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Mark Williams, Lyn Canter, Orion Skinner, and Mark Sonnenfeld - Whiting Petroleum's Exploration and Development of the Bakken, Pronghorn, and Three Forks Reservoirs (Part 1)

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Mark Sonnenfeld Sonnenfeld
Senior Geoscience Advisor for Cimarex Energy Co., and a leader in maintaining and advancing applied geoscience technology. Show More
Lyn Canter Canter
Senior geoscience advisor who manages Whiting Petroleum’s rock laboratory, and successfully uses technology-driven advances in digital imaging tools to aid exploration efforts. Show More
Mark Williams Williams
A leader in the expertise of petroleum economics, he is senior vice president of exploration and development for Whiting Petroleum, managing the company’s upstream activity and capital budget. Show More
Orion Skinner Skinner
Senior explorationist for Whiting Petroleum, his 30-plus-year career resulted in many important discoveries, including the highly productive Pronghorn reservoir in North Dakota’s Bakken system. Show More

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Orion Skinner, senior explorationist at Whiting Petroleum, is this year’s winner of AAPG’s Norman H. Foster Outstanding Explorer Award.

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