H. Scott Hamlin
Research Scientist Associate

 

 Research Interests
Sedimentary geology, stratigraphy, basin analysis
Hydrocarbon reservoir characterization and play analysis
Hydrogeology and groundwater flow modeling
GIS, geostatistics, relational databases
 

My work on the Permian Basin Geological Synthesis Project includes characterization of slope and basin reservoirs in the Spraberry Trend. I worked at the Bureau in the 1980’s and 1990’s and completed my Ph.D. at UT Austin in 1999. Recently I worked at the Texas Water Development Board building groundwater flow models of Texas aquifers.

 
Education

B.A. Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin, December 1975

M.A. Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, December 1984

Ph.D. Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, December 1999

 
Professional History  

Research Scientist Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, September 2007–Present

Hydrologist, Texas Water Development Board, The University of Texas at Austin, February 2004–September 2007

Research Associate, Transgenomic, Inc., San Diego, California, 2001–2003

Research Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University Of Texas at Austin, 1983–2001

 
 
Selected Publications  
 

Hamlin, H. S., Clift, S. J., Dutton, S. P., Hentz, T. F., and Laubach, S. E., 1995, Canyon sandstones—a geologically complex natural gas play in slope and basin facies, Val Verde Basin, southwest Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigations No. 232, 74 p.

Dutton, S. P., Hamlin, H. S., and Laubach, S. E., 1995, Geologic controls on reservoir properties of low-permeability sandstone, Frontier Formation, Moxa Arch, southwestern Wyoming: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigations No. 234, 89 p.

Hamlin, H. S., Dutton, S. P., Seggie, Robert, Tyler, Noel, and Yeh, J. S., 1995, Flow-unit characterization and recovery optimization of a braid-delta sandstone reservoir, Tirrawarra oil field, South Australia: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigations No. 231, 44 p.

Hamlin, H. S., 2006, Salt domes in the Gulf Coast aquifer, in Mace R. E., Davidson, S. C., Angle, E. S., and Mullican, W. F., III, eds., Aquifers of the Gulf Coast of Texas: Texas Water Development Board Report 365, p. 217–230.

Tyler, Roger, Clift, S. J., Dutton, S. P., Hamlin, H. S., Holtz, M. H., Major, R. P., Vining, M. R., and Yang, Wan, 1998, State of Texas Advanced Resource Recovery Program: Project STARR, in Stephens, W. C., ed., American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Southwest Section Convention Transactions and Abstracts: p. 133–138.

Tyler, Roger, Hamlin, H. S., Clift, S. J., Holtz, M. H., Dutton, S. P., and Yang, Wan, 1998, Reservoir characterization and the State of Texas Advanced Oil and Gas Resource Recovery Program, in DeMis, W. D., and Nelis, M. K., eds., The search continues into the 21st century: West Texas Geological Society, Publication 98-105, p. 167–172.

 
 
 
Recent Lectures  

Automated spatial distribution of model parameters using customized GIS geoprocessing tools: presented to Groundwater Modeling Brown Bag Seminar, Austin, Texas, January 2007.

Salt domes in the Gulf Coast aquifer: presented at Aquifers of the Gulf Coast Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas, February 2006.

Hydrogeologic conceptual model of the central part of the Gulf Coast aquifer: presented to Groundwater Availability Modeling Stakeholders, Victoria, Texas, May 2005.

3-D Hydrogeologic conceptual model of the Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) aquifer: presented to Groundwater Availability Modeling Stakeholders, Ozona, Texas, July 2004.
 
 
Contact

H. Scott Hamlin
Research Scientist Associate
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
E-mail:
Telephone: 512-475-9527
 
Professional Summary (Word format)
October 2007