We had a great time sitting down with Zach and talking carbon! Here’s a little more about the man in the show -

With over 20 years of upstream experience, I specialize in CO2 EOR and CCS. As a licensed Petroleum Engineer and Chartered Financial Analyst, I possess expertise in CO2 storage, hydrogen storage, CCS MMV/MVR, Class VI permitting, 45Q, and LCFS.

My skills in petrophysics, geology, geomechanics, and finance enable me to conduct conventional and unconventional oil and gas petrophysical and geological evaluations with tools like Geolog, Techlog, PETREL, and PETRA. I also have experience in geomechanics analysis (PPFG, Fault Seal, MEM, WBS, HF), reserves and economics (PHDWin, ARIES), and leadership, presentation, and public speaking.

In my free time, I enjoy playing golf. If you would like to discuss CO2 EOR and CCS, petrophysics, geology, geomechanics, or finance, feel free to connect with me.

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Jacob is one of those people that after meeting them you think, wish the world had more of them! This man jumped up on one of the darkest days in human history and said he was going to go fight for his country. His story is truly one of a kind and the PBE Podcast is better because of the opportunity to share time with this man. He plays for the Houston Arrows Rugby team with a lifelong friend of the show Richard Pagel. These two men give their hearts to the game, and the community, and are a major motivation for our future.

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Long-Time Petroleum Engineer Wayne Wisniewski shares his story of how he got involved with KinFrac and his relationship with the late legend, Ed Anders -

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VECKTA is a company pursuing the services needed to optimize your energy needs anywhere in the world. Depending on your location and the energy you have access to, VECKTA will ensure you are optimized with low-cost reliable energy. How do they do that? Check out the show and meet the CEO of the company Gareth Evans. With a unique upbringing and the experience of getting through the highs and lows of business, he’s equipped with a world-class team and ready to make a difference in the very dynamic space of the energy transition.

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Nathan Zenero from WellDrive dropped by the studio while they sponsored the South Texas Geological Happy Hour - It was lights out, and the whole day was super fun. Podcast straight to Happy hour with the STGS crew and professionals working to keep the energy high in South Texas. WellDrive is a service that allows you to store and organize your data while drilling or doing workovers. Nathan has a serious track record of analyzing risk, taking risks, and making great things from it. WellDrive is a company to watch!

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Gary Gonzenbach has helped billions of dollars to transact between operators and investors… How? He wrote the code for PhDWIN!! This episode is all about 1 major focus, are you getting up and excited to do what you’re doing? If not, start working towards doing something you love before life passes you by. Gary is a drummer, petroleum engineer, coder, data analytics guru, and much more. LETS GOOOO!

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Dr. Swapan Sahoo is from India, a master’s degree geologist who then moved to America to pursue a Ph.D. in geology, but found himself and a friend stranded in America after Hurricane Katrina… With a backpack and a set of clothes, he made it 4 years down the road to UNLV where he would become a doctor in Geology! He has recently published a paper on nature and is establishing a foundation for paleogeography and taking data from old rocks in order to best make sense of them today. He works for Equinor as a geologist now, a company striving for a sustainable future! He is an inspirational, wise, and humble man.

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Are you in the Trunkline? Trunkline is an online platform that allows you to communicate your company’s services and brand to the world. Build a portfolio of your work and win more bids, it’s that simple! Join Trunkline today. We also talk about boy scout and girl scout benefits, wild geology questions, and key functionality ideas around how Trunkline can work for you.

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Makayla is a geologist working at TGS as a product manager, her role is integrating data and making sure you get the most reliable data possible. She talks about the well and data products side of TGS in this show, it’s just amazing to meet the team players TGS has working on such an important product for the industry. Sign up with TGS today!

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Alex Fick is a geologist at TGS working with the CCUS team. He’s in search of helping reduce carbon from the atmosphere and trying to put it back into the rocks for sequestration and utilization. A fascinating conversation that leads to understanding what the best rock for sequestration might be… Serpentinite!

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If you are looking to invest in Energy, we found your team! Reach out today to learn more about how you can invest your hard-earned money and how it can make you more. The main dropout from this show is that you must be able to translate what you do in finding hydrocarbons, and how that can make everyone money.

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Andrew Stearns is a geologist working for TGS. TGS is a world leader in subsurface information that you can trust. He studies these data in order to develop useful products to help you find more energy! His story about the DST data in the Permian Basin is one to seriously watch

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Dr. Sternbach is a long-time member of the AAPG and a geoscientist working in the energy industry for Shell and then ran an exploration office after 14 years with Shell. GeoGulf 2023 is coming up and you can still register today to participate. GeoGulf is expected to have over 500 geoscientists, 100 talks celebrating 100 years!

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Matt “The Skips” Scipione from the outback in episode 3 of a PhD with PBE! We talk 2023, discoveries he’s already helped make, and the tall task of reading and understanding the Magma-Metal Series rock classification by MagmaChem Research Institute. There is a lot going on in the world of Geology, but Matt’s PhD needs to be watched carefully by the community. The approach is 100% unique and he has the drive to accomplish major discoveries! Here we go!!

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The amount of work and details that went into this 4th edition of the Mineralogy of Arizona is insane! This is the blueprint for every state to follow and better deliver the reality of geology to the public! Buy a copy today from the University of Arizona today!

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Episode 2 of our ongoing series of a Ph.D. with PBE is in the books. Skip’s traversing geology in the outback with the MagmaChem perspective and the belief to make a difference. We discuss one of the wildest rocks found in outcrop, a sandstone that’s been transformed into an iron-saturated masterpiece. That’s not even for his Ph.D. just outcropping adventures! What is his dissertation going to be on? He will unravel the history of the planet from the northern Bowen Basin to Tasmania. Answering the questions, how did these rocks form, when did they form, and of course, when and how did the valuable elements and minerals emplace themselves in the system? We’re on one hell of a ride with this guy! A massive undertaking, a journey into chaos, and the destination is unknown at this time.

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