Applied Geoscience in Shale Exploration and Production

• Bridge barriers of communication between disciplines
• Create an optimal work flow for a shale resource assessment
• Achieve a greater understanding of a shale resource potential

• Geologists
• Engineers
• Field level personnel
• Management
• Energy lending and finance professionals
• Students
• Anyone who seeks to understand how, or relies upon, energy markets

Peter Bartok is a geologist and petroleum exploration consultant with experience applying tools from both geology and geophysics to achieve risk reduction. With 40 years of industry experience, including 20 as a geophysicist, Peter has evaluated prospects in more than 40 basins worldwide. He defined the exploration techniques that led to the discovery of the Pinda carbonates in Angola and participated in major discoveries in Venezuela and Guatemala. Peter also teaches several courses in geology, geophysics, and seismic interpretation.