TALK HONORING STEVE SHAW
Please RSVP if you plan attend! Reply to this email or write me at joseph.satterfield@angelo.edu
Date and time: Thursday, January 30, 5:30 pm
Location: ASU LeGrand Alumni and Visitors Center Ballroom, 1620 University Ave, San Angelo, TX 76904. Abundant parking available adjacent to building.
Guest speaker: Mr. Jeffrey D.R. Bryden (Past WTGS President), Independent Geologist / Contract Exploration Geologist, Western Underground Exploration, LLC, Midland
Presentation Title: The successful failures of a 25-year geologist: How my biggest failures led to my greatest accomplishments
Summary: My journey from Wyoming, where my grandfather encouraged me not to become a geologist, to starting my career during layoffs in the late 1990s, to finding my biggest discovery after my costliest dry hole. Later, after getting into the high-stakes private equity game, I was forced to shift tactics again, creating Western Underground Exploration, LLC. Today, my largest client heard me speak about my costliest dry hole and hired me once I went out on my own. Every step of the way, my biggest failures have led to my greatest accomplishments.
Bio: Masters in Geology from the University of Wyoming. Brought to Midland through an internship with Burlington Resources. Career includes stops at Nadel and Gussman, J. Cleo Thompson, Fasken O&R, and ExL Petroleum. Currently, I own my own consulting company, Western Underground Exploration. I have over 25 years of oil and gas exploration in the Permian Basin, San Juan Basin, Williston Basin, Powder River Basin, and the EagleFord shale.
Barbeque: A buffet catered by Bodacious Barbeque will be served at 5:30, before the talk begins. $10/plate suggested donation. Free for students.
Mr. Shaw's family will attend. There will be time for discussions and sharing stories about Mr. Shaw after the talk.
This will be a special event! I am looking forward to seeing you there!
