Research Interests
Reservoir characterization and delineation
Core and petrographic analyses
Core preservation and public outreach
Education
M.S., Geology, Penn State University, 1986
B.S., Geology, minor in French, University of Wyoming, 1983
Professional History
Consulting Geologist, 1992–present
Geologist, Union Pacific Resources Company, Fort Worth, TX, 1986–1992
Selected Publications
Fisher Mallick, J., DeJarnett, B. B., and Zahm, L. C., 2004, Big rocks found in Houston: Houston Geological Society Bulletin, v. 47, no. 1, p. 66–67.
DeJarnett, B. B., and Zahm, L. C., 2003, World-class public core, cuttings, and sample facility right here in Houston, Texas: Houston Geological Society Bulletin, v. 45, no. 9, p. 39–43.
Blakeney DeJarnett, B., et al., 2002, The greater Green Basin production improvement project: Final Report DE-AC21-95MC31063, United States Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Krystinik, L. F., and Blakeney DeJarnett, B., 1995, Lateral variability of sequence stratigraphic framework in the Campanian and Early Maastrichtian of the Western Interior Seaway, in Van Wagoner, J. C., and Bertram, G. T., eds., Sequence stratigraphy of foreland basin deposits: outcrop and subsurface examples from the Cretaceous of North America: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir, no. 64, p. 11–26.
Blakeney DeJarnett, B., and Krystinik, L. F., 1992, Sequence analysis of the Pennsylvanian Morrow Formation, SE Colorado and W. Kansas (abs.): American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention Official Program.
Blakeney B. A., Krystinik, L. F., and Downey, A. A., 1990, Reservoir heterogeneity in Morrow valley fills, Stateline Trend: implications for reservoir management and field expansion, in Sonnenberg, S. A., Shannon, L. T., Rader, K., Von Drehle, W. F., and Martin, G. W., eds., Morrow sandstone of SE Colorado and adjacent areas: Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, p. 131–142.
Selected Committees
Vice-President, SEPM, Gulf Coast Section, 2006–2007
Member, Headquarters and Business Committee, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), 2005–present
Member, Outreach and Education Committee, DOSECC, 2004–present
Member, Awards Committee, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), 2001–2004
Awards
Phi Beta Kappa, 1983–2003
SEPM Excellence of Oral Presentation Award, AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting, 1986
