Rebecca Jones splits her time between STARR (West Texas and Gulf Coast regional studies) and the Permian Basin Geological Synthesis Project. Her duties include describing core and thin sections, correlating wireline logs, constructing stratigraphic cross sections and maps, and writing reports based on existing literature and new data.

Education

B.A., with High Honors, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 1996

M.S. Geology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, May 1999

Professional History

Research Scientist Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, 2007–present; 2001–2005

Senior Geologist, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, Texas, 1999–2001

Selected Publications

Ruppel, S. C., and Jones, R. H., 2007, Chapter 10. Key role of outcrops and cores in carbonate reservoir characterization and modeling, Lower Permian Fullerton field, Permian Basin, United States, in Harris, P. M., and Weber, L. J., eds., Giant hydrocarbon reservoirs of the world: from rocks to reservoir characterization and modeling: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, AAPG Memoir 88/SEPM Special Publication, p. 355–394.

Lucia, F. J., Ruppel, S. C., Jones, R. H., Kane, J. A., Wang, Fred, and Zeng, Hongliu, 2006, Reservoir characterization of the Fullerton Clear Fork field, Andrews County, Texas, in Slatt, R.M., Rosen, N. C., Bowman, M., Castagna, J., Good, T., Loucks, R., Latimer, R., Scheihing, M., and Smith, R., eds., Reservoir characterization: integrating technology and business practices: Proceedings of the 26th Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference, p. 651–683.

Ambrose, W. A., Jones, R. H., Fouad, Khaled, Wawrzyniec, T. F., Jennette, D. C., Sakurai, Shinichi, Dutton, S. P., Dunlap, D. B., Holtz, M. H., Sánchez-Barreda, Luis, Guevara, E. H., Meneses-Rocha, Javier, Lugo, Jorge, Aguilera, Leonardo, Berlanga, José, Miranda, Lino, Morales, J. R., and Rojas, Roberto, 2004, Sandstone architecture of upper Miocene and Pliocene shoreface, deltaic, and valley-fill complexes, Macuspana Basin, southeastern Mexico: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigations No. 270,
37 p.

Lucia, F. J., Ruppel, S. C., Jones, R. H., Kane, J. A., Wang, Fred, and Zeng, Hongliu, 2006, Reservoir characterization of the Fullerton Clear Fork field, Andrews County, Texas (abs.), in Slatt, R. M., Rosen, N. C., Bowman, Michael, Castagna, John, Good, Timothy, Loucks, Robert, Latimer, Rebecca, Scheihing, Mark, and Smith, Ru, eds., Reservoir characterization: integrating technology: Proceedings of the 26th Annual GCSSEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference, p. 20.

Ruppel, S. C., Jones, R. H., Lucia, F. J., Wang, F. P., Zeng, Hongliu, Kane, Jeff, and Jennings, J. W., Jr., 2006, Fundamentals of rock-based reservoir modeling: a case history from the Lower Permian Fullerton field, Permian Basin (abs.): American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention, v. 15, p. 93.

Selected Committees

Member, Energy Industry Cluster Committee, Texas Workforce Commission, 2004–2005

Member, State Strategy on Advanced Technology Committee, State of Texas, 2004–2005

Member, Publications Committee, Bureau of Economic Geology, 2003–2005

Chair, Technical Seminar Committee, Bureau of Economic Geology, 2001–2002

Best Paper co-author, West Texas Geological Society, 2004

Best Paper co-author, Houston Geological Society, 2004

Goodman Award for forestry team leadership, Dartmouth College, 1996

Upham Geology Prize for best senior honors research, Dartmouth College, 1996

Academic Citations at Dartmouth College: Earth Sciences (2), Physics, 1993–1994

Contact

Rebecca H. Jones
Research Scientist Associate III
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
E-mail:
Telephone: 512-417-8066; 320-589-0037

Professional Summary (Word format)

June, 2007