Dr. Christian J. Heine

Principal Analyst, Reservoir Characterization

Christian Heine has over 29 years industry experience, including his last 20 years with Saudi Aramco, where he worked in Exploration, Reservoir Characterization and Upstream Joint Ventures. While with Aramco, he was actively involved in placing over 300 development wells and made an immediate impact on the way Aramco explored, delineated and developed reservoirs using geologic models to guide the exploration and development drilling programs.

Mr. Heine was very active in the Aramco training program, where he taught several courses for both the geology and petroleum engineering programs.

Education

B.Sc., Penn State University
M.Sc., Geology, University of Tennessee
M.Sc., Petroleum Engineering, Tulane University
Ph.D., Geology, University of Aberdeen

Expertise

Geology, Reservoir Geophysics/Reservoir Characterization and Reservoir Modeling

Key Awards & Accomplishments

Best Geology poster Geo 2002
Best oral paper in Geology Geo 2004
Best oral paper in Geology Geo 2006
AAPG International Distinguished lecturer 2009 & 2010
AAPG Middle East Vice President 2006-2009

Work Experience

29+ Years Geoscience Experience
20 years with Saudi Aramco