Edmond "Ned" Locke Frost III
Professional Summary
December 5, 2011
Business address: The University of Texas at Austin
Bureau of Economic Geology
University Station Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
(512) 471-4331
E-mail address: ned.frost@beg.utexas.edu
Academic Background
B.A. Geology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1998
Ph.D. Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007
Areas of Expertise
A. Carbonate sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy.
B. Carbonate reservoir characterization and geocellular modeling.
C. High-resolution digital outcrop characterization.
D. Fracture development and control on diagenetic fluid-flow.
E. Evolution of mechanical stratigraphy.
F. Forward modeling of carbonate strata.
Professional Work Experience
A. Present Position: Research Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at
Austin (July 1, 2011 - Present).
B. Senior Research Geologist, ConocoPhillips Subsurface Technology Company, Houston, Texas
(2007 - 2011).
Reservoir Quality Prediction Team, Basin and Sedimentary Systems Group.
C. Geology Intern, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston Texas (2005 - 2007).
Integrated Carbonate Reservoir Research Team.
D. Graduate Research Assistant, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
(2003 - 2007).
Reservoir Characterization Research Lab.
E. Teaching Assistant, Geology Department, The University of Texas at Austin (2002 - 2003).
F. Land Surveyor/Team Lead, Geosurv Land Surveying, Lafayette, Colorado (2001 - 2002).
Professional Societies
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Geological Society of America
SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
Awards and Honorary Societies
ConocoPhillips Fellowship, Jackson School of Geosciences (JSG) Geology Foundation, 2005 - 2007
Shell Best Oral Presentation Award—Best Student Oral Presentation, American Association of
Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Long Beach, 2007
Technical Sessions Best Speaker Award (Spring), Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of
Texas at Austin, 2007
Technical Sessions Best Speaker Award (Spring), Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of
Texas at Austin, 2007
DeFord Scholarship, Jackson School of Geosciences Foundation, 2005 - 2006
Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2006
Ozan Sungurlu Memorial Award—Best International Student Poster, American Association of
Petroleum Geologists International Meeting, Perth, Australia, 2006
GSWA Field Research Grant, Geological Survey of Western Australia, 2004 - 2005
Student Research Grant, Geological Society of America, 2005
Muehlberger Scholarship, Jackson School of Geosciences Foundation, 2004
Committee Responsibilities and Professional Activities
Session Chair, Diagenesis and Fracturing: Application of Innovative Concepts, Methods, & Tools,
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention, Houston, Texas, 2011
Publications
Articles
Peer Reviewed
Frost, E. L., and Kerans, Charles, 2010, Controls on syndepositional fracture patterns, Devonian reef
complexes, Canning Basin, Western Australia, in Agosta, F., and Tondi, E., eds., Faulting and
fracturing in carbonate rocks: new insights on deformation mechanisms and petrophysical
properties: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 32, p. 1231–1249.
Frost, E. L., and Kerans, Charles, 2009, Platform-margin trajectory as a control on syndepositional
fracture patterns, Canning Basin, Western Australia: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 79, 44–
55.
Abstracts
Budd, D. A., Huntington, K. W., and Frost, E. L., 2011, Clumped-isotope thermometry: a new tool to
delineate temperatures and fluids of calcite phases (abs.): American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Annual Convention & Exhibition, v. 20.
Frost, E. L., Budd, D. A., Kerans, Charles, and Allwardt, T., 2010, Syndepositional fault and fracture
control on diagenetic fluid-flow, Tansil carbonates (Permian), Dark Canyon, Guadalupe
Mountains, New Mexico (abs.): American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, v.
19.
Frost, E. L., 2007, Geologic modeling of Frasnian and Famennian carbonate platforms, Canning
Basin, Western Australia (abs.): American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting,
v. 16.
Frost, E. L., and Gomez, L. A., 2007, Syndepositional fracture patterns of the Devonian reef
complexes, Canning Basin, Western Australia (abs.): American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Annual Meeting, v. 16.
Frost, E. L., Carpenter, D., and Kerans, Charles, 2006, Platform-margin trajectory as a control on
Neptunian dike distributions, Devonian reef complexes, Canning Basin, Western Australia (abs.),
in American Association of Petroleum Geologists International Meeting, Perth, Western Australia.
Frost, E. L., Playford, P. E., and Kerans, Charles, 2006, Platform evolution, facies patterns, and
cyclicity across the Late Devonian Frasnian/Famennian boundary—Barnett Spring Platform,
Canning Basin, Western Australia (abs.), in American Association of Petroleum Geologists
International Meeting, Perth, Western Australia.
