Martha Cather, Industrial Technology Coordinator, Petroleum Recovery Research Center (PRRC), a division of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Degrees

M. A. Geology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 1986

B.S. Geology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 1981


Associations and Activities

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

AAPG Division of Environmental Geosciences

New Mexico Geological Society

Roswell Geological Society

West Texas Geological Society


Professional Experience

July, 2001-present          Industrial Technology Coordinator, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of 

                                     Mining and Technology

 

1999-2001                     Industrial Outreach Coordinator, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of   

                                     Mining and Technology

 

1993-1999                     Research Geologist, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining and 

                                     Technology

1988-1993                     Research Associate, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining and 

                                     Technology

 

1985-1988                     Electron Microscope Technician, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department, New Mexico 

                                     Institute of Mining and Technology

 

1985-1988                     Electron Microscope Technician, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department, New Mexico 

                                     Institute of Mining and Technology

Publications and Presentations

    Ma, S.; Cather, M.E.; Brister, B.S.; Chavez, P.; Summers, H.: "New Mexico Geographic Information System Well Location Database, v.2.0" CD ROM published Feb. 2003.

    Cather, M.E.: "Electronic Resources for NM Oil and Gas Producers - Using the GO-TECH and OCD web sites and the NM Well Location CD" workshops presented in Farmington, Artesia, Roswell, and Midland, Spring 2003.

    Cather, M.E.: "NM WAIDS - A Water GIS for New Mexico" talk presented at Produced Water Workshop, Farmington NM, Dec. 2002.

    Ma, S.; Cather, M.E.; Brister, B.S.; Chavez, P.; Summers, H.: "New Mexico Geographic Information System Well Location Database, v.2.0" CD ROM published June 2002.

    Cather, M.E.: "The PTTC and GO-TECH web sites" talk presented at Four Corners Oil and Gas Meeting, Farmington NM, May 2002.

    Cather, M.E.: "The PTTC and GO-TECH web sites" talk presented at Wellbore Management Workshop, Roswell, New Mexico, Feb. 13, 2001.

    Cather, M.E.: "Using the GO-TECH Website to Obtain Production Data," invited talk presented at Roswell Energy Library, Roswell, New Mexico, Feb. 13, 2001.

    Cather, M.E.: "Update on the GO-TECH Website," invited talk presented at Roswell PLA luncheon, Roswell, New Mexico, Feb. 17, 2000.

    Ali, Maqsood; Chawathe, Adwait; Ouenes, Ahmed; Cather, Martha; and Weiss, William.: "Extracting Maximum Petrophysical and Geological Information from a Limited Reservoir Database," 1999, in R. Schatzinger and J. Jordan, eds., Reservoir Characterization-Recent Advances, AAPG Memoir 71, p. 191-208.

    Cather, M.E.: "Internet use for Petroleum Professionals," workshop presentation at Four Corners Oil and Gas Show PTTC workshop, Farmington, NM, May 6, 1998.

    Cather, M.E.: "Spraberry Fracture Characterization," invited talk presented at Midland SEPM luncheon, Midland, Texas, January 20, 1998.

    Cather, M.E.: "Characterization of Fractures from the E.T. O'Daniel #28 Horizontal Core, Midland County, Texas," poster presented at 3rd Naturally Fractured Reservoir Symposium, Socorro, New Mexico, October 28, 1997 and 2nd CO2 Oil Recovery Forum, Oct. 29-30, 1997, Socorro, New Mexico.

    Cather, M.E.: "Fracture Diagenesis in the Spraberry," presented at the 3rd Naturally Fractured Reservoir Symposium, Socorro, New Mexico, October 28, 1997.

    Cather, M.E.: "Deposition and Diagenesis of the Sulimar Queen Field. Project Completion Review, Roswell, New Mexico, August 22, 1996.

    Cather, M.E.: "Characterization of Interwell Heterogeneity in the Sulimar Queen Reservoir, Chaves County, New Mexico," presented at the 1996 AAPG Convention, Southwest Section, El Paso, TX, March 10-12.

