Matthew Lutz

About Matthew Lutz

Experienced Geoscientist with a diverse skill set and the tenacity to see projects through to completion while focusing on achieving results, prioritizing tasks, and improving efficiencies.• Competent in geologic operations, well delivery, field development, and non-op. asset management• Familiar with onshore unconventional and deepwater conventional projects• Well performance integration, subsurface modelling, and target de-risking• Problem solver with strong data integration and analytical skills• Business acumen and financial background• Collaboration perspective to get the job done (major operator and third-party vendor experience)• M.S. in Geosciences (Micropaleontology / Biostratigraphy)Specialties: well planning & execution of drilling operations; dynamic well performance interpretation; log interpretation & subsurface modelling; non-operated investment and competitive intelligence surveillance; saltwater disposal injection (UIC Class II) site characterization; commercial deals; mudlogging & hydrocarbon analysis; large data set integration & analysis (information management); training & development (instructional design); logistics & budgets; banking & financial management

Experience

1. Deepwater Operations Geologist

   Shell

   Dec 2021 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Provided onshore operations and offshore wellsite geology support for high-risk/high-value exploration, appraisal, and development wells across the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Led and supported well delivery teams with project risk identification, mitigation, and operations readiness, resulting in integrated geological and geophysical evaluations for deepwater wells. Produced alternative success and failure case realizations that honor the data and supported by relevant analogues and exploration history. Collaboration with geoscience, petroleum, front-end- & well- engineering and others, to define end-to-end integrated value, deliver safe wells, and fulfill objectives.• Responsible for sample interpretation, composite log generation, wireline witnessing, mudlogging data acquisition, quality control of deliverables (internal and regulatory), data archival, contract management and crew audits, equipment and personnel coordination/logistics, training and development of junior staff, field trial implementation of technologies, and promoting safety in the workplace• Led and assisted in the delivery, execution, and stakeholder management of exploration prospects, providing real-time operations oversight, staff training of Petrel, and capturing/sharing of learnings with wider team• Performed business performance analysis of newly formed team and implemented Ways of Working efficiencies (templates, team data archival, digitalization); engaged with vendors to ensure subsurface digital platform requirements were maintained/improved• Focal point for salt hazards study reviewed/catalogued geophysical and petrophysical salt character, sampling data, and drilling hazard incidents at previously operated wells, in order to identify trends and predictability• Reviewed offset well analogues for subsurface hazards, pore pressure prediction, and seismic correlation• Co-led Houston-area Deepwater Operations Geology Forum professional organization (2024)

Education

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  M.S., Geosciences

  2003 — 2005

• Macalester College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Classical Archaeology, Geography (GIS/GPS), & Geology

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Sampling
• Field Work
• Logging
• Petroleum Geology
• Stratigraphy
• Seismology
• Gis
• Earth Science
• Geology
• Gas
• Drilling
• Sequence Stratigraphy