Christine A. Glatz
Senior Geologist, Vice President

Christy A. Glatz joined DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2011, as a geologist specialist in reservoir characterization and 3-D geocellular modeling. Prior to joining D&M, she worked for 7 years as a geologist for Schlumberger Oilfield Services in Algeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Glatz earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Maine in 2003. She earned her master’s degree in petroleum geoscience in 2015 from the University of London. She is a licensed professional geoscientist in the State of Louisiana. She is a certified petroleum geologist and a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). She was elected a Vice President of D&M in 2015.

Geographical Experience

• Algeria
• Ghana
• India
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Mauritania
• The North Sea
• Norway
• Russia
• Senegal
• Suriname
• Tunisia
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Yemen

Topical Areas of Expertise

• Petrel 3-D reservoir modeling
• Geostatistics
• Integrated reservoir studies
• Clastic and carbonate reservoir characterization
• Stratigraphic interpretation
• Depositional systems
• Reserves estimation and uncertainty analysis
• Geological mapping
• Field development planning
• Equity determinations

Major Projects

• Glatz has more than 10 years of experience in building advanced structural and property models that integrate seismic, well log, and production data used as a basis for reservoir optimization strategies, field development planning, reservoir simulation, volumetric evaluation, and engineering analyses.

• Geologic interpretation and reservoir characterization of Algerian reservoirs; Triassic, Silurian, Devonian, Ordovician, and Cambrian in the Illizi and Trias Basins of Algeria.
• Performed detailed studies to optimize reservoir production and field development planning of Algerian and the UAE reservoirs.

• Before joining D&M, Glatz worked for Schlumberger Oilfield Services, accumulating extensive experience in reservoir characterization and geocellular modeling. She worked internationally in multi-disciplinary teams on exploration, appraisal, and field development projects. Glatz is an internationally recognized, Schlumberger-certified Petrel instructor who has taught numerous Petrel software courses such as Uncertainty Analysis, Seismic Visualization and Interpretation, Structural Modeling, and Property Modeling to employees of major operators worldwide.