    Cather, M.E.: "Integration of Geoscience Data Using Landmark Tools and Artificial Intelligence," presented at the 1995 Landmark Graphics Worldwide Technology Forum, Houston, TX, November 1995.

    Cather, M.E.: "Reservoir Characterization of Sulimar Queen Field, Chaves County, New Mexico," presented at the 1994 Landmark Graphics Worldwide Technology Forum, Houston, TX, November 29-December 1.

    Cather, M.: "Diagenesis of the Shattuck Member of the Permian Queen Formation, Sulimar Queen Field, Chaves County, New Mexico," Proc., 1992 New Mexico Geological Society Annual Spring Meeting, NMIMT, Socorro, NM, April 10, 24.

    Morrow, N.R., Cather, M.E., Buckley, J.S. and Dandge, V., "Effects of Drying on Petrophysical Properties of Low-Permeability Gas Sands," SPE 21880, 1991 Joint Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting and Low-Permeability Reservoirs Symposium, Denver, CO,

    Cather, M.E., Morrow, N.R., and Klich, I., "Characterization of Porosity and Pore Quality in Sedimentary Rocks," Characterization of Porous Solids II, R.Rodríguez-Reinoso et al. (Eds.) Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam (1991) 727-36.

    Morrow, N.R., Buckley, J.S., Cather, M., and Brower, K.R., "Rock Matrix and Fracture Analysis of Flow in Western Tight Gas Sands," Final Report to the U.S. Dept. of Energy, DE-AC21-84MC21179 (Feb. 1990).

    Cather, M.E.: "Uses of Epifluorescent Microscopy in Evaluation of the Mesaverde Tight Gas Sands," AAPG 1989 Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, October 1-4.April 15-17.

    Cather, M., Morrow, N.R., and Klich, I., "Application of Microscopy Including Epifluorescence to Visualization and Characterization of Pore Space," Gordon Conference "Fluids in Permeable Media," Tilton, NH, July 24-29, 1989.

    Cather, M.E., Morrow, N.R., and Klich, I.: "Applications of Fluorescent Dye Staining Techniques to Reservoir Studies of Tight Gas Sands, Mesaverde Group, Southwestern Colorado," presented at the AAPG Annual Convention, April 23-26, 1989, San Antonio, TX.

    Morrow, N.R., Buckley, J.S., Cather, M., and Brower, K.R., "Rock Matrix and Fracture Analysis of Flow in Western Tight Gas Sands," Proc. of Natural Gas R&D Contractors Meeting, Morgantown, WV, April 18-19, 1989.

PTTC or Other Workshops Organized or Significant Participation

2003

  • Electronic Resources for NM Producers: Farmington, NM; Artesia, NM; Midland, TX (2); Roswell, NM

2002

  • Wellbore Management, Artesia, NM Feb. 13
  • GTI Unconventional Gas Recovery Focus Groups: Farmington, NM; Midland, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Denver, CO; Houston, TX.
  • Produced Water Management, Farmington NM, Dec. 4-5

2001

  • Field-Oriented Research Projects for Independents (DOE), Midland, TX, Nov. 6
  • CEED CO2 Workshop, Midland TX, Dec. 5-6
  • Optimization of Horizontal Drilling, Midland, TX, May 11 and Dec. 18
  • The Lewis Shale, Albuquerque NM, Feb. 21
  • Underdeveloped and Low Permeability Gas Reservoirs of New Mexico: Socorro, April 5-7

2000

  • Technology Updates for the Permian Basin: Hobbs, NM, April 6
  • Chaired session on Fractured Reservoirs at AAPG Meeting, Albuquerque, Sept. 17
  • Excel Applications: Farmington NM, Nov. 29

1999

  • Fractured Reservoir Characterization: Farmington NM, Sept. 29
  • Morrow Play Symposium: Roswell NM, Sept. 16
  • CO2 Workshop, Midland TX - Dec. 5

1998

  • The Internet for Petroleum Professionals: Farmington NM, May 5
  • CO2 Injection Fundamentals for Independents, Hobbs NM, Aug. 5
  • Frontier Basins of New Mexico: Albuquerque NM, Sept. 10
  • Fractured Reservoir and CO2 symposium: Socorro NM Oct. 25