Geology Department

Sam Allen

Sam is the exploration project manager at BBX Operating, LLC whose specialties include seismic interpretation, field studies with well logs and seismic data, source rock studies, and regional mapping. He joined BBX in 2005, and prior to BBX worked for companies including Encana, Western Gas Resources, Apache and Amoco.

Sam received his Masters of Science in Geophysics from Colorado School of Mines and his Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Colorado College and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society. He is a member of the Rocky Mountain Association Geologists, AAPG, and SEG and was also recognized as a member of the Third Seismic Symposium Committee from 2003-2010.

In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, biking, cooking and is a middle school mentor.

Laura Taylor Randall

Laura holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Geology from the University of Colorado at Denver. She was awarded the Neil J. Haar outstanding student award by the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists before joining the BBX team in July 2007. Laura handles the geological prognosis, well planning and geosteering of all BBX operated wells. Laura also manages the in-house BBX well site geological team. She prepares the end of well reports, coordinates completion reporting to the Railroad Commission, handles the BBX Neofirma website and manages production input. When not steering wells, Laura researches new prospect areas.

Blake Randall

Blake graduated from the Jackson School of Geosciences and received a Bachelors of Science degree in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin before joining the BBX team in May of 2008. Blake is a part of the BBX well site geological team, which has described more than 150,000 feet of Austin Chalk. He oversees the geographix system and log database including data management, mapping and geologic correlations. When not on location, Blake also researches new prospect areas and assists with geosteering.

Ian Williammee

Ian joined the BBX geology team in June 2008 and splits his time between the oil field and the Austin office. He works on company operated well sites in East Texas and provides geological support including geosteering for the company's horizontal Austin Chalk Drilling program. At the office he evaluates well logs, production data, and creates maps in collaboration with the exploration team to find oil and gas.

Ian graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Geology from the State University of New York at Binghamton and also studied Geographic information systems.

Jake Steimle

Jake’s career with BBX commenced in 2011 shortly after graduating with a Master’s of Science degree in Geology from Florida Atlantic University.  While attending FAU, Jake also completed a certificate in Geographic Information Systems and was contracted by the Department of Environmental Resources Management to map and quantify changes in nearshore coastal environments for Palm Beach County, Florida. 

Jake’s graduate research was funded by the Coastal Education and Research Foundation in which he developed a classification system that he used to delineate and analyze various morphostructures for a large portion of Florida Bay and the Florida Reef Tract.  His research was presented at the 11th International Coastal Symposium in Szczecin, Poland, and published in the Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue 64.

 

Sam Boyar

Sam is a well site geologist at BBX Operating, LLC who splits his time between field work in East Texas and exploration projects in the Austin office. Sam graduated from the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin in 2011 and received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Geology before joining the BBX team in September of 2011.

Sam recently completed a three month internship at PXP in Houston where he focused on mapping and evaluating potential new plays in the Eagle Ford shale region. While attending UT, Sam spent a summer working as a mudlogger in East and South Texas for The Mudlogging Company USA.

Sam is an avid golfer, a sports enthusiast and a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Hal Peters

Hal joined the BBX geology team in October of 2011. He received a Bachelor's of Science in Geophysics from the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin. Hal assists with exploration projects in the Austin office and spends the remainder of his time performing field work in East Texas.

In the summer of 2011, Hal researched deformation occurring in the Yakutat Terrane at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. Through his interpretation of seismic reflections, Hal created a tectonic model for plates comprising the Gulf of Alaska.