Laura Blair Woodward has over 5 years of experience in geology and the oil and gas industry. She has worked as a senior surface logging geologist, geosteering analyst, and logging geologist. Her experience includes providing on-site geological consultation, analyzing drill cuttings and debris, monitoring gas concentrations, creating graphical representations of subsurface geology, and determining formation tops. She has strong technical, reporting, and laboratory skills along with certifications in safety.
1. LAURA BLAIR WOODWARD
9801 W. Girton Dr. Apt. B319 ♦ Lakewood, CO 80227 ♦ lbwoodwa@yahoo.com ♦ 870.314.1501
Education
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas
Bachelor of Science—Geology, 2013
GPA: 3.1/4.0
Work Experience
Breeze Ski Rentals, Advanced Supervisor (seasonal) October 2015-Present
Lakewood, Colorado
• Assist general manager in all operational, retail, and customer service aspects of Breeze Ski Rentals’ Lakewood location
• Uphold and enforce all corporate and OSHA safety regulations and accident-reporting standards
• Provide resources needed by staff to remain properly trained in changing Point of Sale software, product knowledge,
guest service, and sales generation
ALS Empirica, Senior Surface Logging Geologist and Geosteering Analyst September 2014-October 2015
Denver, Colorado
• Provided onsite geological consultation to actively drilling oil wells, and achieved 93%+ of lateral footage drilled in
target using SES software to navigate wells’ inclination, azimuth, and respect to geologic formation tops
• Analyzed all up-hole debris, to not only closely observe minor mineralogical and lithological changes in drilled bedrock,
but to also recognize and report evidence of hole instability or drilling-tool malfunction
• Conducted laboratory assessment of drilled bedrock samples to determine relative porosity, permeability, and
hydrocarbon presence
• Monitored and recorded concentrations of methane, ethane, propane, I-butane, and N-butane gasses using Pason and
Redbox chromatographs
• Utilized various recorded drilling data in combination with lithological analysis to generate detailed client-tailored 2D
and 3D graphical representations detailing subsurface geology encountered and drilling rig operations
Horizon Well Logging, LLC, Logging Geologist January 2014-March 2014
San Antonio, Texas
• Interpreted lithology of oil well cuttings to create detailed stratigraphic logs
• Predicted geologic formation tops and structural changes within the Eagle Ford Basin
• Determined methane, ethane, propane, I-butane, and N-butane gas concentrations in wells using a Bloodhound
chromatograph, and compiled all gas data on mud-logs
• Provided daily geologic and drilling updates to clients, and created end-of-well reports detailing geology and drilling
operations over the course of the well
Certifications
• SafeLandUSA: PEC
• Hydrogen Sulfide Awareness Training: Safety Unlimited, Inc.
Skills
• Geosteering and Mud-Logging
• Field Work
• Technical/Report Writing
• Laboratory Procedures
• Chromatography
• Mineralogy and Petrology
• Stratigraphy
• Geological Mapping
• Grain Size Analysis
• Water Quality Testing
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Client Satisfaction
• Management
• Delegation
• Team Work
Industry Involvement
American Association of Petroleum Geologists ♦ Society of Exploration Geophysicists ♦ Association for Women Geoscientists