Janson, Xavier, Kerans, Charles, Bellian, J. A., Phelps, R., Frost, E. L., and Playton, T. E., 2005,
Interaction of tectonism and eustasy in icehouse carbonate buildups and shelf strata,
Pennsylvanian Holder Formation, New Mexico (abs.): American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Annual Convention abstracts volume, v. 14, p. A68.
Frost, E. L., Kerans, Charles, and Playford, P. E., 2005, Carbonate platform evolution across the
Frasnian/Famennian boundary—Napier Range, Canning Basin, Western Australia (abs.), in
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bellian, J. A., Bellian, J. A., Calkins, Craig, Davis, M. H., Frost, E. L., Fullmer, Shawn, Garcia-Fresca,
B., Kerans, Charles, Kimball, J., and Loucks, R. G., 2004, Facies description and high-frequency
cyclicity of the upper Glen Rose and Edwards Formations, Lower Cretaceous of Austin, Texas
(abs): Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 54, p. 195.
Contract Reports
Frost, E. L., Budd, D. A., Allwardt, T., and Kerans, Charles, 2010, Syndepositional deformation control
on fluid-flow, diagenesis, and reservoir properties, Dark Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, New
Mexico: ConocoPhillips Subsurface Technology, Internal Report, 111 p.
Bellian, J. A., Bryant, Steve, Fomel, S. B., Frost, E. L., Garcia-Fresca, B., Janson, Xavier, Jennings, J.
W., Jr., Kane, J. A., Kerans, Charles, Lonergan, T., Lucia, F. J., Malik, M. A., Nair, Narayan,
Phelps, R., Playton, T. E., Scheevel, Jay, Scott, T. M., Strand, J., Su, Jiandong (Joseph), Wang,
F. P., Zeng, Hongliu, and Zhang, L., 2005, Reservoir Characterization Research Laboratory
project summaries 2005: RCRL 2005 sponsors: Anadarko, Aramco, BP, Chevron,
ConocoPhillips, ENI, ExxonMobil, Great Western Drilling, Kinder Morgan, Marathon, Norsk
Hydro, Oxy Permian, Pioneer, PDO, Shell, and Statoil, CD-ROM.
Bellian, J. A., Berman, A. E., Bryant, Steve, Fitchen, W. A., Frost, E. L., Janson, Xavier, Jennings, J.
W., Jr., Kerans, Charles, Lucia, F. J., Mize, Kristine, Phelps, R., Playton, T. E., Rahnis, M. A.,
Wang, F. P., Ward, J. B., Zeng, Hongliu, and Zhang, L., 2004, Reservoir Characterization
Research Laboratory Project Summaries for 2004: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of
Economic Geology, Reservoir Characterization Research Laboratory, final report prepared for
RCRL 2004 sponsors: Anadarko, Aramco, BP, Chevron/Texaco, ConocoPhillips, ENI,
ExxonMobil, Kinder Morgan, Great Western Drilling, Landmark, Marathon, Occidental Petroleum,
Petroleum Development Oman, Shell International, and Statoil, CD-ROM.
Dissertation
Carbonate platform architecture and syndepositional fracture patterns of the Devonian reef complexes
across the Frasnian-Famennian Boundary: Canning Basin, Western Australia.
Lecturing
Corporate Schools, Research Seminars
New-Hire Training: presented at ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas, 2010.
Ancient Carbonate Field Seminar: presented at ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas, 2010.
Ancient Carbonate Field Seminar: presented at ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas, 2007.
Lectures and Addresses
Clumped-isotope thermometry: a new tool to delineate temperatures and fluids of calcite phases:
presented at American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention & Exhibition,
Houston, Texas, 2011.
Syndepositional fault and fracture control on diagenetic fluid-flow, Tansil carbonates (Permian), Dark
Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico: presented at American Association of Petroleum
Geologists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010.
Syndepositional fracture patterns of the Devonian reef complexes, Canning Basin, Western Australia:
presented at American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Long Beach, California,
2007.
Geologic modeling of Frasnian and Famennian carbonate platforms, Canning Basin, Western
Australia: presented at American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Long Beach,
California, 2007.
Platform evolution, facies patterns, and cyclicity across the Late Devonian Frasnian/Famennian
boundary—Barnett Spring Platform, Canning Basin, Western Australia: presented at American
Association of Petroleum Geologists International Meeting, Perth, Australia, 2006.
Platform-margin trajectory as a control on Neptunian dike distributions, Devonian reef complexes,
Canning Basin, Western Australia: presented at American Association of Petroleum Geologists
International Meeting, Perth, Australia, 2006.
Carbonate platform evolution across the Frasnian/Famennian boundary—Napier Range, Canning
Basin, Western Australia: presented at Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City,
Utah, 2005.