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Subsurface Fluids Geologist

New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Tech
801 Leroy Place
Socorro NM 87801-4796

(575) 835-5921 phone
(575) 835-6333 fax

Education

• University of Texas at Austin
  Master of Science
  Thesis Research: Mechanics of graben evolution in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah
  
• Pennsylvania State University
  Bachelor of Science
  Senior Thesis: Characterization of the K16 Sand, South Timbalier 295, Offshore Louisiana Using Seismic and Well Log Data
  

Specialties

• Brittle structural geology
• Petroleum geology
• Water resources
• Landmark software
• ArcView GIS

Current Projects

• Sacramento Mountains Aquifer Mapping

Recent Projects

• Evaluation of oil and gas prospectivity in BLM secretarial potash area
• Molycorp rock pile weathering study

Work History

• New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
  Subsurface Fluids Geologist, September 2005 - present
  Senior Geological Lab Associate, September 2004 – August 2004

• John Shomaker and Associates, Inc.
  Staff Geologist, June 2003 – August 2004
  
• Landmark Graphics
  Senior Geology and Geophysics Consultant, Aug. 2002 – May 2003
  Geology and Geophysics Consultant, Aug. 2001 – July 2002
  
• Texaco Exploration
  Exploration Geoscientist, Oct. 2000 – Aug. 2001
  Summer Intern, May – Aug. 1998
  
• Bureau of Economic Geology, Applied Geodynamics Laboratory
  Research Assistant, Sept. 1998 - Sept. 2000
  
• Marathon Oil Company
  Summer Intern, June – Aug. 1999
  
• Pennsylvania State University
  Basin Research Group - Research Assistant, Sept. 1996 – May 1998
  Field Assistant, May – June 1997
  
  

Publications

Journal articles

1. Walsh, P., in press, A regional look at Morrow Formation gas in light of conflicting resource development in southeast New Mexico, AAPG Bulletin.

2. Walsh, P., and Schultz-Ela, D. D., 2003, Mechanics of graben evolution in Canyonlands National Park, Utah: GSA Bulletin, v. 115, no. 3. abstract
   
3. Schultz-Ela, D. D., and Walsh, P., 2002, Spaced graben formation above a ductile layer: numerical modeling of the grabens in Canyonlands National Park, Utah: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 24, no. 2. abstract

Abstracts

1. Walsh, P. 2007, Conflicting resource development in southeast New Mexico: a regional look at Morrow Formation gas, Southwest AAPG spring meeting.

   Walsh, P. 2007, Fracture effects on surface and ground water flow in the Sacramento Mountains, southeast New Mexico, NMGS spring meeting.

2. Walsh, P., 2006, Petroleum resources of the lower Brushy Canyon, Secretary of the Interior’s Potash Area, Southeast New Mexico, WTGS fall meeting.
3. Walsh, P., McLemore, V.T., Donahue, K.M., Tachie-Menson, S., Guitierrez, L.A.F., Shannon, H.R., Jones, G.E., 2005, Mapping the interior of a mine rock pile: Trenches in Goat Hill North, Molycorp Mine, Questa, New Mexico: NMGS Spring Meeting.
4. McLemore, V.T., Walsh, P., Donahue, K., Guiterrez, L, Tachie-Menson, S., Shannon, H.R., and Wilson, G.W., 2005, Preliminary Status report on Goathill North trenches, ASMR Annual meeting.
5. Le Calvez, J. H., Vendeville, B. C., Walsh, P., Marrett, R. A., 2001, Processes leading to formation of arcuate grabens and faults above salt: AAPG Bulletin, v. 85, no. 13.
6. Walsh, P., and Schultz-Ela, D. D., 1999, Numerical models demonstrate effects of flexure and subsidence on graben faulting in Canyonlands National Park, Utah: Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 1999 Fall Meeting, v. 80, no. 46.

Memberships in Professional Organizations

• AAPG
• Geological Society of America
• New Mexico Geological Society

Service

• 2007 NMGS spring meeting: General Chair - 146 attendees

• GSA Fall 2005 meeting: Co-chair for session entitled, "Mine rock piles and pyritically altered areas: Their slope stability and effect on water quality"

Interests

• Mountain biking
• Rock Climbing
• Hiking

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