Scott MacKay

He is an independent consultant with over 40 years of experience. He is an acknowledged expert in interpretation, depth conversion, and depth imaging.

After graduating from Colorado School of Mines with an MS in Geophysics he joined Tenneco Oil where he started as an exploration geophysicist. Scott spent ten years with Tenneco where he became the advisor for seismic interpretation. Scott next joined what is now WesternGeco where he became Manager of R&D and a Schlumberger Advisor. His other roles included being the World-wide Coordinator for Depth Imaging, Time-lapse Reservoir Characterization, and Multi-component Imaging. During this time, he earned a PhD in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Houston. Scott has five U.S. patents and numerous publications on applying innovative and practical solutions to exploration and exploitation challenges. 

Scott currently works domestic and international interpretation projects and advises on the application of new technologies and their impact on risk reduction. His main specialty is the application of depth imaging to unconventional plays to quantify reservoir properties.

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