Basin Dynamics provides innovative geoscience and reservoir characterization solutions dedicated to the oil and gas industry to quantify geologic risk and uncertainty. The company's core strengths enable operators to replace traditional reservoir description with high resolution data derived from advanced knowledge of reservoir architecture, process sedimentology, depositional systems and sedimentary basins.
OUR MISSION
TO IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESs PERFORMANCE AND STRATEGY.
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About basin dynamics
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100th annual AAPG convention & OTC - Houston
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Education Blog
“I have never been impressed with a geological talk the way I was impressed with Jon's: clear, sharp, with lots of facts, and entertaining.”
Third Annual geoscience symposium - Odessa
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Jon rotzien
President & Owner
Mr. Rotzien established Basin Dynamics in 2015 to provide business consulting for the global oil and gas industry. Basin Dynamics provides solutions to a wide range of upstream E&P challenges. Jon's expertise is deep-water sediment transport and deposition as it pertains to the exploration, appraisal and production of oil and natural gas. He is winner of the GCSSEPM Distinguished Service Award (2018) and co-founder of the Houston Explorers Club. CV here.
See the new books on Deepwater Systems and Exploration Leadership.
Stay tuned for Houston Explorers Club updates.
Training
Practical Methods for Mapping and Interpreting Deep-water Stratigraphy and Reservoirs (online version)
Deepwater Sedimentary Systems of the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
Integrated Methods for Deep-water Reservoir Characterization (online version)
Deepwater Depositional Systems Masterclass (Singapore & Bogota)
Applied Deep-water Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (Houston)
Deepwater Sedimentary Systems (Barbados, Midland, Houston, Denver, and more!)
New leadership course! How to Lead in Deepwater E&P (team taught) with upcoming seminars in Ft Worth and Denver
Read about wildcatting at GeoGulf '24 in the Wildcattin' Ain't Dead Yet Symposium.
Thank you SWS AAPG for a great Bill Hailey Memorial Short Course in January 2024.
Research Institutions
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - California - New Zealand - France - Depositional Systems online course - Field Safety during COVID-19 - GSA Today - More info
Royal Holloway, University of London- CSIC & NEW! Deepwater Advanced Course
University of Texas Permian Basin