Kenneth Ehman
Visiting Scholar
Research Interests
Kenn is recognized internally and externally as the leading seismic stratigraphy expert at Chevron. Seismic stratigraphy is one of the most important technologies for subsurface characterization and Chevron spends millions of dollars each year collecting and processing seismic data from around the world. He has led the development and deployment of tools, workflows, and best practices in the interpretation and utilization of seismic data to characterize subsurface reservoirs. He has an exceptional technical legacy and authority within upstream business units and Chevron Technical Center and is the corporate resource for evaluating Chevron’s most important exploration and development reservoir opportunities worldwide.
Kenn is also a leading expert in stratigraphic characterization of groundwater aquifers and has led numerous groundwater resource assessments for seawater intruded aquifers, remedial investigations (RIs) for impacted sites, and preliminary site assessments (PSAs) for impacted sites. He was the first stratigrapher to apply sequence stratigraphy in groundwater remediation, and it has now become a best practice by the USEPA.
Additional Information
- Chevron Global Exploration – Houston, TX 2024 – present
- Principal Exploration Geologist – Maturation Team. Utilizing seismic stratigraphy, identify and de-risk petroleum prospects
- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX – 2022 – present
- Visiting Scientist. Teach graduate student course on seismic stratigraphy
- Chevron Technical Center – Chevron Energy Technology Company, Houston, TX and Perth, Australia. 2007 – 2024
- Chevron Fellow – Stratigraphy Chapter. Integrating core, geophysical logs, and seismic volumes to develop sequence stratigraphic models for exploration and production.
- Skyline Ridge, Inc., Los Gatos, CA, 1999 – 2007
- Principal and Chief Geologist. A leading expert in sequence stratigraphic analysis of aquifers. Groundwater resource assessments for seawater intruded aquifers. Remedial investigations (RIs) for impacted sites. Preliminary Site Assessments for impacted sites.
- Groundworks Environmental, Inc., San Francisco Bay Area, CA, 1994 – 1999
- Chief Geologist. Sequence stratigraphic analysis of aquifers. Remedial investigation and feasibility studies (RI/FS) for industrial hazardous waste and landfill sites.
- Exxon Production Research Co., Houston, TX, 1985 – 1994
- Senior Research Geologist. Conducted research in stratigraphy and tectonics to aid in the exploration and production of petroleum resources. Sequence stratigraphic analysis of petroleum-bearing basins and reservoirs.
