regional Structural Styles of Extension, Contraction, Strike-Slip and Inversion - Applied Stratigraphix


Fractures 101 - Applied Stratigraphix


Field Course: Structural Geology of Extension, Compression, and Strike-Slip in Clastic and Carbonate-Rich Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada - Applied Stratigraphix  


Field Course: Petroleum Systems of Fold and Thrust Belts, Southern Oklahoma/Arkansas - Applied Stratigraphix


Field Course: Structural Geology of the Wichita Uplift - Oklahoma Geological Society


Short Course: Fractures 101- Oklahoma State University


Short Course: Fractures 101 - RMAG Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists


Short Course: Kinematics and Structural Styles of Extension, Contraction, Strike-Slip, and Inversion - RMAG Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists


Short Course: Structural Geology for Exploration and Mining - Ore Geology Conference 2021


Presentations

Structural Analysis of the Wichita Uplift and Structures in the Southeast Anadarko Basin


A Structural Analysis of the Washita Valley Fault: A Smoking Gun to Evolving Pennsylvanian Tectonics?


The Birth and Tectonic Evolution of the Anadarko Super Basin


The Impact of the Wichita Uplift on Anadarko Basin Structures


Plate Tectonics & Structural Geology 101


AAPG Academy: Structural Geology You Need to Know in the Energy Transition


Structural Geology: An Exploration Tool for Sediment-Hosted Metals


Unraveling Seismic Data for Mineral Exploration

Extracurricular

Vice President of the AAPG Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division for 2021-2023


AAPG Mid-Continent Section Meeting Chair for 2023 in Oklahoma City


Member/Volunteer with the Oklahoma City Geological Society


Member of the AAPG American Association of Geologists



Skills

Kingdom

Petrel

Geographix

Spotfire

Microsoft Office

ArcGIS

Canvas

Movavi

Core Fracture Analyses

Seismic Interpretation

Fracture Modeling

Subsurface Mapping

Petroleum Systems Analysis

Risk Assessment



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