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University of Wyoming

 

 

Geoff Thyne

Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute

University of Wyoming

1000 E. University Ave.  Dept 4068

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone:  307-766-2773

Fax:  307-766-2737

e-mail: gthyne@uwyo.edu


Education
Ph.D. Geology, University of Wyoming
M.S. Oceanography, Texas A & M University
B.A. Chemistry and Zoology, University of South Florida

Professional Experience
Project Manager, Colorado Energy Research Institute
Research Associate Professor, Colorado School of Mines
Assistant Professor, California State University, Bakersfield
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Colorado School of Mines
Research Geochemist, ARCO Oil and Gas
Senior Engineering Technician, ARCO Oil and Gas

Areas Of Experience
Project management
Teaching geochemistry, petroleum geology and hydrogeology
Diagenetic research
Collection, analysis and interpretation of hydrologic and hydrochemical data
Thermodynamic equilibrium and reactive-transport modeling
Thermal maturation and burial history modeling
Analytical geochemistry including elemental, isotopic and mineralogic analysis

Selected Publications
Thyne, G. D., 2004, Review and analysis of Divide Creek gas seep for Garfield County. Presented at August 16th COGCC hearing, Glenwood Springs, CO.
Thyne, G.D., Pasternack, I. and Anderson, D.S., 2004, Contributions to Wyoming Geological Association Guidebook, Preliminary Assessment of Reservoir Quality Controls in Lewis Shale Sandstones, south-central Wyoming.
Thyne, G.D., Dodds, M., Greaser, K.K., Miskimins, J., and Murray, K.E., 2003, Hydrologic Model for Grand Mesa Watershed, Delta County, Colorado: Effects of Coal Bed Methane Exploration Wells on Water Resources. Technical Report for Delta County, CO. 84p.
Thyne, G.D., 2001, A model for diagenetic mass transfer between adjacent sandstone and shale. Marine and Petroleum Geology 18, 743-755.
Thyne, G.D., Boudreau, B., Ramm, M. and Midtbø, R.E., 2001, A reaction-transport model of K-spar dissolution and illitization in the Statfjord Formation, North Sea. AAPG Bulletin 85, 621-636.
Thyne, G. D., 2000, Evaluation of the proposed kerogen cementation model to predict the changes in reservoir quality during burial due to diagenesis. Technical Report for Norsk Hydro A. S., 52p.
Thyne, G.D., 2000, Evaluation of Reservoir Quality and Diagenesis in the Oseberg Formation, Oseberg Field. Technical Report prepared for Norsk Hydro A. S., 62p.
O'Brien, N.R., Thyne, G.D. and Slatt, R.M., 1996, Morphology of hydrocarbons during migration: Visual example from the Monterey Formation (Miocene, California). AAPG Bulletin 80, 1710-1718.
Harrison, W.J. and Thyne, G.D., 1992, Predictions of clastic diagenesis in the presence of organic acids. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 56, 565-586.