New Team Members
In a continuing effort to embrace a variety of expertise to improve Ellington's capabilities to develop solutions facing the oil & gas industry worldwide, we are proud to announce the addition of Alan Smith, Jorge Gamez and Pat Preas to the resource solution team.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks as their capabilites and more are highlighted for your information.
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Ellington & Associates, Inc. provides geological services worldwide to the oil and gas industry. As one of the major destinations for cuttings and cores, we appreciate the importance of the data contained within these samples, and we have progressively expanded and developed services that assist our clients in extracting and analyzing that data. We are well known for our wide range of paleontological, geochemical, and petrographic services and experience. Our goal is to provide our clients with the maximum value that can be effectively extracted from all their data sources.
Since inception in 1988, we have grown to serve over one hundred exploration and production companies in 41 countries. Even though our list of clients includes many familiar names, we provide services and support to a large number of independent paleontologists, geochemists, and consultants.
The experienced staff at Ellington and Associates has broad domestic and international expertise and includes geologists, geophysicists, petroleum engineers, financial professionals, and exceptionally well-trained lab technicians. In addition to our internal staff, we have associations with an extensive network of technical and financial specialists worldwide.
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William E. Ellington, Jr., President and CEO, is a registered Professional Engineer with degrees in Geology and Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University. Capitalizing on over 25 years of technical and business development experience in the energy industry, he has been the driving force behind the continued expansion of services.
Wayne Harrison graduated from the University of Texas with BBA in Finance and Accounting and is finalizing a PhD in International Business. His over 30 years of general management, sales, project evaluation and international business experience complements Mr. Ellington’s vision and supports the unique nature of the company’s capabilities.
Bobby Ellington has over 50 years experience with independent and major oil companies in all aspects of the energy sectors. Recently, he has been spearheading the company’s technical assistance on well site services for paleontologists.
Jilin “Jay” Zhang joined Ellington in 2005 bringing over 20 years of industry experience specializing in geochemistry and in X-ray diffraction mineral analysis and interpretation. Mr. Zhang has a undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Changchun College of Geology, the Ocean University of China, and the University of Houston. With a unique combination of publishing credentials and practical application, Mr. Zhang provides an exceptional level of technical expertise in this growing field of geological analysis.
Alan Smith has over 25 years of technical, commercial, financial, and investment banking experience in the United States, Russia, and Latin America. He has degrees in Geology and Geophysics from Texas A&M University and an MBA in Finance from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Smith is focusing on new products and the expansion of our services.
Pat Preas is a graduate in Geology from the University of Houston and in Mathematics and Biology from Stephen F. Austin University. He brings 25 years of of wellsite, exploration, production, and reservoir evaluation experience to our firm.
Louis Hutchinson has over 40 years of experience as a lab technician preparing a vast range of samples and microfossils for analysis.
Consultants are an integral part of Ellington and Associates’ continuing expansion of services and they include such well-respected paleontologists, geoscientists, and engineers as:
Mark Jiang, PhD – calcareous nannofossil analysis, nanno-foram correlations
Eric de Kaenel, PhD – calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy
Jerry Ragan – high resolution foraminiferal biostratigrahy, paleoecology
Khosrow Bazrafshan, PhD – petrography, fluid inclusion analysis, microthermometry, environmental regulation
Anthony Gorody, PhD – geochemistry, environmental assessment, hydrogeology, experienced consulting-expert for litigation issues
George Gamez – petroleum and operations engineering, project management
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