Matthew R. Kendall
Principal Geologist, Vice President
Matthew R. Kendall joined DeGolyer and MacNaughton in 2012. Since arriving at D&M, he has focused on integrating all available subsurface geoscience data for use in reserves estimation and categorization. He has over 14 years of experience in the industry.
Kendall received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geology in 2010 and 2012, respectively, from the University of Oklahoma, and is currently a member of the University of Oklahoma’s School of Geology and Geophysics Alumni Advisory Council. He is a member of the Dallas Geologic Society, the Geological Society of America, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Petroleum Engineers, and Society of Petrophysicist and Well Log Analysts. He was named a Vice President of D&M in 2022.
Geographical Experience
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Canada
- China
- Hungary
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Trinidad
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uzbekistan
Topical Areas of Expertise
- Clastic and carbonate reservoirs
- Geologic mapping
- Petrel 3–D reservoir modeling
- Petrophysics
- Reservoir characterization
- Reserves and resources estimation
- Stratigraphic and structural analysis
- Uncertainty modeling
- Unconventional reservoirs
- Volumetric calculations
Major Projects
Kendall’s primary area of responsibility has been geological assessments of the various basins in North America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the North Slope regions of the United States. He has also performed studies of hydrocarbon accumulations in China, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and numerous other countries.
Kendall has completed numerous types of evaluations, including reserves certifications, resources determinations, asset acquisitions and divestitures, farm-in opportunities, and economic appraisals. The various domestic and international evaluations have encompassed virtually every type of stratigraphic and structural setting and include conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon systems. He has evaluated more than 50 Gulf of Mexico deepwater fields, including the frontier plays of the Lower Tertiary Wilcox and Jurassic Norphlet Formations.
Kendall has completed reserves and resources evaluations on projects in the Gulf of Mexico, the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, and on the North Slope of Alaska. He has also worked extensively in the Amu Darya Basin of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to evaluate and develop overpressured gas reservoirs within a complex dual-porosity carbonate system. He has helped clients manage their portfolios as they transition from internally accepted reporting methods to internationally recognized standards.
