Patch appoints exploration vice-president

Jan. 3, 2007
Patch International Inc. has appointed Terry Buchanan vice-president of exploration, geoscience, and reservoir.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Jan. 3 -- Patch International Inc. has appointed Terry Buchanan vice-president of exploration, geoscience, and reservoir.

With an extensive knowledge on oil sands projects, Buchanan, will play a key role with respect to the acquisition, exploration, and development of the company's oil sands interests in Alberta.

He has more than 30 years of oil and gas field experience, specializing in reservoir description, hydrocarbon prospecting, completions, and production.

Most recently, he served as the geoscience advisor for Imperial Oil Ltd., where he conducted geotechnical and reservoir engineering studies of mature-to-conceptual plays for prospect generation, assessment, development, and productivity enhancement. His early training and experience with a major wireline service company fostered a keen interest in exploiting oil field data to unlock commercial hydrocarbons.