Guest Speaker(s): Henry Posamentier

Henry Posamentier is known for his pioneering work in developing the contemporary approach to sequence stratigraphic analyses, integrating sedimentology, stratigraphy, and depositional systems analysis, primarily in the context of oil and gas exploration. He has also been instrumental in pioneering the study of seismic stratigraphy/geomorphology in order to maximize the extraction of geologic information contained within seismic data. With a career spanning over 50 years at companies including Exxon, ARCO, Veritas, Anadarko, and Chevron, Henry now serves as a global geological and geophysical consultant to companies engaged in petroleum exploration and development. His expertise covers most of the significant onshore and offshore sedimentary basins worldwide, and he has edited 10 books and authored over 200 publications in leading international journals. He has conducted numerous in-house and public courses on topics including sequence stratigraphy, seismic stratigraphy/geomorphology, and 3D seismic visualization. As a recognized expert, he has delivered lectures at more than 100 companies and universities across North America and globally.

His technical skills have earned him various professional accolades and awards. In 1971-1972, Dr. Posamentier was a Fulbright Fellow to Austria. Subsequently, he has served as an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer to the United States (1991-1992), an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer to the former Soviet Union (1996-1997), an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer to the Middle East (1998-1999), and an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer to Europe (2005-2006). He was awarded the Pettijohn Medal for excellence in sedimentology from the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) In 2008, the William Smith Medal for contributions to applied and economic aspects of geology from the Geological Society of London in 2010, and the Robert Berg Award for Outstanding Petroleum Research from the AAPG in 2012.