Geologist stratigrapher

finding a job in the oil and gas exploration sector

The applicant has a strong background in Middle East and North African Geology in oil related fields.
He has worked for several oil companies in Libya for over 6 years and in Saudi Arabia for Saudi ARAMCO also for more than 6 years.

In Saudi ARAMCO, Saudi Arabia, he worked on the biostratigraphy from Cambrian to Recent, the Environmental Interpretations and Source Rock Analysis.
He started an introduction and development of Biostratigraphical Computer Programs and SEM studies for special fossil type’s determination.
He was involved in stratigraphic field studies in the Riyadh area and the Wajid area.
Also he was involved in the exchange of experiences with PDO in Oman on the boundary region and he studied well samples and field samples from Oman.
He did geological research for ARAMCO on several wells from Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain.
He erected a modern stratigraphic column for the Arabian Peninsula and two yearly newer editions on the stratigraphic column based on true data. He was involved in the studies around the gas potential of wells from the Devonian intervals.
He started to understand and unravel the Ordovician age problems and published together with regional geologists an extensive three part volume ARAMCO Report on the Palaeozoic and Early Mesozoic of the Arabian Peninsula based on field work and exploration wells. He was involved in the initiating research of the Red Sea area.
He could subdivide age wise and environmentally the Khuff and Unayzah Formations in different age intervals.
Further he was Project Manager, Author and Editor of a Project: "Palynostratigraphy of the Paleozoic of Saudi Arabia" in cooperation with many Specialists of the CIMP (European Palynological Society). This Project is similar to a Project carried out for North-East Libya during his earlier stay in Libya. He published two papers in the proceedings of GEO
1996.

PERSONAL HISTORY
Family name : van der Eem, Johannes G.L.A.

Birth date & place : February 6th, 1945; Eindhoven, The Netherlands

TRAINING
State University Utrecht, the Netherlands
1971 : "Candidates"(= Bachelors) degree; Geology with
Biology and Chemistry

1974 : "Doctorandus"(= Masters) degree; Palynology,
Palaeobotany, Micropalaeontology, Stratigraphy,
Structural and Economical Geology

1982 : Doctor Science degree;
1970 - 1990 : Training Courses in Palynostratigraphy,
Paleoenvironments, Source Rock Studies, Geohistory,
Chitinozoans and other Fossil Groups


Languages : Dutch, English, French, German; Reading, Writing,
and Speaking: Good

Publications : 19

1996 - 2007 : Essential Petro Services & RIG-Point, South Africa & The
Netherlands:director
1995 : Sirte Oil, Marsa El Brega, Libya: Staff Geologist.
1989 - 1994 : ARAMCO, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: Chief Palynologist.
1987 - 1988 : Continental Shelf Institute (IKU), Trondheim,
Norway: Sr. Biostratigrapher.
1986 - 1987 : Center for International Geohistory Analysis,
Research and Services, Amsterdam, the
Netherlands: Sr. Palynologist.
1981 - 1985 : Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), Benghazi, Libya:
Sr. Palynologist
1977 - 1981 : Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Utrecht,
the Netherlands. Palynologist.
1975 - 1977 : Province of Utrecht (GOVERNMENT),Utrecht, the Netherlands. Geologist.

In Libya he worked for the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) in Benghazi and later on for Sirte Oil in Marsa el Brega and was involved in the Biostratigraphy, Environmental Interpretations, Source Rock Analysis and Maturity Studies, Geological Interpretations and Regional Geological Studies.
He was asked to interpret water analysis for several wells for fossil waters winning and did also research on the environmental circumstances of deposition, salinity and marine influences.
Further as consultant he worked on an evaluation of the remaining hydrocarbon potential of Ras Al Khaima where he did the regional setting for the potential area.
In South Africa he did a Geological, Stratigraphical and Geochemical evaluation on existing wells and geological modeling in wells from Mozambique. He presented his results for the oil minister and oil directorate within Mozambique.
He was involved in Shallow Drilling Projects in the Barents Sea.
He worked in North Sea area onshore and offshore and in the southern part of Europe.
He unraveled the endemic Floras and reconstructed the environments for the evaluation of oil potential in Jamaica.

He has published several articles on Silurian, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic,
Cretaceous biostratigraphy and on the Geology of Saudi Arabia and Libya (19)