CHOCTAW, OK, March 03, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Stephen Whitaker has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Supported by more than four decades of invaluable contributions to oil and gas geology, Mr. Whitaker continues to build on his reputation for excellence through his new job as the president of Violent Energy, where he has been since 2017. He initially began his journey as a geological assistant for the U.S. Geological Survey, and subsequently joined companies like Texaco, the Illinois State Geological Survey, Apache Corp., IBEX Geological Consultant, Inc., and Rex Energy Corp. He also served on the board of directors for the Illinois Oil & Gas Association.
Mr. Whitaker prepared for his endeavors by graduating from the University of Southern California and the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in geology, respectively. A member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Illinois Geological Society, he has achieved much since then. He has encouraged oil exploration in Illinois through lectures, publications, and the development of exploration programs, and conducted geological analyses that led to the acquisition of key properties in the Eagle Ford trend of South Texas by Devon Energy. Furthermore, he has instructed others on the potential of Waulsortian mounds in Illinois, and completed geological analyses and mapping of upper-Devonian shales in the western Appalachian Basin.. Throughout his career, Mr. Whitaker has contributed his extensive industry knowledge into such creative works as "Silurian Pinnacle Distribution in Illinois: Model for Hydrocarbon Exploration," and "Fluvial-Estuarine Valley Fills at the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Unconformity in Sandstone Petroleum Reservoirs." Since the mid-1990s, Mr. Whitaker has been featured in numerous additions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in the World.
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