Background
Worthington, Paul Francis was born on August 8, 1945 in Preston, Lancashire, England. Son of James Gerard and Mary Linda Worthington.
educator Engineering geoscientist
Worthington, Paul Francis was born on August 8, 1945 in Preston, Lancashire, England. Son of James Gerard and Mary Linda Worthington.
Bachelor of Science, University Hull, England, 1966. Master of Science, University Durham, England, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Birmingham, England, 1970.
Doctor of Science, University Pretoria, South Africa, 1979. Master of Arts, University London, England, 2001. Doctor of Engineering Birmingham, England, 2005.
Postdoctoral research fellow University Birmingham, England, 1970-1973. Chief research officer Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 1973-1978. Senior engineer Howard Humphreys & Partners, Reading, England, 1978-1979.
Senior research associate petroleum engineering British Petroleum Company, London, 1980-1992. Principal advisor Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Singapore, since 1992. Special professor geology University Nottingham, United Kingdom, 1987-1990.
Visiting professor geology University Leicester, United Kingdom, 1989-1992. Visiting research professor earth science Columbia University, New York City, 1990-1997. Visiting professor engineering geoscience, University London, since 1997, honorary research fellow geology, 1993-1996.
Keynote speaker International Conference on Science Ocean Drilling, Strasbourg, France, 1987, Geological Societies of the British Isles, London, 1988, International Conference on Reservoir Characterization, Dallas, 1989, Petrotech, New Delhi, India, 2003, International Petroleum Technology Conference, Doha, Qatar, 2005.
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Chairman downhole measurements panel Ocean Drilling Program, Washington, 1987-1992. Research advisor ocean science National Governments, United Kingdom, Australia, United States of America, 1989-1992. Chairman working group on laboratory practices for measurement permeability American Petroleum Institute, Washington, 1990-1992.
Independent member United Kingdom Earth Science National Committee, 1991-1994. Fellow Geological Society London (member council 1991-1994), Energy Institute United Kingdom. Member London Petrophys.
Society (president 1982-1984), Society Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (vice president technical 1984-1985, president 1985-1986, co-chair topical conferences Taos, New Mexico 1996, 2001, Tucson 2006, Distinguished Service award 1996, Distinguished Technology Achievement award 2004, Career Service Honor medal 2006), Society Core Analysts (Technology Achievement award 2001), Society Petroleum Engineers (distinguished lecturer 1985-1986, 2001-2002, chair well logging committee 2001-2002, chair formation evaluation committee 2002-2003, co-chair applied technical workshops, Dubai 2003, Beirut 2004, Tunis 2005, Muscat 2007, Penang 2007).
Married Catherine Irene Osborne, March 31, 1973. Children: Michelle Frances, Mark Alexander, Timothy John.